EU Chips Act pilot lines access for startups
Chips for Europe Initiative pilot lines
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Access to advanced semiconductor pilot lines (FD-SOI, sub-2nm, heterogeneous integration, wide bandgap) and design platforms. Access for startups and SMEs is typically subsidised rather than paid as a cash grant.
Chips Joint Undertaking
ppp · supranational
Deadline: rolling — Pilot lines opened progressively from 2024 onwards; access is arranged through the pilot line operators and national competence centres.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, manufacturing, ai
- Stage: seed, series_a, growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
The Chips for Europe Initiative supports technological capacity building through pilot lines, design platforms, competence centres and skills development.
Source. https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/ — checked 2026-08-14
"Chips for Europe Initiative: Supports technological capacity building through pilot lines, design platforms, competence centers, and skills development"