The Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), a Public Business Entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Civil Service, met this Wednesday in Málaga with the members driving the new Chip Innovation Center to be established in the Andalusian city.
Led by the Spanish Government through SETT, the project is developed in collaboration with IMEC, an innovation and development organization, which will establish its first facility of this kind outside Belgium. The initiative also involves the Regional Government of Andalusia and the Málaga City Council.
The meeting gathered all the key actors involved in this initiative for the technological transformation of Spain and the European Union. Discussions focused on core technical aspects of the project, executed with the technical support of Ineco, a Spanish public engineering and consulting company.
As part of the PERTE Chip program, this initiative is an example of cooperation in advancing technological sovereignty of Spain and the European Union. It also contributes to the implementation of the Chips Act, a European microelectronics and semiconductor policy funded by the Next Generation EU program.
Around 40 specialists from various administrations have participated in the working session, marking the beginning of the design, construction, and launch of this cutting-edge European research and semiconductor manufacturing center. The facility will be located in Málaga TechPark, covering 32,000 m2 of buildable space on a 46,000 m2 plot.
This will be the first center of its kind managed by IMEC outside Belgium, aiming to address the development needs of new prototypes of microchips, positioning itself at the forefront of future technological processes with numerous implementations in medicine, photonics, quantum, and other transformative industries.
During the meeting, general technical aspects of the project were jointly addressed, including urban planning, architecture and infrastructure, heritage conservation, environment, and landscape.
The development of this microelectronic center is another step in the Spanish Government’s commitment to a digital revolution that combines competitiveness with social cohesion and public-private cooperation. The project is key to Europe and Spain’s progress, fostering territorial cohesion, ecological transition, quality job creation, infrastructure and services, and consolidation of talent and research.