Chips for Europe Initiative
Chips JU
The intermediate stages of semiconductor product development are often characterized by high costs and significant risks, which can become major bottlenecks in the process of moving from innovation to full-scale industrialization. The Initiative will establish extended pilot lines that bridge the gap between lab demonstrations and full-scale manufacturing. These pilot lines will prototype and scale up innovations, ensuring a smoother transition to production and reducing overall risks.
- The Chips for Europe Initiative will build on existing pilot lines, developing an infrastructure capable of bringing new advanced technologies to a higher level of maturity, facilitating accelerated industrial take up and commercialisation.
- These leading-edge facilities will provide the means for industry to test, experiment and validate novel prototype system designs, integrating new breakthrough technologies such as e.g. quantum, AI or neuromorphic, as well as new functionalities such as security or energy efficiency.
- This will help provide immediate feedback to designers to refine and improve their design models before the transfer to manufacturing, allowing them to significantly shorten the development cycle.
- Pilot lines will be available for access to actors of the supply chain on open and non-discriminatory terms; as unique world-class facilities, they will make Europe a strong partner on the global stage, and provide a strong basis to the strengthening of international cooperation.
