Infineon plans to expand its Villach site, with production scheduled to begin by the end of 2027. The company says it will establish the world's first high-volume manufacturing of gallium nitride (GaN) power chips on 300mm wafers.

These chips control and convert electricity with less energy lost as heat. Their uses include AI data centres, electric vehicles and energy infrastructure. Infineon says the larger wafers yield 2.3 times as many chips as 200mm wafers.

The European opportunity is more domestic manufacturing of technology that can improve energy efficiency. The €1.1bn is planned investment through 2034, with capacity expanding in line with demand.

Where should Europe focus its next semiconductor investments to build on its existing industrial strengths?

Source: Trending Topics, 27 October 2026; figures cross-checked against Infineon.

Nuclear Energy: Italy and France Strengthen Cooperation Visit by a delegation to the EDF and Orano facilities

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/news_from_embassies/2026/10/27/nuclear-energy-italy-and-france-strengthen-cooperation_a2b83bf2-fbef-4ffd-b6df-cb18c0bcd1dd.html

Volkswagen Group and NXP team up on next-generation vehicle chips

https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/volkswagen-group-and-nxp-team-up-on-next-generation-vehicle-chips/

Škoda’s Elroq led Europe’s battery-electric ranking in July, followed by the Volkswagen ID.4 and Renault 5. Fully electric cars accounted for almost one in four new registrations.

Czech, German and French brands filling the podium is a European manufacturing success worth talking about. The competition is giving buyers more European options across different sizes and budgets.

European tech just raised €27,8 billion in Q3.
Up 32% vs Q3 2025!

For all of 2025, European VC was only €66,2 billion.

Great news, but here’s the number rarely talked about:
In the same 3 months EU governments spend around €500 billion on public contracts.
Software, cloud, infrastructure, services, etc

That’s 18x all European VC.
And it’s not investment, it’s revenue!
So no dilution, no board seat. Just a BIG customer.

In the US, governments buy from their own startups:
- SpaceX was saved by a NASA contract
- Palantir’s first customers were the CIA, the NSA and the FBI
- Anduril was built on Pentagon contracts

And European governments are switching to European tech.
Someone has to win those contracts.

So why aren’t more European startups winning them?
Because most never even see the tenders.
Right now, more than 16.000 EU-wide tenders are open... Spread across 300+ portals in 24 languages. So the same big players win again and again!

That’s why we built Polytender.
It bundles 300+ procurement platforms across Europe in one place.
Enter your website, and every morning you get the tenders that fit your company.
Next, we want to cut the time it takes to prepare a bid by up to 80%.

Founders are switching to European tools.
Governments are switching to European tech.
Let’s make sure European startups win the contracts!

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