The Government awards the 17 Chip Chairs, endowed with 45 million, to train 1,000 professionals in microelectronics and semiconductors

● The final resolution of the program ‘Cátedras Chip’ is published, which will promote the training of highly qualified talent throughout the national territory and will enhance the design, development and manufacture of chips
● Mobilize 54.5 million in public-private collaboration and boost the Government’s strategy to reindustrialize the country and generate skilled employment, fostering greater European technological sovereignty
● The final resolution can be consulted in this link

Madrid, May 29, 2024.- The call for grants of the program ‘Cátedras Chip’ has been definitively resolved by the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Service, through the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures. These university-company chairs are part of the Microelectronics and Semiconductors Strategic Project (PERTE Chip) and aim to promote highly qualified talent. The PERTE Chip promotes digital sovereignty for the European Union and the consolidation in Spain of this important sector.

With this program, the Government has granted grants of 45 million euros to 17 initiatives in which 80 companies participate, individually or in consortium and both in public and private centres. Through this collaboration, public-private mobilization will reach 54.5 million euros of investment to strengthen and promote training in the field of microelectronics and semiconductors. The program is funded by Next Generation EU funds and will have a minimum duration of four years to train 1,000 new highly qualified profiles, aligned with the demand of the sector.

The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures, María González Veracruz, has considered this resolution as “a milestone in the strategy of the Government of Spain to generate talent and consolidate in our country this important industrial sector. Each person uses thousands of chips in devices, appliances or vehicles every day, and being able to promote professionals in the field of semiconductors in our country will provide us with greater robustness to continue consolidating the sector and attract new international investments.”

González Veracruz stressed that “with these Chip Chairs we are also generating equal opportunities, because in the study of these chairs, free training credits will be made available so that anyone with talent can face this training regardless of their economic capacity, and that the chip strategy means an economic elevator for the country and a social elevator in employment for citizens.

And the Secretary of State has contextualized the advances of the PERTE Chip strategy promoted by the Government, highlighting that “taking advantage of European funds, we are making progress in a very important sector. The calls for Missions and Chairs Chips are already underway, preparing talent and tissue. We are making progress in implementing in Spain the second global center of IMEC, the leading institute in research and development of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.”

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