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
Chips JU Research and Innovation Action (RIA) primarily consists of activities aiming to establish new knowledge and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service, method, tool or solution. For this purpose, they may include applied research, technology development and/or method/tool and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment.
The activities have their centre of gravity at TRL 3-4.A RIA proposal is characterised by:
- Execution by a consortium that may consist of SMEs, large enterprises, universities, institutes, public organizations;•Developing innovative technologies and/or using them in innovative ways;
- Targeting demonstration of the innovative approach in a relevant product, service or capability, clearly addressing the applications relevant for societal challenges;
- Demonstrating value and potential in a realistic lab environment reproducing the targeted application;
- Having a deployment plan showing the valorisation for the Chips JU ecosystem and the contribution to the Chips JU goals and objectives.
Detailed Call Description
In order to maximize effective implementation of the Chips JU top-level objectives, the list of RIA proposals to be retained for public funding shall constitute a balanced portfolio of projects developing innovative technologies (as defined in the SRIA in the functional technology layers and cross-sectional technologies sections) and applying them in different domains (as defined in the SRIA in key application areas section). The domains represent the demand side of technologies, and the development of new technologies represents the supply side of technologies.
Call Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
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.