Europe-Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Dialogue

As European industries accelerate their adoption of AI technologies across sectors, demand for high-performance AI chips is set to rise sharply, further strengthening the need for cooperation with Taiwan's semiconductor ecosystem.

At SEMICON Europa in Munich, the CHIPDIPLO consortium and the European Commission co-hosted an EU-Taiwan semiconductor industry dialogue. The event brought together over 40 senior representatives from leading European and Taiwanese semiconductor companies, research and technology organizations (RTOs), think tanks, and diplomatic missions for a high-level discussion on areas of mutual benefit and cooperation...

The dialogue focused on two key areas:

• Semiconductors in EU-Taiwan trade, investment, and technology relations: exploring the way forward.
• The future of AI chip demand in Europe: identifying opportunities and challenges.

We sincerely thank all participants for their valuable insights.

The CHIPDIPLO project

The Chips Diplomacy Support Initiative (CHIPDIPLO) is an 18-month project led by Institut Montaigne with the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS, Bratislava), the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS, Brussels) and the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS, Paris and Brussels), and co-funded by the European Union. 

This project aims to help structure European foreign policy in the semiconductor sector, and contributes to the broader strategic objective of constructing a European economic foreign policy. It focuses on strengthening risk management for this strategic industry, promoting a more coordinated approach among the 27 EU Member States, and expanding networks of expertise with key international partners.