EU invests €700 million in newly opened NanoIC, Europe's largest Chips Act pilot line

The European Union has launched its largest Chips Act pilot line, NanoIC, at IMEC Leuven, a major milestone for European semiconductor development and manufacturing. With a total investment of €2.5 billion, the facility has received €700 million in EU funding, €700 million from national and regional governments, and the remainder from ASML and other industry partners. NanoIC will accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductor technology, essential for the development of AI, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and 6G mobile technology.

NanoIC is the first European facility to deploy the most advanced Extreme Ultraviolet lithography machine, focusing on designing and manufacturing chips using technology beyond two nanometres.

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It is built on the principle of open access, with start-ups, researchers, SMEs and large organisations able to use the facilities at NanoIC. Hosted by IMEC (Belgium), its partners include CEA-Leti (France), Fraunhofer (Germany), VTT (Finland), CSSNT (Romania) and Tyndall National Institute (Ireland).

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The five pilot lines (NanoIC, FAMES, APECS, WBG and PIXEurope) under the Chips Act together represent a combined EU and national investment of €3.7 billion, bridging Europe's research excellence with industrial application. The opening of the NanoIC pilot line follows the inauguration of FAMES on 30 January.

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