The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) is a pioneering initiative committed to catalysing research, development, and manufacturing capabilities across Europe. In this section, we delve into the key facets of Chips JU and its mission to shape the semiconductor future of the European Union.
The Chips Joint Undertaking (JU) supports research, development, innovation, and future manufacturing capacities in the European semiconductor ecosystem.
The Chips JU has an enlarged scope compared with the KDT JU. It has been indeed equipped for its new tasks related to the Chips Act.
The Chips JU will implement activities under the original KDT JU (also known as ‘non-Initiative’ activities) as well as activities under the ‘Chips for Europe Initiative’ under the first 4 operational objectives detailed hereafter:
The Chips JU activities are broken down into research & innovation activities and capacity building activities.
CHIPS JU
Τelephone: +32 2 221 81 02
Email: enquiries@chips-ju.europa.eu
Address: Chips JU, TO 56 -5/5, 1049, Brussels, Belgium
Code: 35037 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-FPA-QAC-1 | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 24/09/2024 | End submission calls: 21/01/2025
The aim is to support two or more pilot lines implemented through a Framework Partnership Agreement establishing stable and structured long term partnerships between the Chips JU and consortia of industry, research organisations and the institutions in quantum technologies who commit themselves to establishing, coordinating and implementing a strategic and ambitious R&I initiative for the development of innovative quantum chips, followed by an ambitious action for building and deploying pilot lines.
Code: 35035 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-FPA-QAC-2 | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 24/09/2024 | End submission calls: 21/01/2025
This call aims to develop a scalable production infrastructure for trapped-ion quantum computing processors in Europe, transitioning from manually fabricated ion traps to automated manufacturing processes. The aim is to support one pilot line implemented through a Framework Partnership Agreement establishing a stable and structured long term partnerships between the Chips JU and consortia of industry, research organisations and the institutions in Quantum Technologies who commit themselves to establishing, coordinating and implementing a strategic and ambitious R&I initiative contributing to the development of innovative quantum chips, followed by an ambitious action for building and deploying pilot lines.
Code: 34605 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-Chips-2024-CSA-CDP-1 | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 13/08/2024 | End submission calls: 10/10/2024
This activity aims at building a pioneering cloud-enabled European Design Platform that will aid users, particularly start-ups and SMEs, in accessing a wide range of advanced tools, assets and services to develop their chips. The Design Platform is expected to support the design of a wide variety of technologies, specifically but not limited to digital circuits at multiple process nodes (up to leading edge nodes); analogue; mixed-signal; power; photonics and quantum. The Design Platform shall also support back-end of line (BEOL) design and manufacturing through advanced heterogeneous systems integration and advanced packaging techniques.
Code: 34400 | Identifier Code: DIGITAL-Chips-2024-SG-CPL-5 / HORIZON-Chips-2024-RIA-CPL-5 | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 25/07/2024 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024
Under the Multi-annual Work Programme 2023-2027 (WP2023-2027) of the Chips Joint Undertaking (‘Initiative’), calls for Pilot Lines (CPL) have opened for the submission of proposals.
Each Call for Pilot Line includes three interrelated calls:
Code: 32585 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-3-RIA | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 06/02/2024 | End submission calls: 14/05/2024
This call includes one topic for RIA and will be implemented as a one-phase call without national contribution but in cooperation with South Korea.
Code: 32562 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-1-IA | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 09/02/2024 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024
The 3 topics that opened for the submission of proposals are the following:
Code: 32558 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-2024-2-RIA | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 09/02/2024 | End submission calls: 17/09/2024
The 2 topics that opened for the submission of proposals are the following:
Code: 32554 | Identifier Code: Initiative Calls 2023 | Programme name: Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) | Start submission calls: 09/02/2024 | End submission calls: 29/02/2024
Each Call for Pilot Line includes three interrelated calls:
The same application is submitted to those calls and the evaluation will consist of the simultaneous evaluation of the interrelated calls. A consortium will only be eligible for funding if its proposal for all three calls passes the necessary thresholds.