India, Oct. 30 -- Semiconductor manufacturing has become a strategic priority in Europe. But, what if the missing links in the continent's electronics sovereignty was beyond the chips?

We spoke with Nicolas Chevalier, Director of French technology transfer center, Cisteme, whose mission is to support industrial companies develop innovative products in strategic sectors. He explains how less visible manufacturing stages could determine whether chip investments translate into competitive industrial products.

Semiconductor manufacturing has become a strategic priority for Europe. But, producing chips is only one step in the process of building an industrial electronics ecosystem.

Europe's semiconductor ambitions face a broader manufacturi...