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Bargaining chips? State intervention in the semiconductor sector
Hosted by Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
Thursday 22 October 2026 · 2:00pm · online · hosted by Edinburgh Law School, University of Edinburgh
about this room
Edinburgh Law School hosts a session on how states are intervening in the semiconductor industry - subsidies, export controls and national champions - and what that means for the companies caught in between.
The discussion sits at the point where industrial policy meets supply chains: who gets protected, what compliance actually lands on firms, and how export restrictions ripple down to people buying or designing silicon. It is free, runs 14:00 to 16:00, and is explicitly relevant beyond lawyers - anyone working near hardware, supply chains or deeptech policy will recognise the questions.
The organisers moved this online only on 15 October. There is no longer a room in Edinburgh: the Microsoft Teams joining link and a background paper go out to registrants by email, so register on Eventbrite rather than travelling to Old College.
chip policy has stopped being an abstraction for anyone shipping hardware or training large models, and an academic law panel gives you the mechanics rather than the headlines. Best for hardware and deeptech founders, procurement and supply-chain staff, and investors with semiconductor or AI-infrastructure exposure.
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