Specific Objective 6

Semiconductors

About this programme

The aim of the European Chips Act, is to bolster Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in semiconductor technologies and applications to support the green and digital transition. The Chips for Europe Initiative, part of the EU Chips Act, aims to reinforce the European semiconductor ecosystem and Europe’s technological leadership and will be implemented by the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU).

The Chips JU, with funding from both Digital Europe and Horizon Europe, will

  • Set up pre-commercial, innovative pilot lines, providing industry state-of-the-art facilities to test, experiment and validate semiconductor technologies and system design concepts;
  • Deploy a cloud-based Design Platform for design companies across the EU;
  • Support the development of advanced technology and engineering capacities for quantum chips;
  • Establish a network of competence centres and promote skills development.

The Chips JU is a public-private partnership that supports research, development, and manufacturing capacities in the European semiconductor ecosystem.

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Deadline extended: We appreciate your feedback!

NCP Flanders has extended the duration of its short satisfaction survey to gather valuable feedback and suggestions on the NCP services. The survey is fully anonymous and is open until 9 October 2026. It is organised into three sections: NCP Flanders assistance, info sessions, and NCP Flanders website & LinkedIn. If you are not...

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New Chips JU calls open for submission (Horizon Europe & Digital Europe)

The Chips Joint Undertaking has opened a series of new calls under both the Horizon Europe and the Digital Europe programme.The calls span the two pillars of the programme: Electronic Components and Systems (ECS), which funds research and innovation projects, and the Chips for Europe Initiative, which funds capacity building and infrastructure....

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New Chips JU calls under Digital Europe

The Chips Joint Undertaking will launch five call topics under the Digital Europe Programme with an overall budget 65 M EUR in the form of Simple Grants or Coordination & Support Actions. The calls open on 7 July 2026 and close on 24 September 2026. DIGITAL-JU-Chips 2026-DET-CSA: Call for Design Enablement Teams Scope/Objective: The Design...

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SEMIC 2026 Conference

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The 2026 edition of the SEMIC, a conference on semantic interoperability and digital government will take place under the theme 'Interoperable Europe driving competitiveness'.  The event is organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Digital Services (DG DIGIT) with the support of the Irish Presidency of the Council of...

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Marie Timmermann

marie.timmermann@fwo.be

+32 2 550 15 59

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Testimonial

ANERIS - Next generation tools for sensing and monitoring marine-life

Funded under Horizon Europe (HORIZON-INFRA-2022-TECH-01) and running from 2023 to 2026, the ANERIS project aims to tackle the rapid loss of ocean biodiversity. The project’s main objective is to develop, test and implement the next generation of scientific instrumentation tools and methods for sensing and monitoring marine-life. Another key concept of the project is the introduction of the concept of Operational Marine Biology (OMB) as a biodiversity information system. The project consortium consists of 25 partners from 13 countries. Read more about the project and the contribution of Flemish partner VLIZ in this testimonial.