Europe

As many governments around the world are currently taking steps to return to business, it is becoming crucial for the EU and Member States to harmonize policies related to cross-border travel for essential workers within and beyond Europe.

SEMI spoke with Valentina Terzieva, Manager EU funded projects at imec, about the vital importance of the consortium in spurring Industry 4.0 advances. imec leads the MADEin4 Requirements, Samples and Industry 4.0 pilot line infrastructure work package.

A consortium of 31 European electronics companies spanning packaging, optics, photonics, equipment and testing is aiming to spur growth of the European semiconductor value chain through a three-year project to build new tools, methods and processes for high-volume manufacturing.

The Cybersecurity Act (Regulation (EU) 2019/881), Europe’s first consolidated cybersecurity certification framework, took effect on 28 June 2019 to establish information and communication technology (ICT) product security certification standards for the European Union (EU).

Players across the European electronics manufacturing value chain will gather 20-22 November, 2018, at EFECS. Themed “Our Digital Future,” this year’s forum focuses on how rapid innovation in electronics components and systems-based applications are shaping Europe’s digital future.

Following the 2008 financial crisis, millions of manufacturing jobs were lost in Europe, each time bringing dramatic human/social consequences. Employment levels and jobs are vulnerable to worrying international trends, including increasing protectionism.

SEMI recently shared industry feedback with the European Commission on the roadmap for reviewing RoHS (the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment). SEMI brought the following topics to the attention of the European Commission: