Prof. Christoph Kutter Chair Fraunhofer Group Microelectronics — Press Briefing

Microelectronics and its Impact on Industry and Society

Prof. Kutter explicitly rejected autarky. "A 100% European smartphone is a fantasy and an economic suicide." Microelectronics and its Impact on Industry and Society

Q: What are the main challenges facing the microelectronics industry today? A: The main challenges are scaling, energy efficiency, and heterogeneous integration. Microelectronics and its Impact on Industry and Society

Prof. Kutter opened by acknowledging the €43 billion EU Chips Act as a necessary tourniquet, but warned that it fails to address the "mid-end gap." Microelectronics and its Impact on Industry and Society