Design platform
The design platform is a virtual environment that provides cloud-based access to tools, libraries and support to increase the pace of semiconductor design development and reduce time from lab to market. The initiative is aimed at fast-growing small to medium-sized companies. Both competence centers and pilot lines will be connected to the design platform.
Pilot lines
A pilot line is an infrastructure for testing and developing innovation and research in semiconductor technology. They should focus on European industrial needs and support small and medium-sized enterprises. They should contribute in the long term to the EU's supply of semiconductors and support technology development in the field of semiconductors and quantum technology. The pilot lines should also be co-financed by the European Commission and participating Member States. They should also be connected to competence centres and design platforms.
Building capacity to accelerate the development of quantum circuits and related semiconductor technologies
The initiative to build capacity is done primarily through pilot lines, the program's design platform and funding of centers of excellence.
Competence Center
The European Commission expects a total of 27 centres of excellence within the programme, with half of the funding coming from the EU and the other half from the country itself.
I Sverige has a competence center for semiconductors, the Swedish Chips Competence Centre (SCCC), established with funding from Vinnova. The center will start in 2025 and will focus on small and medium-sized companies and deeptech companies, research-intensive companies.
Swedish center for semiconductors through new EU programme (news)
Skills development
Competence development in the semiconductor area takes place within several initiatives in the Digital Europe program.
