CHAMP-ION

CHAMP-ION SGA1 leverages EU fabrication capabilities to ensure sovereignty and lead in ion-trap quantum technologies by establishing an inclusive and sustainable, high quality pilot line network across the EU to advance ion-trap chip (ITC) innovation, securing the EU supply chain, supporting SME and Start-Up involvement, and establishing standards for industrialization and mass production.  

CHAMP-ION focuses on enabling Europe’s first open access pilot production capabilities for ITCs to advance EU’s competitive advantage in this key enabling technology by expanding high-quality industrial production with improved reliability.  

The project’s technical vision is to provide the entire value chain, from design to microfabrication and testing, for validated fully integrated and mass-producible advanced scalable ITCs exploiting integrated electronic and photonic structures on a chip.  

CHAMPION intends to drive ITC technology transfer from experimental to high yield, high quality production with advanced features for the next 10+ years by:  

1. Coordinating internal management of the Pilot Line 

1. Establishing and operating high quality fabrication capabilities for ITCs, including first-mover development of ITC Process Design Kits (PDKs)  

1. Ensuring mature advanced feature integration enabling scalable and efficient solutions for quantum technologies and  

1. Fostering inclusive network outreach, including a professionally managed single entry point, to enhance the market of interested target groups who can foster European utilization of ITCs.  

CHAMP-ION will become a central pivot point and incubator for the EU ion- trap industry, providing a one-stop-shop to high-quality ITCs tailored to user needs, and open to all EU stakeholders. This will empower an efficient, sustainable, competitive and resilient ecosystem of ITC-based quantum technologies that will improve EU strategic autonomy with applications in QU-communication, QU-sensing, and QU-computing.  

Role of AMIRES 

AMIRES is responsible for dissemination, communication, and ecosystem management activities 

Project partners 

CHAMP-ION, the Framework Partnership Agreement of the Chips Joint Undertaking for the European Ion Trap Pilot Line, is supported by Horizon Europe and the National Public Authorities of the partners involved, under grant agreement No 101233101.