< p > Macron Calls for Advanced Chips Production in France, Highly Commends Foxconn's Cooperation with French Semiconductor Companies < / p > < p > French President Emmanuel Macron recently stated that France will strive to produce the world's most advanced chips and become the core country of the European tech industry. He also highly praised the cooperation project between Foxconn Technology Group and French companies in the semiconductor field. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that more artificial intelligence infrastructure will be built in Europe to further promote the development of AI technology in Europe. < / p > < p > Central News Agency quoted a report by U.S. financial media CNBC that Macron's remarks came at a time when European tech companies and governments were re-examining their dependence on external tech companies in key technologies and infrastructure. < / p > < p > The French tech event VivaTech was held grandly in Paris on the 11th. Macron exchanged views with AI chip giant Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Arthur Mensch, CEO of French AI startup Mistral AI. Huang Renxun said on-site that Nvidia's first graphics processing unit (GPU) was manufactured in France, produced by SGS-Thomson Semiconductors (SGS Thomson Microelectronics), which is now known as STMicroelectronics. This statement sparked heated discussions about chip manufacturing on site. < / p > < p > Although STMicroelectronics is not currently one of the leading global chip manufacturers, its products are mostly used in industries such as automobiles that do not require high-end processes, Macron still proposed a grand goal for France to develop chip manufacturing capabilities ranging from 2 nanometers to 10 nanometers at the conference. He said: "If we want to consolidate our industrial system, we must produce more and more chips in sufficient scale now." < / p > < p > Achieving this goal may require global leading chip foundries such as Samsung Electronics and TSMC to set up factories in France. Currently, both companies have production bases in the United States, where TSMC has committed to investing billions of dollars to expand in the U.S. < / p > < p > Macron specifically mentioned that Thales, a French defense and aerospace company, connector manufacturer Radiall, and Foxconn Technology Group signed a tripartite cooperation memorandum of understanding to explore setting up a joint venture in France focused on semiconductor advanced packaging and testing (OSAT) business. He said: "I hope to persuade them to make manufacturing happen in France." < / p > < p > Additionally, Huang Renxun announced on the 11th that more artificial intelligence infrastructure will be built in Europe to further promote the development of AI technology in Europe. < / p > < p > < img src = "//p6-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/863a0b3331dc436183e05ae2fd78f11e~tplv-obj:806:451.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1834879236078020&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1757635200&x-signature=USJGj3toO5XsELarlUPZYgLv6Wg%3D" / > < / p > < p > Original Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1834879236078020/ < / p > < p > Disclaimer: The article only represents the author's personal opinions. < / p >