Austrian Chips
Competence Center
The Austrian Chips Competence Center (AT-C³) is among the first competence centers funded under the European Chips Act. It serves as a central contact point for companies and research organizations across the Electronic and Software-Based Systems (ESBS) value chain. Its services focus on supporting SMEs and startups.
Benefit from our Services
AT-C³ covers the entire value chain of the semiconductor ecosystem.
AT-C³ provides consulting, feasibility studies, prototyping, and testing services to SMEs and startups. Specific conditions apply to large enterprises.
The project is supported by the Chips JU and its members including top-up funding by the FFG. (Project No. Chips JU: 101217532, Project No. FFG: F099991717)
Access to Funding and the entire Semiconductor Supply Chain
Contact us to discuss your funding options and get your project underway without waiting months for all the administrative procedures to be completed.
ESTP projects (Expert Service to Third Parties) cover 80% of eligible project costs for SMEs and start-ups. Supported technology areas include materials and process innovation, chip design and system integration, and semiconductor manufacturing.
Inside Austria’s Chip Industry
15. October 2026
Training: Ferrite Circulators – Theory, Design and Simulation with Silicon Austria Labs
We are pleased to invite you to the one-day on-site training “Ferrite Circulators: Theory, Design and Simulation” on 26 November in Villach, delivered by Silicon Austria Labs as part of the FAMES Academy.
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14. October 2026
EBSCON 2026: ‘Crossroads – Europe at a Turning Point’ – a recap
Graz/Villach, 9 October 2026. Europe is at a turning point when it comes to semiconductors, AI and strategic technologies. EBSCON, the leading trade fair for the European semiconductor and electronics industry, held in Graz on 7 October 2026, was therefore themed ‘Crossroads – Europe at a Turning Point’.
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10. September 2026
AT-C³ at FFG Forum 2026: Strengthening Austria’s Innovation and Technology Ecosystem
At the FFG Forum 2026 in Vienna, AT-C³ was represented by Lukas Lassbacher, who introduced the Austrian Chips Competence Center and represented its role within the European semiconductor and innovation ecosystem.
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Use our submission form to bring your innovation to AT-C³ – we’ll support you from concept to realization.
AT-C³ – Your gateway to Europe’s chip future
AT-C³ is Austria’s Chips Competence Centre within the EU Chips Act. As part of the European CCC network, AT-C³ supports companies with innovation projects, funding and pilot lines.
AT-C³ is co-funded through the European Chips Joint Undertaking – a public-private initiative under the EU Chips Act – and operates as a consortium to accelerate semiconductor innovation in Austria.
About
AT-C³
AT-C³ receives co-funding from the European Chips Joint Undertaking, a public-private initiative under the EU Chips Act. The consortium aims to strengthen semiconductor innovation in Austria.
Consortium
AT-C³ unites six leading Austrian institutions: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Materials Center Leoben, Polymer Competence Center Leoben, SILICON ALPS Cluster, Silicon Austria Labs, and Graz University of Technology. Together, they form a public-private consortium that advances semiconductor innovation and supports startups and SMEs throughout Austria.
European Chips Act
The EU Chips Act is Europe’s strategic initiative to strengthen semiconductor sovereignty and drive innovation. As Austria’s national competence center, AT-C³ connects local companies with European pilot lines, design platforms, and funding opportunities through the Chips Joint Undertaking.
Chips Joint Undertaking
The Chips Joint Undertaking was established under the European Chips Act. Its mission is to accelerate semiconductor innovation and strengthen Europe’s position in the global semiconductor industry.
Six partners. One mission. Austria’s chip future.
AT-C³ 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 and Graz University of Technology – forming a public-private consortium that drives semiconductor innovation and supports startups and SMEs across Austria.
FAQS
Find clear, quick answers about AT-C³, our role in Austria’s semiconductor ecosystem, who we work with, and how we support innovation across Europe.
AT-C³, the Austrian Chips Competence Center, is a national competence center for semiconductor innovation in Austria. It connects industry, research and policy stakeholders to strengthen Austria’s semiconductor ecosystem and support innovation across the European semiconductor landscape.
AT-C³ connects companies, research institutions and public stakeholders to support semiconductor innovation. It helps build collaboration, strengthen expertise and create opportunities across Austria’s semiconductor ecosystem.
AT-C³ works with stakeholders across the semiconductor ecosystem, including established companies, SMEs, start-ups, research institutions, universities and public-sector organisations.
AT-C³ brings together industry, research and policy stakeholders, facilitates collaboration and helps connect Austrian expertise with European semiconductor initiatives and opportunities.
AT-C³ connects Austria’s semiconductor community with European initiatives and networks. It supports collaboration between Austrian stakeholders and European partners to strengthen innovation and competitiveness in the semiconductor sector.