Chips for Europe Initiative – Milestone event for first pilot lines

The European Commission has hosted a ceremonial event to mark the launch of the first five pilot lines under the Chips for Europe Initiative. This milestone event is bringing together Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, leading representatives from research and technology organisations driving the pilot lines, representatives from the Member States, and the Executive Director of the Chips …

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EU invests €325 million to support Europe’s semiconductor innovation ecosystem

The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) announced the opening of calls to support semiconductor research and innovation initiatives in photonics, competence centres, and a cloud-based semiconductor design platform as part of the Chips for Europe initiative under the Chips Act. The total EU funding available for these calls is €325 million, which should be topped …

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Europe commits to semiconductor innovation with new testing facilities

The Public Authorities Board of the Chips Joint Undertaking selected the consortia that will implement four pilot lines for semiconductor technology. It is a major step in the implementation of the European Chips Act, in particular for its Chips for Europe Initiative. These pilot lines are pioneering, state-of-the-art facilities to test, experiment, and validate semiconductor …

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