The new Chips JU calls for the creation of 30 Chips Competence Centres in Europe

Following the calls for the development of four pilot lines for future chips, the Semiconductors Joint Undertaking (Chips Joint Undertaking) has recently launched the first tranche of a new round of calls for the development of semiconductors and microelectronics in Europe. These are two calls worth 120 million euros, which aim to create a network of Chips Competence Centres across Europe to facilitate access by SMEs and start-ups to the infrastructures funded by the Joint Undertaking, starting with the four pilot lines selected in recent months, one of which is planned in our country. Two other calls will follow in the coming weeks.

Semiconductors: Chips Joint Undertaking launched

In this way, the European Union continues its work to strengthen one of the areas on which the competitiveness of countries is played out and on which Brussels and the Member States are acting with conviction in order to ensure the achievement of that strategic open autonomy now essential for the protection of European interests.

A game that is played simultaneously on several fronts, combining regulatory interventions (primarily the Chips Act, but also the procedure for obtaining the status of Integrated Production Facility and/or Open Foundry of the EU) with strategic (such as the launch of the Chips Joint Undertaking) and financial measures.

On this last front, the activism of the Chips JU in recent days has been quite marked, given the launch of two new calls worth 120 million euros and the announcement of the imminent opening of two more calls worth 205 million euros.

News on Chips Joint Undertaking 

• What is the Chips Joint Undertaking
• The calls for the Chips Competence Centers
• The upcoming calls of the Chips JU
• The status of Integrated Production Facility and Open Foundry of the EU  

What is the Chips Joint Undertaking

Heir to the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking, the Chips Joint Undertaking (Impresa comune "Chips", in Italian) plays a crucial role in shaping the future outlined by the EU Commissioner.

The "new" JU is tasked with implementing much of the "Chips for Europe Initiative", the first pillar of the European Chips Act, which aims to support the development of technological capabilities and innovation in the Union by bridging the gap between the EU's advanced research and innovation capabilities and their industrial exploitation.