Europe is looking to establish Western-friendly semiconductor supply chains to prevent disruptions from Chinese military tensions with Taiwan. Photo: TSMC
Europe is looking to establish Western-friendly semiconductor supply chains to prevent disruptions from Chinese military tensions with Taiwan. Photo: TSMC

Europe eyes new ‘non-China’ supply chains as Taiwan tensions stoke semiconductor worries

  • Analysts expect Europe to rework its semiconductor import routes so that chips flow through a Western-friendly network of countries and contract manufacturers
  • European firms buy 80 to 95 per cent of manufactured chips from outside the European Union, especially Taiwan, making them vulnerable to disruptions

Europe is looking to establish Western-friendly semiconductor supply chains to prevent disruptions from Chinese military tensions with Taiwan. Photo: TSMC
Europe is looking to establish Western-friendly semiconductor supply chains to prevent disruptions from Chinese military tensions with Taiwan. Photo: TSMC
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