Chips JU Electronic Components and Systems Calls 2025 (ECS Calls)

Research and innovation on Electronic Components and Systems (ECS R&I) spans a broad range of application areas, complementing the Chips for Europe Initiative and benefiting from its capabilities. ECS activities aim to reinforce the EU’s strategic autonomy in electronic components and systems, supporting future needs of industries and the economy. The ECS R&I calls foster innovation in fields such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure.

The call targets Danish research organisations, RTO’s, and companies. All Danish organisations directly involved in activities in the projects are eligible as applicants to Innovation Fund Denmark.

Innovation Fund Denmark offers national co-funding to Danish participants in projects successful in this call. In addition, applicants may be eligible for EU co-funding according to the Chips JU criteria and maximum co-funding rates. EU co-funding is not included in the national co-funding from IFD.

Co-funding from Innovation Fund Denmark is limited to a maximum national co-funding amount of 650.000 EUR per project and a maximum 650.000 EUR per Danish partner. Minimum national co-funding amount is 50.000 EUR. If the project coordinator is a Danish organisation, the maximum national co-funding per project is raised to 1.300.000 EUR. Maximum national co-funding rates vary between 0-55% of the project costs. Please see the Chips JU Work Program 2025 for the EU funding intensities (Work Programme 2025, Appendix 5) as well as IFD funding rates (Work Programme 2025, General Annexes).

The announcement covers the following Chips JU ECS Calls 2025:

Global RIA (HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-RIA)
Global IA (HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-IA)
RISC-V Automotive Hardware Platform (HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-IA-FT1)
AI-assisted Methods and Tools for Engineering Automation (HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-IA-FT2)
Heterogeneous integration for high-performance automotive computing (HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-IA-HPA)

There may be adjustments to the call, which is why the information here on the site is only indicative. In case of doubt or questions of interpretation, please refer to the Chips JU call text (WP2025 Appendix 5) and the national rules and conditions (WP2025 General Annexes)

After the central application deadline Innovation Fund Denmark will request applicants to upload a pdf of the application with annexes via the national e-grant platform. The invitation is normally sent approximately 2-4 weeks after the application deadline.

Non-public organisations will be requested to upload a ‘No undertaking in difficulty declaration’ and a “Financial and legal declaration’. In addition, SME’s will be required to upload an ‘SME declaration’. The templates are available below, under ‘Documents’.

Go to call

Important dates

4th of March, 2025

Open for applications

29th of April, 2025

Deadline for Project Outline

Only for HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-IA-HPA: deadline for Full Project Proposal

17th of September 2025

Deadline for Full Project Proposal

For other relevant dates and events please see the call on the Chips JU website.