May 19th, 2025
Green Light for Europe’s First Ion-Trap-Chip Pilot Line
The CHAMP-ION initiative (Championing a European advanced manufacturing pilot line of ion-traps), coordinated by Silicon Austria Labs
The Framework Partnership Agreement for Europe’s first ion-trap-chip pilot line has been positively evaluated by Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) as part of the EU Chips Act initiative. This is a significant milestone for the stabilization and strengthening of quantum technology fabrication, bolstering Europe’s technological sovereignty.
The CHAMP-ION initiative (Championing a European advanced manufacturing pilot line of ion-traps), coordinated by Silicon Austria Labs (SAL), delivers a seven-year strategic framework to establish a sustainable and scalable pilot line network across the EU. This network is set to advance ion-trap-chip innovation and mobilize the European ecosystem to enable high-quality mass industrial production.
© Dieter Kühl
September 25th, 2025
Computational fluid dynamics is an integral part of aerospace research and enables applications in many disciplines.
September 3rd, 2025
With the successful conclusion of the project QCDC (Quantum Computers for Datacentres), Europe can now boast its own cloud-based computing service for trapped-ion quantum computers.
August 7th, 2025
Bavarian State Minister Markus Blume honored experimental physicist Rainer Blatt (Co-Founder of AQT) with the PRO MERITIS SCIENTIAE ET LITTERARUM award.
