Bargaining chips? State intervention in the semiconductor sector

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 from 14:00, and is explicitly relevant beyond lawyers — anyone working near hardware, supply chains or deeptech policy will recognise the questions. Why go: chip policy has stopped being an abstraction for anyone shipping hardware or training large models, and an academic law setting 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.