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 European Ion-Trap Quantum Technologies) 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.

A wire-bonded ion-trap chip package with a glowing die, seen through a vacuum viewport

Technology

Ion-Trap Chips
Design Platform & PDKs
Advanced Integration Technologies
Packaging & Assembly
Testing & Validation
Crossed laser beams on an optical breadboard with mirror mounts

Applications & Use Cases

Quantum Computing
Quantum Communication
Quantum Sensing
Quantum Metrology
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Pilot Line

Open-access pilot line
Multi-project wafer runs
Design support
Fabrication services
Packaging services
Validation services
Customer service desk
A processed wafer carrying an array of identical finished dies

Impact

European Sovereignty
Sustainability & Resilience
Standardisation
Industrialisation Roadmap

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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News

News

September 7, 2026

Showcasing the Know-How and Technologies Driving European Funded Quantum Technologies
News

September 4, 2026

From Kick-Off to Collaboration
Events

September 4, 2026

The European Conference on Integrated Optics (ECIO)
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