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From idea to impact – access AT-C³ resources
Discover how AT-C³ connects your projects with funding, expertise and partnerships to accelerate innovation in Austria’s chip ecosystem.
Access Europe’s Semiconductor Infrastructure
AT-C³ helps companies gain access to key European semiconductor infrastructures and innovation services.
Through our network, companies can connect to European Design Platforms, Pilot Lines, Chips Competence Centers, funding opportunities, and specialized support services.
Our goal is simple: reduce barriers to innovation and help companies accelerate semiconductor development and market adoption.
Funding & Financial Services
The funding is available for SMEs and start-ups. Up to 80% of costs will be covered through ESTP projects (Expert Service to Third Parties). The primary—though not all—of the supported technology areas include Materials and process Innovation, Chip Design and system Integration, and Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Pilot Lines
Pilot Lines bridge the gap between research and industrial manufacturing.
They provide access to advanced semiconductor process technologies, testing environments, and small-scale production capabilities, helping companies validate innovations before large-scale industrial deployment.
AT-C³ supports companies in identifying and accessing the most relevant European Pilot Lines for their specific technology needs.
Design Platform
The European Chips Design Platform provides access to advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools, IP libraries, manufacturing services, testing capabilities, and training opportunities.
By lowering entry barriers to chip design and prototyping, the platform enables companies, researchers, and start-ups to accelerate semiconductor innovation and strengthen Europe’s design capabilities.
European Network
Through AT-C³, companies gain access to a European network of 30 Chips Competence Centers.
Together, these centers provide expertise, infrastructure, and support across the entire semiconductor value chain, ensuring that companies can find the right partners and capabilities for their innovation projects.
Submit your project idea now and shape the future.
Use our submission form to bring your innovation to AT-C³ – we’ll support you from concept to realization.
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Explore the technologies shaping the future of semiconductors and electronic systems.
AT-C³ provides access to expertise, infrastructure, and innovation services across key semiconductor domains, supporting companies from feasibility assessment and design to prototyping, testing, and industrial implementation.
Whether you are developing next-generation chips, advanced materials, photonic systems, or quantum-enabled technologies, our experts help transform ideas into real-world applications.
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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FAQs – Access to Semiconductor Innovation
Access to the right infrastructure, expertise and European networks can help turn semiconductor ideas into viable projects. Find answers about EU Chips Act pilot lines, the EU Chips Design Platform and the process for accessing AT-C³ services and support.
EU Chips Act pilot lines are advanced semiconductor infrastructure facilities designed to bridge innovation and industrial manufacturing. AT-C³ enables Austrian companies to access these European pilot lines.
Companies can request access through AT-C³ by submitting a project inquiry. AT-C³ connects applicants with relevant European pilot line operators and supports the validation process.
The EU Chips Design Platform provides centralized access to semiconductor design tools, IP, manufacturing and testing services. AT-C³ acts as Austria’s gateway to this European innovation infrastructure.
The process includes an eligibility check, project submission, and expert evaluation. AT-C³ supports companies from initial concept to infrastructure access and implementation.