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DIGITAL EUROPE – Chips-2024-SG-CPL-5 – 2024

Digital Europe Programme - Digital Europe programme aims at briding the gap between digital technology research and market deployment.

2024-09-17
40 million euro
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Call reference DIGITAL-Chips-2024-SG-CPL-5
Programme Digital Europe Programme
Institution European Commission
Sectors Business & Industry Cooperation & Development Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Association & NGO EU & International Organisation Large company (> 250 employees) Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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DIGITAL-Chips-2024-SG-CPL-5



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To establish a pilot line with all the necessary equipment, facilities, and needs
  • To develop and enhance PIC technologies by extending the operational wavelengths into the visible and mid-infrared spectrum, crucial for applications such as lidar and advanced sensing
  • To develop scalable and cost-effective manufacturing processes for PICs, ensuring compatibility with current industrial standards and promoting widespread adoption
  • To foster the integration of PICs with electronic integrated circuits, enhancing the functionality and efficiency of combined systems for applications in computing, telecommunications, and beyond
  • To innovate in the fields of photonic testing and packaging to improve reliability, scalability, and performance of PICs
  • To enable rapid prototyping through Multi-Project Wafer runs, allowing for timely validation and iteration of PIC designs
  • To develop demonstrators to validate the achievement of the advanced PICs technology and to quantify its performance

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
    • Non-EU states: listed EEA countries and countries associated to Horizon Europe or Digital Europe Strategic Objective 6
  • Participants are required to conclude a consortium agreement
  • A Call for Pilot Line includes three interrelated calls:
    • Call for Expression of Interest for the selection of a Hosting Consortium
    • Call for proposals for Set-up, integration and process development, funded under the Horizon Europe Programme
    • Call for proposals for the operational activities of the pilot line, funded under the Digital Europe Programme

Additional information

  • Contact: calls@chips-ju.europa.eu

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 40 million euro