Chips Geopolitics and EU's New Semiconductor Sovereignty Agenda - EURACTIV.com

The technology has become surprisingly too geopolitical, especially in the current global shortage of semiconductors, Raluca Csernatoni writes. Raluca Csernatoni is a European security and defense expert focusing on the emerging and disruptive security and defense technologies of Carnegie Europe in Brussels. Semiconductors, also known as microchips, are the backbone of today's interconnected world. From the old low-end chips used in the automotive industry to the high-end chips needed for cutting-edge products such as PCs and smartphones, semiconductors are the brains of all electronic devices. The ongoing global shortage is a major concern. Why did this happen? Crisis is associated…