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EU Chips Act pilot lines access for startups

Chips for Europe Initiative pilot lines

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Access to advanced semiconductor pilot lines (FD-SOI, sub-2nm, heterogeneous integration, wide bandgap) and design platforms. Access for startups and SMEs is typically subsidised rather than paid as a cash grant.

Funder

Chips Joint Undertaking

ppp · supranational

Deadline: Open all year — Pilot lines opened progressively from 2024 onwards; access is arranged through the pilot line operators and national competence centres.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

The Chips for Europe Initiative supports technological capacity building through pilot lines, design platforms, competence centres and skills development.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/

"Chips for Europe Initiative: Supports technological capacity building through pilot lines, design platforms, competence centers, and skills development"

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