About AT-C³

Austria’s One-Stop Shop for Chip Innovation

The AT-C³ is known as the “Austrian Chip Design & Prototyping Support Center,” a consortium formed by six leading organizations in the Austrian semiconductor community. It was established in January 2025 as one of Europe’s first Chip Competence Centres.

The AT-C³ team of experts

AT-C³ – Austrian Chips Competence Center is Austria’s central hub for chip design, prototyping, and advanced semiconductor technologies under the European Chips Act. As part of the European network of Chips Competence Centers, AT-C³ supports companies and research organizations across the electronics and software-based value chain.

Acting as a one-stop shop, AT-C³ provides SMEs, start-ups, and – through tailored offerings – large enterprises with access to expertise, prototyping and testing services, as well as European pilot lines, design platforms, and funding instruments. Backed by a strong consortium of leading Austrian research and technology partners, AT-C³ bridges scientific excellence and industrial application to accelerate innovation and strenghten Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem.

Six partners. One mission. Austria’s chip future.

The AT-C³ consortium combines the strengths of Austria’s leading semiconductor and innovation organizations and is powered by six leading Austrian institutions:

AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology
Materials Center Leoben
Polymer Competence Center Leoben
Silicon Alps Cluster
Silicon Austria Labs
Graz University of Technology

The AT-C³ team serves as your central point of contact for semiconductor innovation in Austria.

Our experts connect companies with the right competencies, technologies, infrastructures, and funding opportunities, ensuring efficient support throughout the entire innovation process.

AIT
Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH

The AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) is the largest non-university research organization in Austria, with nine locations nationwide. AIT focuses on applied infrastructure research and collaborates with both industry and European and national authorities on implementing their sovereign tasks. Its research program enhances AT-C³’s technological foundation.

www.ait.ac.at

MCL
Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH

The Materials Center Leoben (MCL) is an internationally active research institution specializing in materials, production, and processing engineering, as well as innovative material applications. We focus on metallic materials, ceramic materials, and their composites. The MCL conducts collaborative research and development projects with industrial partners and provides a wide range of services.

www.mcl.at

PCCL
Polymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH

The Polymer Competence Center Leoben (PCCL) has led collaborative research in polymer technology and science in Austria for over ten years. More than a hundred of our experts conduct R&D across various polymer applications, including automotive, aerospace, packaging, and solar energy.

www.pccl.at

SAC
Silicon Alps Cluster GmbH

SILICON ALPS Cluster provides highly specialized services and hand-picking projects for self-reinforcing high-innovation growth of partners and the region. SAC positions AT-C³ as Austria’s central contact point for companies and startups across the ESBS value chain.

www.silicon-alps.at

SAL
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH

Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is Austria’s leading research center for Electronics and Software-Based Systems (ESBS). With locations in Graz, Villach, and Linz, approximately 350 employees work on innovative solutions for industrial production, healthcare, energy, mobility, safety, and more. SAL is thus shaping the high-tech location Austria and Europe and unfolding the future.

www.silicon-austria-labs.com

TU Graz
Graz University of Technology

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) is a leading technical university in Austria, renowned for its strong focus on engineering, natural sciences, and interdisciplinary research. Through its strategic Fields of Expertise and forward-looking lead projects, it strengthens its role as a driver of innovation in Europe.

Within the AT-C³ project, TU Graz, with the Institute of Electronics, leads the skills and training programs. The goal is to develop future-oriented education formats and contribute to strengthening semiconductor competencies across Europe.

www.tugraz.at

The consortium

The frame behind AT-C³

Chips Act

The European Chips Act is Europe’s strategic initiative to strengthen semiconductor research, innovation, manufacturing, skills development, and supply chain resilience.

Its objective is to increase Europe’s technological sovereignty, strengthen global competitiveness, and secure a resilient semiconductor ecosystem capable of supporting future economic growth and technological leadership.

European Chips Act

Chips Joint Undertaking

The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) is one of Europe’s most important initiatives for strengthening semiconductor research, innovation, manufacturing, and technological sovereignty.

Chips Joint Undertaking