Quantum Experimental Pilot Lines for Quantum Technologies

Quel est l’objet de cet appel ?

The topic funds one action that builds experimental pilot production lines for quantum processors, sensors and components, with shared access for academic and industrial partners and a path to Chips JU pilot lines.

Que finance cet appel ?

Scope

The action implements the pilot production elements of the Qu-Pilot framework partnership. It advances experimental pilot line capacity for quantum hardware as a step towards industrial-scale production, acting as the link between academic research and the stable pilot lines of the Chips Joint Undertaking.

Activities

• Establish or enhance experimental pilot production infrastructure for TRL 4 to 6 quantum hardware, with a strong research and development focus.
• Develop pre-industrial processes for quantum processors (for example superconducting, trapped-ion or photonic), quantum sensors (for example NV centres) and cryo-compatible packaging and interconnects.
• Integrate cleanroom lithography, etching and deposition tailored to quantum devices, in materials such as silicon, diamond and III-V compounds, converging with Chips JU standards.
• Create shared-cost fabrication access models open to academic and industrial partners.
• Develop standardised workflows for yield analysis, reproducibility and quality assurance that support component certification.
• Work continuously with Qu-Test and other testbeds, align with the Chips JU pilot line roadmap and contribute to a cross-domain European infrastructure for computing, sensing and communications.

Expected outcomes

• Experimental quantum pilot lines covering diverse platforms and materials, laying the ground for integration into Chips JU pilot lines.
• Scalable, reproducible quantum fabrication processes, addressing early certification, standardisation and quality control.
• A stronger pan-European quantum hardware ecosystem with open access for SMEs, start-ups and research institutes.

Quelle est la date limite ?

17 novembre 2026 (12 jours)

17 November 2026.