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Slovenia opens EUR 4 million EU Chips JU funded chip competence centre

Slovenia's digital ministry and the EU's Chips Joint Undertaking jointly funded a EUR 4 million chip and semiconductor competence centre at Ljubljana. It coordinates five institutions on niche, photonic and quantum chip skills from 3 October 2025.

Verified Editor-read University of Ljubljana news release, 3 October 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the centre will produce any chip design or manufacturing output beyond training, consulting and shared equipment access.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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