Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
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.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
The activities should have their centre of gravity at the TRL 5-8. An IA proposal in Chips JU is characterized by one or more of the following:
- Execution by an industrial consortium that may consist of large enterprises and SMEs but also including universities, institutes, public organizations.
- Using innovative technology-Establishment of a new and realistic innovation environment connected with an industrial environment, such as:
- a pilot line facility capable of manufacturing
- a zone of full-scale testing
- a development of new processes or tools and their introduction in several domains
- the development of frameworks or platforms together with the usage of these frameworks or platforms in innovative products.-Having a deployment plan leading to short to midterm economic value creation in Europe.
Detailed Call Description
To maximize effective implementation of the Chips JU top-level objectives, the list of IA proposals to be retained for public funding should constitute a balanced portfolio of projects developing innovative technologies (as defined in the SRIA in the functional technology layers13and cross-sectional technologies sections) and applying them in different domains (as defined in the SRIA in ECS key application areas section). The domains represent the demand side of technologies, and the development of new technologies represents the supply side of technologies.The size of the proposal is not an evaluation criterion. Chips JU is looking at a balanced portfolio of small and large projects.
Call Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The eligibility for the Calls for Proposals to the Non-Initiative Part are indicated in Appendix 7 of the Chips JU 2023-2027 Work Programme 2026 ‘’Activities launched in 2026 for the ECS part”, under each respective sub-section.
More information about eligibility can be found in the Work Programme Annex 1: ‘’General Annexes for the Chips Calls 2026” and Annex 5: ‘’Country specific eligibility rules”.
As an important reminder, the proposers are advised to check the eligibility conditions when selecting the Call for their proposal as there are several levels of eligibility due to the various funding sources:
• Eligibility at EU level
• Eligibility at national/regional level (for national/regional funding); the applicants are invited to contact at their earliest convenience the respective National Funding Authorities to check compliance at national/regional level.