The European Commission said on Tuesday it had established a list of four technologies, as well a further six to look into later, as part of the European Economic Security Strategy it unveiled in June.
The Commission stresses that it must first carry out a risk assessment with the EU's 27 members and consulting companies before determining any measures.
"The risk assessment will be country agnostic, but we will take into account geopolitical factors to determine how severe those risks are," an EU official said.
In advanced semiconductor technologies, areas of focus include microelectronics and chip-making equipment, in AI data analytics and object recognition, and for quantum cryptography, communications and sensing.
The EU has previously carried out an assessment of the security of its 5G networks, which has led some EU countries to restrict use of equipment made by China's Huawei and ZTE.
Persons:
China's, Philip Blenkinsop, Jan Harvey
Organizations:
European Union, European, European Economic Security, EU, China's Huawei, ZTE, Thomson
Locations:
BRUSSELS, China, EU, U.S, Japan, Britain, Australia