Eighteen European research and technology organizations have joined RESOLVE, a transnational initiative aimed at developing the next generation of electronic components and systems and speeding their industrial deployment across Europe. Announced in Grenoble on May 22, 2026, the project is presented as a direct response to the sovereignty pressures created by global competition in semiconductors and quantum technologies.

RESOLVE is designed to help Europe turn its research strengths into industrial leverage. Its stated goals are ambitious: position Europe as a global leader in future AI solutions, improve the energy efficiency of electronic systems by a factor of 1,000 by 2032, and reinforce European semiconductor manufacturing capacity to support long-term technological sovereignty. The initiative relies on coordination across borders between industry and 18 RTOs, with the aim of pooling resources and accelerating the path from lab to market.

The project builds on the European Chips Act 1.0 and its pilot lines, but is framed as the next step: moving beyond strong R&D into industrial scale-up, tighter value-chain coordination and durable sovereignty. RESOLVE is meant to strengthen Europe’s position in energy-efficient, secure and high-performance semiconductor technologies, while supporting industrial competitiveness and strategic independence.

The initiative is organized around two inseparable pillars and is tied to a broader political ambition for a “technological Europe.” Its expected technical and economic benefits are aimed primarily at strategic sectors such as data centers and AI infrastructure, automotive, defense, space, security and Industry 4.0. The project is also intended to create conditions for new European champions to emerge.

By bringing together world-class technological infrastructures into a critical mass accessible to European players, RESOLVE seeks to create a continuum from research to product commercialization. The initiative is also expected to generate concrete effects on employment, training and the resilience of supply chains, from materials to final systems. Its backers say it will demonstrate Europe’s ability to innovate at scale by combining scientific excellence, industrial coordination and political will.

RESOLVE stands for “Reinforcing European SOvereignty and Leadership in Value added Electronics products.” It is led by Europe’s main semiconductor-focused RTOs: CEA-Leti, Fraunhofer/FMD and imec, which coordinate the FAMES, APECS and NanoIC pilot lines respectively. They are joined by 15 other European RTOs: CNR, coordinator of the WBG pilot line in Italy; ICFO, coordinator of the PIXEurope pilot line in Spain; Chips IT; Tyndall; VTT; Silicon Austria Lab; TNO; INL; the Cezamat-WUT and Lukasiewicz institutes; FORTH; Rise; DTU; IMT; and HCHIP.

​​​RESOLVE​, a Strategic Initiative Shaping the Future of High-Value-Added Electronic Products in Europe​​​

GRENOBLE, France – May 22,2026 –Eighteen research and technology organizations have committed to RESOLVE, a transnational initiative designed to develop the next generations of electronic components and systems and accelerate their industrial adoption across European territory. The initiative is a concrete response to the sovereignty challenges now posed by quantum technologies and semiconductors in global technological competition.

​As major global powers accelerate their investments in disruptive technologies, Europe must transform its assets into industrial and sovereignty levers. RESOLVE addresses this dynamic by proposing an unprecedented framework.

It aims to position Europe as the global leader in future artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, to improve by a factor of 1,000 the energy efficiency of electronic systems by 2032, and to strengthen European semiconductor production capacity, thereby consolidating the continent's technological sovereignty. To achieve this, the project relies on transnational coordination between industry players and 18 research and technology organizations, enabling resource pooling and accelerating the transition from research to market.

Building on the foundations laid by the European Chips Act 1.0 and its pilot lines, this Pan-European initiative reflects the next step Europe now needs: turning strong R&D assets into industrial scale-up, tighter value-chain coordination, and lasting technological sovereignty. RESOLVE embodies a strong vision: making Europe a leader in energy-efficient, secure, and high-performance semiconductor technologies, committed to its industrial competitiveness and strategic independence.

RESOLVE is therefore part of a political ambition for a technological Europe, structured around three priorities:

RESOLVE is structured around two inseparable pillars:

The expected outcomes, both technical and economic, will primarily benefit companies in the strategic sectors of the European economy — data centers and AI infrastructure, automotive, defense, space, security and Industry 4.0 — by creating the conditions for new European champions to emerge.

RESOLVE represents a complementary way of building and deploying critical technological capabilities and sovereign industrial foundations in Europe. By bringing together world-unique technological infrastructures into a critical mass, accessible to any European player, RESOLVE weaves a continuum from research to product commercialization, while generating concrete impact on employment, training, and the resilience of value chains, from materials to final systems.

The initiative is thus meant to consolidate and demonstrate Europe's ability to innovate at scale, combining scientific excellence, industrial coordination, and political will. Its ambition is to further ​​strengthen Europe's semiconductor strategy building on proven assets in the areas of energy-efficient, secure, and high-performance semiconductor technologies to guarantee lasting technological leadership and sovereignty.​

RESOLVE (Reinforcing European SOvereignty and Leadership in Value added Electronics products) is an initiative led by Europe's leading research and technology organizations and supported by the continent's major industrial players. Its ambition: to make Europe a major player in the semiconductors of the future, combining innovation, energy efficiency, and strategic autonomy. The project is jointly proposed and led by the three leading European research and technology organizations (RTOs) in the semiconductor field: CEA-Leti, Fraunhofer/FMD and imec (coordinators of the FAMES, APECS and NanoIC pilot lines, respectively), along with 15 other European RTOs that have joined this initiative: CNR (coordinator of the WBG pilot line in Italy), ICFO (coordinator of the PIXEurope pilot line in Spain), Chips IT in Italy, Tyndall in Ireland, VTT in Finland, Silicon Austria Lab in Austria, TNO in the Netherlands, INL in Portugal, the Cezamat-WUT and Lukasiewicz institutes in Poland, FORTH in Greece, Rise in Sweden, DTU in Denmark, IMT in Romania and HCHIP in Hungary.​