TechUK, the UK’s technology industry association, has called on the government to provide details on how its semiconductor ambitions will support chip manufacturing in the UK in its upcoming Spring Budget to be announced on Wednesday (6 March).
The National Semiconductor Strategy, which includes £1bn of government investment over the next ten years, was announced by the government in 2023. The strategy aims to boost the UK’s strengths and skills in semiconductor technologies, such as AI and quantum computing.
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Following the strategy announcement, the newly formed Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) commissioned a study into the economic viability of growing the UK semiconductor sector.
The UK Semiconductor Infrastructure Initiative, which launched in March 2023 and concluded in December, aimed to provide the government with proposals for boosting innovation in the UK’s semiconductor industry.
However, TechUK noted that the government still needs to provide details on how the strategy will help boost semiconductor manufacturing – and this should come in its Spring Budget.
“At the Budget the Chancellor should publicly share the findings and recommendations from the recent UK Semiconductor Infrastructure Initiative Feasibility Study as well as provide an update on how the UK will support semiconductor manufacturing,” TechUK wrote in a recent blog post.
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