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Competition, open innovation, and growth challenges in the semiconductor industry: the case of Europe’s clusters

Robert Huggins Orcid Logo, Andrew Johnston Orcid Logo, Max Munday, Gemma Xu Orcid Logo

Science and Public Policy

Swansea University Author: Gemma Xu Orcid Logo

  • Accepted Manuscript under embargo until: 8th March 2025

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/scipol/scad005

Abstract

In recent years, public policymakers in Europe have become increasingly aware of the need to support Europe’s failing semiconductor industry. This is an emerging policy area, and this paper examines the current state of the industry in Europe and assesses its potential future. It contends that the c...

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Published in: Science and Public Policy
ISSN: 0302-3427 1471-5430
Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2023
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62471
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Abstract: In recent years, public policymakers in Europe have become increasingly aware of the need to support Europe’s failing semiconductor industry. This is an emerging policy area, and this paper examines the current state of the industry in Europe and assesses its potential future. It contends that the competitiveness of the industry will be related to its innovative capacity, especially its capability to engage in processes of open innovation. The industry in Europe is largely located in a number of discrete regional clusters, and the analysis focuses on data collected from a series of interviews with lead representatives of these clusters. The analysis indicates that the challenges facing the industry stem from the structure of the industry in Europe and the structure of the wider European technology industry. It is concluded that policies, such as the introduction of the European Chips Act, are likely to have a limited, or even negative, impact on the types of open innovation–led growth that will improve long-term competitiveness.
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences