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# EU approves €319 million state aid for Austrian chip factory
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/eu-approves-eur319-million-state-aid-for-austrian-chip-factory/
- Published: 2026-10-29T05:43:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-29T05:46:03.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, Austria, #source_Euronews

The European Commission has approved Austria’s €319 million state-aid grant to Infineon Technologies to upgrade its semiconductor facility in Villach, Carinthia, into a next-generation production site. The project is described as the world’s first high-volume manufacturing facility for next-generation semiconductors, strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy in critical chip manufacturing. **(EURONEWS)**

[EU approves €319 million in state aid to Austrian 'first of a kind' next generation semiconductor factoryThe European Commission has approved Austria’s state-aid grant to Infineon Technologies to upgrade its existing semiconductor facility in Villach, Carinthia, and make it the world’s first high-volume manufacturing facility for next generation semiconductors.![](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/eu-approves-319-million-in-state-aid-to-austrian-first-of-a-kind-next-generation-semicondu&sz=64)Euronews![](https://images.euronews.com/articles/stories/09/97/08/30/1200x675_cmsv2_a3cca55c-2276-5dae-a953-b5b14e254272-9970830.jpg)](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/eu-approves-319-million-in-state-aid-to-austrian-first-of-a-kind-next-generation-semicondu?ref=nupath.eu)