Tampere can save Europe’s future with its chip expertise

Tampere is at the forefront of chip expertise in Europe and the world, thanks to the long-term co-operation between the university, research institutes and companies. Tampere already has a European centre of chip expertise, and it will also have one of the five EU chip pilot lines.

Computers, smartphones, cars and pacemakers – our lives today depend on chips. Tampere has been building the foundations of chip expertise for decades. The university, research institutes and companies have conducted a considerable amount of research and development work, even on a European and global scale, so that our current life is possible, not to mention the future.

Among the global political turmoil, chips and chip expertise have become a key symbol of the global race and its dependencies. The COVID-19 crisis, wars and shifts in the superpower relations have revealed Europe’s vulnerability and dependence on the rest of the world. But could Tampere save the whole of Europe from the chip domination of the United States and Asia?

“Tampere will certainly not solve the problem alone, but we are part of a strong European team to tackle critical dependencies, find new opportunities and thus bring competitiveness to Europe”, says Petri Räsänen, Director of the Chips from Tampere programme by Business Tampere.
 

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Tampere is one of Finnish InnoCities. The city’s key areas of innovation development include industrial renewal, buildings, energy and infrastructure, as well as digital health solutions. Emerging focus areas also include chip technology, dual-use technologies, and the international expansion of the startup ecosystem.