MILAN -Italy stays a possible location for Intel to construct a brand new European chip plant, the U.S. chipmaker informed Reuters on Friday, having set out final March a plan to spice up manufacturing in Europe.
Intel mentioned at the moment it will construct a plant in Italy as a part of its programme to speculate as a lot as 80 billion euros ($87 billion) in Europe over the subsequent decade, centred on a mega chip manufacturing advanced in Magdeburg, Germany.
The Italian undertaking could be a complicated packaging and meeting plant, utilizing new applied sciences to weave collectively full chips out of tiles.
“We proceed to progress our discussions with Italy concerning a state-of-the-art back-end manufacturing facility,” Intel mentioned in a press release to Reuters, including it remained “excited concerning the undertaking”.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger had appeared to recommend a doable setback for Rome in an interview with each day Il Corriere della Sera printed on Friday, saying Italy was solely one in all a number of potential international locations being thought-about and that a choice must be reached by the top of this yr.
“Italy remains to be in play, however so are different candidate international locations… We'll determine inside the yr,” Gelsinger was quoted as saying, including that he spoke with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday.
Sources have beforehand mentioned Mario Draghi, Meloni’s predecessor, had detailed a complete settlement with Intel in early September to construct the plant, with the city of Vigasio close to Verona, within the northern Veneto area as the popular spot.
Nevertheless, the deal was by no means finalised by the brand new right-wing administration, which took workplace in October.
Intel mentioned on Friday talks with Italy have been “as well as” to different initiatives that the group was contemplating in different components of the world, the place choices about areas and timings weren't but finalised.
Meloni mentioned in December that she thought-about an funding by Intel in Italy as extremely strategic and would meet with the corporate to discover methods to facilitate it.
An official in Meloni’s administration informed Reuters this month that Intel had began an in-depth evaluation of deliberate investments in Germany, France and Italy.
The official mentioned Rome was involved, nonetheless, that large subsidies being laid out by the U.S. administration to assist key industries might discourage Intel from investing in Italy.
President Joe Biden plans to assist semiconductor manufacturing and analysis with $52.7 billion in subsidies as the US strives to maintain up with China’s science and know-how efforts.
Italy additionally fears beneficiant U.S. tax breaks for home manufacturing of vitality sector elements might give Intel an extra cause to speculate on its dwelling turf, the official mentioned.
Financial system Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti mentioned on Wednesday the federal government was decided to safe Intel’s funding.
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