Semiconductors

The EU has announced €26bn of countermeasures to US tariffs, raising the stakes in an escalating global trade war that was instigated by the US.

Washington-based Atlas Technologies (Atlas) supports customers globally working in research, energy, semiconductor fabrication, cryogenics, quantum technologies, medicine and aerospace.

Despite generous subsidies and soaring tech demand, the outlook for the specialty gas semiconductor sector is one of uncertainty. Dominic Ellis tells the story

Semiconductor manufacturing business ams Osram has secured €227m ($237.4m) from the European Commission to develop a new wafer manufacturing facility in Premstätten, Austria.

Air Liquide reported €500m in business efficiencies last year as it strived to be a more streamlined business focusing on IT and portfolio management, according to CEO Francois Jackow.

With President Donald Trump suggesting a 100% tariff on Taiwan-made semiconductors, a former executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has said that Taiwan should be actively working with the US to enhance industrial cooperation.

Japan’s semiconductor manufacturing sector is set to benefit from a new large-scale air separation unit (ASU) to be built by Air Liquide on Naoshima Island, Japan.

Global semiconductor company STMicroelectronics has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for renewable electricity to help reduce emissions at its semiconductor facilities in France.

In 2025, businesses in the industrial gas and energy sectors need to act decisively rather than transition slowly and, to do this, many need to go “back to basics”.

There has been growing frustration in the US related to the slow rollout and distribution of allocated funding to the semiconductor industry under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, with further concerns growing post-presidential election.