AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure
The expected outcomes of this topic are : Functional demonstrators of working AI chip prototypes (PCB-level) designed by EU fabless companies and physically integrated with their system partners. Validation of AI chip solutions on a common EU evaluation platform (provided by the Topic X.B consortium), delivering comparative evidence on key performance indicators. A shortlist of European AI chip solutions awarded the…
Funding and competition
- 10grants expected (official)
- €500k–€1MEU contribution per project
- €5.7Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | ODE4EC-DIG, Q-PLANET SGA1, APECS-PL |
| Barcelona Supercomputing Center Centro Nacional De Supercomputacion Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | ODE4EC-DIG, REBECCA, HIGHER |
| Sipearl Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | VOICES, HIGHER |
| Semidynamics Technology Services Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | VOICES, HIGHER |
| Quside Technologies Sl Castelldefels | Spain | Company · SME | 1 | 1 | VOICES |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | NexTArc, ODE4EC-PIV |
| Universidad De Malaga Malaga | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | SealedGRID, SNS CO-OP |
| Inbrain Neuroelectronics Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 1 | 0 | IMPHORIA |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 11partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 25%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
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- TAICHIP – Boosting TalTech Capacity in Reliable and Efficient AI-Chip Design (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02-01)
- VOICES – Voicing Opportunities and Influence for the Chip Ecosystem of (fabless) SMEs (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08)
- DIAMOND – Decentralized critical Infrastructure Asset Monitoring and coNDition assessment (DIAMOND) (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01-01)
- IMPHORIA – closed-loop IMPlantable tHerapeutic neurOmodulation systems enabled by advanced micRoelectronics and Innovative pAckaging (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-two-stage)
- SealedGRID – Scalable, trustEd, and interoperAble pLatform for sEcureD smart GRID (H2020 · 2018 · MSCA-RISE-2017)
- Europractice2.0 – Europractice 2.0 (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-CSA-1)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.