CHAMP-ION

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Building Europe’s first open-access pilot line for ion-trap chips

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€50M

Total Initiative Funding

21

Partner Organizations

6

European Countries

1

GOAL

Delivering on every bottleneck

Design PDKs

200mm Pilot Fab

Packaging & Integration

Testing & Validation

Process Control

Open Access

Building Europe’s sovereign ion-trap chip manufacturing infrastructure — from design enablement to packaging and tested modules, with an open-access pathway to industrial-grade pilot manufacturing.

Quantum Computing
Quantum Sensing
Quantum Communication

About

CHAMP-ION (Championing a European Advanced Manufacturing Pilot-line of ION-traps) is a European initiative establishing the first open-access High-Quality Pilot Line (HQ-PL) for ion-trap quantum chips (ITCs). As one of six quantum pilot lines funded under the European Chips Act and the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU), the project is creating the manufacturing capabilities needed to bring ion-trap quantum technologies from the laboratory to industry.
By developing high-quality fabrication processes, standardized Process Design Kits (PDKs), and advanced chip integration technologies, CHAMP-ION will enable the production of next-generation ion-trap chips at industrial quality and scale. Through open access to its pilot line, the project will support researchers, startups, SMEs, and industry in accelerating innovation and developing quantum technologies for computing, communication, sensing, and beyond.
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An ion-trap chip under laser illumination inside a vacuum chamber

CHAMP-ION aims to transform how ion-trap quantum technologies are designed, manufactured, and deployed, enabling Europe to build a strong and sustainable quantum value chain.

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Standardised Traps, Customized Traps and Individual Services

Standardised Traps (based on PDK1-4)
Access a portfolio of standardised ion-trap designs based on the CHAMP-ION Process Design Kits (PDKs). These designs provide a reliable, validated and scalable starting point for a wide range of quantum technology applications.
Customized Traps (based on the individual design and process flow)
Develop application-specific ion-trap chips tailored to individual technical requirements. CHAMP-ION supports customised designs through dedicated process development, fabrication and validation services.
Individual services
Access individual pilot line services across the entire value chain, from design support and process development to fabrication, packaging and testing. Services can be selected individually or combined to address specific project needs and technology requirements.
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Technology

CHAMP-ION’s core mission is to establish and enable stable and high-quality conditions for industrialization in the technology area of ion-trap-chips (ITCs) towards quantum applications in Europe.
The consortium works to boost technical excellence framed by market-critical quantum use cases, whilst also streamlining long-term strategic industrial operations through common industrialization planning.
A key focus is the development and standardisation of advanced Process Design Kits (PDKs) for ion-trap technologies, supporting scalable design and fabrication through standardised building blocks
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Impact

Ecosystem & Infrastructure: To establish a stable, high-quality fabrication infrastructure capable of delivering reliable and reproducible ion-trap devices.
Technology uptake: To create a structured pathway for technology uptake, enabling new developments such as photonic integration, advanced materials, cryogenic technologies, and novel architectures to be evaluated and eventually incorporated into future pilot line offerings.
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Pilot Line

CHAMP-ION will cover the entire value chain, providing services from initial design to the distribution of fully validated ion traps with standardized interfaces, ready for operation. To rapidly advance the European trapped-ion technology and bolster European innovation in this field, CHAMP-ION aims to drastically reduce the iteration cycle time for the development of novel traps by at least a factor two.

CHAMP-ION will offer a  catalogue of ion‑trap services across the full value chain: the expected services to be offered are Standardized Traps (based on monolithic PDK, stacked PDK as well as SLE- and MEMS-based standard traps), Customized Traps (based on unique requests) and Specialized Business and Technical Support Services. Initial access to CHAMP-ION services is planned for early 2028, with standardized service packages expected to follow after.

We are Europe's leading ion-trap quantum innovators

CHAMP-ION partner map21 partners at 15 sites in 6 countries. The routed lines are die trace decoration and do not represent links between partners.Finland. 1 partner at 1 site: EspooGermany. 9 partners at 6 sites: Braunschweig, Dresden, Hannover, Mainz, Munich, SiegenItaly. 2 partners at 2 sites: Padova, TorinoAustria. 5 partners at 2 sites: Innsbruck, VillachCzechia. 3 partners at 3 sites: Brno, Olomouc, PrahaPortugal. 1 partner at 1 site: BragaVillach, Austria. 2 partners: Silicon Austria Labs, Infineon Technologies Austria AGVILLACH ×2Innsbruck, Austria. 3 partners: Universität Innsbruck, Alpine Quantum Technologies, Parity Quantum ComputingINNSBRUCK ×3Munich, Germany. 1 partner: Infineon Technologies AGMUNICH Dresden, Germany. 1 partner: Infineon Technologies DresdenDRESDEN Braunschweig, Germany. 2 partners: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, QUDORA TechnologiesBRAUNSCHWEIG ×2Hannover, Germany. 1 partner: Leibniz Universität HannoverHANNOVER Siegen, Germany. 2 partners: Universität Siegen, eleQtronSIEGEN ×2Mainz, Germany. 2 partners: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, neQxtMAINZ ×2Espoo, Finland. 1 partner: VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandESPOO Torino, Italy. 1 partner: Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca MetrologicaTORINO Padova, Italy. 1 partner: Università degli Studi di PadovaPADOVA Praha, Czechia. 1 partner: AMIRESPRAHA Brno, Czechia. 1 partner: Institute of Scientific Instruments, CASBRNO Olomouc, Czechia. 1 partner: Univerzita Palackého v OlomouciOLOMOUC Braga, Portugal. 1 partner: International Iberian Nanotechnology LaboratoryBRAGA

The routed lines are a chip-layout motif. They do not show links between partners.

Coordinated by Silicon Austria Labs (SAL), CHAMP-ION brings together 21 leading partners from six European countries, combining expertise across the entire ion-trap chip value chain. The consortium spans chip design, advanced microfabrication, foundry services, testing, validation, metrology, and industrial integration, creating a unique European ecosystem for ion-trap quantum technologies.

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