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# Swiss photonics foundry CCRAFT raises USD 7.8 million to scale TFLN chip output
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-02-ccraft-tfln-photonic-foundry-funding/
- Published: 2026-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T04:00:07.000Z
- Description: Neuchatel's CCRAFT, a CSEM spin-off running the world's first independent thin-film lithium niobate photonic chip foundry, raised USD 7.8 million led by QBIT Capital to expand manufacturing for AI and networking hardware.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [CSEM press release, 2 July 2026](https://www.csem.ch/en/press/ccraft-photonic-chips-switzerland-scaling/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the 2,000 wafer per month capacity target for 2030 has been reached.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. Funding raised to scale EU-owned photonic chip foundry's output. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-24\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)