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World Service,12 Apr 2023,17 mins

Inside the semiconductor factory

Business Daily

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Almost everything electronic is powered by chips. But the global semiconductor industry has been beset by the Covid pandemic, conflict, and economic slowdown. Despite the challenges, it's set to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2030. Alex Bell takes an exclusive look inside one of Europe's biggest chip manufacturing factories - GlobalFoundries' plant in Dresden, Germany - to find out how chipmakers are preparing for the future. Presenter / producer: Alex Bell (Picture: The GlobalFoundries plant in Dresden, Germany. Credit: Getty Images.)

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