Stimulation of Chip Design
Pays one consortium up to EUR 15 million to run a Europe-wide chip-design skills programme, funding at least 1,000 student tape-outs over four years.
Stimulation of Chip Design is a Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) coordination and support action that pays one consortium up to EUR 15 million to run a Europe-wide chip-design skills programme, funding at least 1,000 student tape-outs over four years. It gives university and secondary-school students hands-on tape-out experience through multi-project wafers, and at least 60% of the budget must g…
The Chips JU wants a comprehensive Chip Design Skills Programme that lowers the barrier to entry into chip design, giving university and secondary-school students hands-on tape-out experience through multi-project wafers. At least 60% of the budget must go directly to funding those hands-on tape-out experiences.
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