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The German Chips Competence Centre participated in FIRST 2026 in Berlin, which brought together more than 500 representatives from industry, research and the European semiconductor ecosystem. The two-day conference provided an opportunity to exchange perspectives on current developments in microelectronics and strengthen connections with partners across Europe.

Europe has invested billions in its semiconductor industry. The decisive question now is how the pilot lines established under the EU Chips Act can create industrial value creation. Leading representatives from industry, research, and policymaking will discuss this at FIRST by FMD on September 30 and October 1, 2026, at the EUREF Campus in Berlin.

The German Chips Competence Centre is supporting Swiss deep-tech start-up UNOMR in identifying suitable fabrication pathways for its novel sensor chip technology for protein analysis. Introduced to G3C through the TUM Venture Labs, the company was looking to scale up chip production and explore suitable manufacturing options in Europe.

G3C Project Manager Alexander Stanitzki participated in a panel discussion on start-ups and SMEs at the Chipdesign Germany Forum 2026 in Dresden. Together with founders, industry representatives and incubator experts, the panel discussed key barriers to scaling semiconductor start-ups in Europe.

G3C has joined a European collaboration aimed at developing systematic approaches to sustainability in microelectronics. The initiative brings together research institutions and Chips Competence Centre initiatives from Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Ukraine and builds on the Swedish Institute-funded SeBaltEc project.

From April 20 to 24, 2026, the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) will be present at Hannover Messe. At the Fraunhofer joint booth (Hall 11, Booth D33), FMD will showcase application-oriented solutions addressing current industrial challenges – with a focus on the APECS pilot line and the German Chips Competence Centre (G3C) as two key pillars of Europe’s semiconductor strategy.

The German Chips Competence Centre participated in the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Netzwert Symposium, where experts discussed how research, industry and policy can work more closely together in response to economic and geopolitical change.

The German Chips Competence Centre participated in the 12th Minalogic Business Meetings in Grenoble to strengthen cooperation with partners across the European semiconductor ecosystem. A key focus was the exchange with Chips Competence Centres from the Netherlands, Sweden and France on technology transfer, access to semiconductor infrastructures and cross-border collaboration.

The German Chips Competence Centre participated in a mentoring event within the Technical University of Munich’s venture ecosystem, bringing together seven early-stage start-ups and experienced industry mentors to discuss concrete challenges in company development.

The German Chips Competence Centre participated in the Microelectronics Research Conference in Bochum, organised as part of the ForLab project. The event brought together representatives from research, politics and the semiconductor ecosystem to discuss current challenges in microelectronics research and technology transfer.