Our Plan
Investing in Europe’s Digital and Green Future
Advanced chips are a prerequisite to the long-term success of the European Union’s digital transformation. Intel is proposing a once-in-a-generation investment of approximately €80 billion to boost the European semiconductor industry and make the EU a leader in advanced semiconductor technology.
This investment will re-establish the link between engineering and manufacturing through the development of local leading-edge chip manufacturing and packaging facilities, foundry services, design and research across Europe. Intel’s investment in leading-edge manufacturing in Europe will help avoid future chip shortages and protect European competitiveness in the decades to come.
Investing in Leading-Edge Manufacturing in Europe
Intel is building new manufacturing capacity in Europe, bringing thousands of jobs and economic benefits across the EU. These new sites will produce some of the smallest chips and support the manufacturing needs of European chip designers for advanced semiconductors through Intel Foundry Services, as part of the IDM 2.0 strategy for the company set out by CEO Pat Gelsinger in 2021.
Upgrading our Existing Capabilities
Intel will have invested €30 billion in Ireland by 2025, adding another 1,600 jobs to the site. Over the past two years, we have spent more than €10 billion with European suppliers, and estimate that this will double by 2026. Also in Poland, we are in a constant improvement track to keep the facilities state of the art and complementary of our other manufacturing infrastructures.
Strengthening European Semiconductor Research and Design
Europe has long-standing and strong players when it comes to semiconductor technologies, including ASML in the Netherlands and Zeiss in Germany, plus many more companies across Europe producing robotics, components, and optical equipment. Bringing production within Europe would provide a major boost to this existing ecosystem of innovation drivers, as well as those companies that have leading-edge semiconductors as the bedrock of their innovation plans across automotive, telecommunications, high-performance computing and Artificial Intelligence.
By investing in R&D and industry partnerships alongside manufacturing, Intel will help create a cross-European value chain that advances the strategic interests of the EU in collaboration with its international partners.
"Intel’s planned investments, as well as those of other industry leaders, will boost innovation and stipulate further investments along the entire European chips value chain."
— Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO, in a Politco Op-Ed