The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has launched a new round of funding opportunities including 16 new calls worth more than €300 million, supporting research, innovation, skills development, capacity building, and strategic infrastructure across Europe’s semiconductor and electronics ecosystem.

The calls are organised under the two pillars of the Chips JU Multiannual Work Programme. Electronic Components and Systems Research and Innovation (ECS R&I) funds research and innovation projects, while the Chips for Europe Initiative funds capacity building and infrastructure.

Among the newly launched opportunities, a particularly relevant topic for the CCAM, automotive, software, and semiconductor communities is the call “Preparing a European autonomous driving stack ecosystem building on next-generation SDV software and hardware computing architectures”.

The call seeks to build the foundations of a coordinated European ecosystem that can accelerate innovation and support the long-term deployment of autonomous driving solutions across Europe rather than focusing on the development of individual technologies.

• Call opening date: 07 July 2026
• Call closing date: 22 September 2027
• Type of Action: Coordination and Support Action (CSA)
  

More information and application details are available here: Apply For Funding

Call details here: Call Details

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Source: the original call was disseminated here and here.