Chips and Semiconductor Technologies Development Program – An Important Step to Strengthen Slovenia’s Semiconductor Ecosystem

April 21, 2026

16 Feb 2026, a press conference was held at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana on the topic of the National Programme for the Development of Chips and Semiconductor Technologies in Slovenia until 2030, which was adopted by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia in March 2026.

The program was prepared by a team of experts led by Ministrstvo za digitalno preobrazbo / Ministry of Digital Transformation. CC-Chip.si partners, including University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science UM FERI, Jozef Stefan Institute and Nanocenter CENN, also actively participated in the working group.

At the press conference, Prof. Dr. Janez KRC, Coordinator of the CC-Chip.si, Prof. Dr. Marko TOPIC, Dean of the University of Ljubljana, and Prof. Dr. Gregor Dolinar, Vice-Rector for Research and Development of the University of Ljubljana, presented the Programme and highlighted its strategic importance for the development of Slovenia.

The program highlights key directions in the field of chip development in Slovenia from talent acquisition, investment in technological equipment, financing research, development and innovation, from design, prototyping, testing and advanced chip packaging. In addition to dedicated ASIC-type electronic chips for niche applications, Slovenia should not miss the opportunity in the development of new generations of chips, such as photonic and quantum chips.

Link to the program here.

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UNIVERSITIES AND RTOs of CC CHIP.SI

University of Ljubljana
UL FE & UL FRI
• cleanroom facilities sub-micron (Bi)CMOS
• mixed signal ASIC design, FPGA, RISC
• THz sensors and arrays, MEMS
• Si based photonic integrated circuits

University of Maribor
FERI
• mixed signal ASIC design (flight-proven chips)
• advanced waveguide and fiber sensor solutions
• micromachining technologies, MEMS, MOEMS

 

University of Nova Gorica
• organic electronics
• graphene based devices
• electro-optical characterization

Jožef Stefan Institute
• material research
• radiation detectors
• quantum technology
• thin-film chip related technologies
• ASIC design

CoE Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Nanocenter
• nanofabrication facilities
• advanced quantum devices (supercond. transmon qubits)
• energy-efficient ultra fast memory (cryo, quantum)

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