Specific Objective 6
Semiconductors
Digital Europe finances part of the Chips for Europe Initiative, aiming at large-scale technological capacity building and innovation in the semiconductor sector.
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Marie Timmermann
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About this programme
About the programme
The aim of the European Chips Act, is to bolster Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in semiconductor technologies and applications to support the green and digital transition. The Chips for Europe Initiative, part of the EU Chips Act, aims to reinforce the European semiconductor ecosystem and Europe’s technological leadership and will be implemented by the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU).
The Chips JU, with funding from both Digital Europe and Horizon Europe, will
- Set up pre-commercial, innovative pilot lines, providing industry state-of-the-art facilities to test, experiment and validate semiconductor technologies and system design concepts;
- Deploy a cloud-based Design Platform for design companies across the EU;
- Support the development of advanced technology and engineering capacities for quantum chips;
- Establish a network of competence centres and promote skills development.
The Chips JU is a public-private partnership that supports research, development, and manufacturing capacities in the European semiconductor ecosystem.
Latest news
Digital, Industry & Space Semiconductors
Amendment of the Chips JU Work Programme 2023-2027
Please note that that the latest amendment of the Chips JU Work Programme 2023-2027 has been adopted. The following updates for call HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-1-IA are introduced: Appendix 3 “Activities Launched in 2024 for the Non-Initiative Part.”Section 2.3 “National Budgets for the call... read more
Digital, Industry & Space Semiconductors
New information for call HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-3-RIA
Please note that for call HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-3-RIA for the Part C- National Budget, Switzerland has requested the Swiss partners to fill out and submit the template provided by the Swiss funding authority (Chips JU Call 2024_Swiss Annex C) with the proposals for the 2024 non-initiative Chips JU calls. Any question related to the template needs... read more
Digital, Industry & Space Semiconductors
Chips JU has opened new Horizon Europe calls
The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has launched three new calls for proposals, with a total budget of 216 M€. These calls refer to the activities of the Chips JU that are not directly linked to the Chips for Europe initiative (ex Key Digital Technologies JU), with resources pooled from the Horizon Europe programme. The first call for Inno... read more
Digital, Industry & Space Semiconductors
Chips JU calls for pilot lines open for submission
The interrelated calls for pilot lines issued by the Chips JU are now open for submission. The calls for pilot lines include: A call for expression of interest for the selection of a hosting consortium A call for proposals for Set-up, integration and process development, funded under Horizon Europe A call for proposals for the... read more
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ROOT - Rolling Out OSNMA for the secure synchronization of Telecom networks
The ROOT project obtained funding under Horizon 2020 topic ‘EGNSS applications fostering societal resilience and protecting the environment’. The project, which ran from November 2020 to July 2022, aimed to demonstrate the benefit of Galileo OSNMA signal to increase the robustness of critical telecom infrastructures.
The Flanders-based company Septentrio contributed substantially to completing this objective together with the other ROOT partners. The results of the project partially close a gap in the security of telecommunication networks dependent on satellite-derived time, with indirect benefits in curbing illegal attempts to disrupt network services.
