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# TNO starts building Europe's first 6-inch photonic chip pilot line
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-09-tno-photonic-chip-pilot-line/
- Published: 2026-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:42.000Z
- Description: TNO began construction of a EUR 150 million industrial pilot line at Eindhoven's High Tech Campus for 6-inch indium phosphide photonic chips, part-funded through the European Chips Act, with PhotonDelta and SMART Photonics.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified

Verified [TNO press release, 9 March 2026](https://www.tno.nl/en/newsroom/2026/03/industrial-photonic-chip-factory/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish when the line reaches production or whether output will supply European or global customers.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +12 of 36 possible. TNO+partners start EUR150m EU photonic pilot line at Eindhoven; construction begun, not producing yet.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)