The German Chip Sector’s Next Challenge: Labor

  • A third of all EU-made semiconductor chips come from Saxony
  • Universities, research institutes and industry key to success
The Globalfoundries semiconductor fabrication plant in Dresden.Photographer: Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg
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The former East German city of Dresden was the epicenter of chip development behind the Iron Curtain. That legacy persists, both in Dresden and its surrounding region. More than three decades later, every third semiconductor made in Europe comes from Saxony.