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Tower has a partnership with STMicroelec-
tronics, which has a fab in Agrate Brianza,
Italy.
€33 billion manufacturing investments
In total, Intel plans to spend more than 33
billion euros ($36.4 billion) on these man-
ufacturing investments.
By significantly increasing its manufactur-
ing capacities across the EU, Intel would
lay the groundwork to bring various parts
of the semiconductor value chain closer to-
gether and increase supply chain resiliency
in Europe, the company says.
Around Plateau de Saclay, France, Intel
plans to build its new European R&D hub,
creating 1,000 new high-tech jobs at In-
tel, with 450 jobs available by the end of
2024.
APRIL 2022
France will become Intel’s European head-
quarters for high performance computing
(HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) design
capabilities.
HPC and AI innovation will benefit a broad
set of industry sectors, including automo-
tive, agriculture, climate, drug discovery,
energy, genomics, life sciences and secu-
rity – greatly improving the life of every
European.
Design center in France
In addition, Intel plans to establish its
main European foundry design center in
France.
In Gdansk, Poland, Intel is increasing its
lab space by 50% with a focus on develop-
ing solutions in the fields of deep neural
networks, audio, graphics, data center and
cloud computing. The expansion is expect-
ed to be completed in 2023. next page