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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Intel to Announce Details of Europe Investment Plans on Tuesday

The Intel Corporation logo is seen on a display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, November 24, 2021. (Reuters)

Intel plans to announce details on Tuesday of its investment plans for semiconductor research and manufacturing in Europe, hinting that it has finalized locations for new factories.

The US chipmaker unveiled plans last September to invest as much as $95 billion in Europe over the next decade, and Chief Executive Patrick Gelsinger told Reuters in January that the company would announce the chosen manufacturing sites in the coming months.

The European Commission in February proposed legislation to help establish factories for advanced semiconductors by subsidizing local development, benefiting companies such as Intel.

Intel currently produces semiconductors in Europe at a plant in Ireland. Its new factories will produce more advanced chips. The main factory will be in Germany, and Intel might open allied units in Italy and France, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

The small city of Magdeburg would likely be the location for the German factory, Reuters had reported earlier.

Italy also plans to attract chipmakers by setting aside more than 4 billion euros ($4.39 billion) until 2030 to boost domestic chip manufacturing.

An Intel spokesperson declined to give more details on its plans for Europe ahead of the announcement.

In the midst of a global semiconductor shortage, Intel has been on a factory-building spree. In January it also announced plans to invest up to $100 billion to build potentially the world's largest chip-making complex, in the US state of Ohio.

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