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Austrian Chips Competence Center AT-C³
Austrian Chips Competence Center AT-C³
The AT-C³ is designed as the “Austrian Chip Design & Prototyping Support Center”, set up as a consortium by 6 leading organizations of the Austrian semiconductor ecosystem.
With the European Chips Act, the EU will address semiconductor shortages and strengthen Europe’s technological leadership. It will mobilise more than € 43 billion of public and private investments and set measures to prepare, anticipate and swiftly respond to any future supply chain disruptions, together with Member States and our international partners.
This will be achieved based on three pillars of action:
For more information please visit the official page of the European Commission. The above content was downloaded on February 6th, 2025 from the following page.
USP (focus areas):
The Austrian semiconductor competence center AT-C³ has designed a comprehensive program to strengthen the European semiconductor industry. It includes expertise for the development of advanced materials, thin-film technologies and quantum & photonics applications. Additional national core expertise in Analog Mixed Signal Design, Power Electronics, Advanced Packaging & System Integration und Secure Connectivity & Communications will be ensured by many regional partners.
Initial situation and motivation:
Semiconductor production and research are considered to be one of the most cost-intensive and complex industries that are of immense importance for the functioning of modern society and its economy. Despite Austria’s outstanding position in the electronics industry with leading IDMs, equipment suppliers and research landscape, especially in the automotive, aerospace and railroad sectors, there is an urgent need to strengthen the European semiconductor industry and increase its international competitiveness. The AT-C³ should enable Austrian partners to significantly accelerate developments, provide fabless companies with access to a European open foundry and actively support ESBS start-ups in their development and reduce the skills gap.
Objectives and innovation content:
The main objective of the AT-C³ is to play a leading role in providing expertise in the fields of advanced materials, thin film technologies and quantum & photonics applications. Design for analog mixed signaling, power electronics, package and system integration as well as secure connectivity & communication technologies are expertise in the environment of the center’s external partners. It will serve as a „one-stop store“ for industry and research in Austria to facilitate access to the European network of chip pilot lines, design platform and design enablement teams, the ENCCC and the Chips Fund. In addition, it is intended to promote innovation and skills in Austrian start-ups, SMEs and large companies along the ESBS value chain and strengthen the international competitiveness of Austrian companies. Over 50% of the funds are to flow into SME/start-up specific measures and programs.
Intended results and findings:
The AT-C³ plans to build a community of practice for sustainable exchange, 50-60 expertise projects (ETSP – Expert Service to Third Parties) for SMEs and startups, 70-80 support measures and open access to relevant training, education and training programs in the focus areas. It is expected that by providing access to pilot lines, design platform and expertise, as well as training and education programs, the gap in qualified professionals will be closed and the development of new technologies and products will be accelerated. In addition, special attention will be paid to the inclusion of gender and diversity aspects as well as the promotion of sustainability and climate neutrality in all AT-C³ activities.
After my studies as a Health Care Engineer – focusing on medical technologies and health informatics – at the University of Applied Sciences Graz, I made my first professional experiences at GS1 in Vienna. In the field of logistics, I have been involved in numerous projects with hospitals, medical technology and pharma companies. After my return to Graz, I was able to shape the field of medical technologies at the Human.technology Cluster as a business developer, pushing important topics such as sensor technologies, microelectronics or production technologies in the life science context on the national and international levels. With the foundation of nubid, I have been able to support numerous companies and start-ups in the field of medical technologies and digitization in expanding their business.
As Business Development and Innovation Manager I can perfectly use my experience and network from science and business to generate added value for our partners at the SILICON ALPS Cluster. Especially in the context of sensor technologies and microelectronics, I will push the topics of start-up ecosystem and project development as well as internationalization.
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