imec coordinates the EU Chips Design Platform

A 12-partner consortium led by imec (Belgium, with CEA, Fraunhofer, IHP, SAL, Chips-IT, CSIC, INL, TU Eindhoven, Tampere, CVUT and AGH) has been selected under the European Chips Act to build the EU Chips Design Platform — shared design infrastructure, training, and capital access for fabless startups, SMEs, and research orgs. The project runs through 2028 and is the EU's structural answer to Asia's foundry-tied design platforms.