Fostering discussions and targeted actions aimed at increasing the semiconductor supply chain resilience and transparency.

Pillar III of the European Chips Act establishes a coordination mechanism between the Member States and the Commission to strengthen collaboration on monitoring and crisis response. The governance mechanism of the European Chips Act is ensured by the European Semiconductor Board (ESB), which includes representatives of the Member States and is chaired by the Commission. To implement the monitoring, as well as to inform other policy initiatives of the Commission, it is crucial to increase the semiconductor supply chain transparency. This will in turn inform other future Commission initiatives with a view to increasing supply chain resilience

   

Objectives

The WG on Supply Chains shall:

  • Support the Commission and the ESB in its monitoring and mapping efforts, with a joint commitment of all the WG’s participants to share relevant knowledge and expertise in a timely manner.
  • Support the Commission’s efforts to increase supply chain transparency and resilience by providing relevant supply chain analysis as inputs to other Commission initiatives.
  • provide advice to the Commission on possible future policy actions in this area.
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    Potential participants

    Any company active in the European semiconductor value chain would be eligible to participate. Ideally there should be representation of all the segments of the value chain, as well as end users companies/industry associations from different economic sectors, including the critical sectors provided for in the Chips Act. Industry associations are also eligible. The participants are expected to substantially contribute to the different deliverables, thus members’ profiles should have the capacity and expertise to contribute (e.g. supply chain managers/strategists etc).

       

    Deliverables

    During its first session at the end of June 2024, the WG should elect a chair and co-chair that will help organise the substantive work of the group, supported by the Alliance’s secretariat. The WG is expected to establish a plan with specific deliverables and deadlines, accompanied by a timeline of meetings. It would be advisable to include in this plan deliverables related to the state of the supply chain, identifying possible upcoming disruptions (short term) and dependencies and chokepoints (long term). The plan should be flexible to accommodate ad-hoc requests related to the performance of the global supply chain coming from the Commission.

     

    The WG on Supply Chains is a members only group and therefore the access is limited to the members of the Alliance on Processors and Semiconductor Technologies.

     

    Key information

    Start date: 18 October 2024

    Call for membership: Open

    Members of the TWG

    nxp
    NXP
    ESIA
    European Semiconductor Industry Association
    Dassault Systèmes
    Dassault Systèmes
    STMicroelectronics
    STMicroelectronics
    SiPearl SAS
    SiPearl SAS
    Robert Bosch GmbH
    Robert Bosch GmbH
    AMETIC
    AMETIC
    Alcyon Photonics
    Alcyon Photonics
    AMD
    AMD
    Silicon Saxony
    Silicon Saxony
    WOOPTIX S.L.
    WOOPTIX S.L.
    AESEMI - Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association
    AESEMI - Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association
    Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
    TELEVES CORPORATION
    TELEVES CORPORATION
    TIM Telecom Italia
    TIM Telecom Italia
    Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw
    Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw
    Infineon Technologies AG
    Infineon Technologies AG
    EIT Digital IVZW
    EIT Digital IVZW
    SEMI Europe
    SEMI Europe
    Intel Corporation
    Intel Corporation
    ASML
    ASML
    Cologne Chip AG
    Cologne Chip AG
    SPEA Spa
    SPEA Spa
    VDMA e.V.
    VDMA e.V.
    Powertools Technologies
    Powertools Technologies
    Comptek Solutions Oy
    Comptek Solutions Oy
    Siemens AG
    Siemens AG
    Hprobe
    Hprobe
    State Enterprise for Microelectronics and Semiconductors (SEMyS)
    State Enterprise for Microelectronics and Semiconductors (SEMyS)
    CEA-Leti
    CEA-Leti
    MURATA
    MURATA
    ASM
    ASM
    ALTER TECHNOLOGY TUV NORD S.A.U.
    ALTER TECHNOLOGY TUV NORD S.A.U.
    Philips
    Philips
    Soitec
    Soitec
    Air Liquide Group
    Air Liquide Group
    Qualcomm
    Qualcomm
    Danish Industry
    Danish Industry
    Applied Materials
    Applied Materials
    The LEGO Group
    The LEGO Group
    Cortus
    Cortus
    Clue Technologies SL
    Clue Technologies SL