# Open-source EDA tools development
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**topic id:** HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-EDA-two-stage
**call id:** HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-EDA-two-stage
**title:** Open-source EDA tools development
**programme:** Horizon Europe
**cluster:** JU-CHIPS
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2025-09-17T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** two-stage
**start date:** 2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-EDA-two-stage
**description:** Expected Outcome:Results stemming from this call must be well documented and widely disseminated. Precise documentation, user manuals as well as video tutorials must be made available. Selected consortia must develop teaching materials and courses with open resources and examples based on the developed/improved open-source EDA tools, accessible to academic institutions across the EU and suitable for self-study by individuals. To this end, collaboration with initiatives such as EUROPRACTICE is encouraged.
Consortia must actively engage with the Platform Coordination Team of the Chips Act’s Design Platform to integrate their tools into the platform’s design flows. Proposals must outline a clear strategy for engaging with relevant foundries to secure access to the required PDKs.
Proposals should clearly specify the applicable OSI-approved open-source license for all results. Proposals must also include a sustainability plan for results following the end of the project.
The three selected consortia must collaborate in their technical work where relevant. Joint communication and dissemination efforts are encouraged.
The expected outcomes for each of the aforementioned streams are the following:
 • Digital SoC design
 The overall ambition of this stream is to ensure a comprehensive and stable digital design flow in more mainstream nodes (65-28nm). Improvement of tools in more mature nodes is also within scope of this stream. To this end a baseline for the quality of results currently achievable with current state-of-the-art open-source tools needs to be determined.
 ii. Analogue and mixed-signal design
The overall ambition of this stream is the development of a full analogue/mixed-signal design flow. The emphasis should extend beyond improving existing tools to include the adoption of innovative approaches and new paradigms.
 iii.Productivity, interoperability, and verification
The overarching aim of this stream is to enhance productivity by adopting innovative design approaches and ensuring seamless data exchange between tools. This will be complemented by the development of robust verification processes that accommodate diverse methodologies and effectively tackle the increasing complexity of modern chip design.
**conditions:** General conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible Countries
described in Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU.

3. Other Eligible Conditions
described in Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes.

5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU.

5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
are described Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
are described Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU and in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes.

Call documents: HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-EDA-two-stage

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
HE MGA

Call-specific instructions
Annex 2 Appendix 6 of the Multi Annual Work Programme of Chips JU.
Information on financial support to third parties (HE)

Additional documents:
 HE Programme Guide 
Multi Annual Work Programme 2023 - 2027 Chips JU
HE Framework Programme 2021/695 
HE Specific Programme Decision 2021/764 
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
**action type:** HORIZON JU Innovation Actions
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2025
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **109382:** 
      -         **action:** HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-EDA-two-stage - HORIZON-JU-IA HORIZON JU Innovation Actions
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2025:** 20000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2025-04-30
          - 2025-09-17
        **deadline Model:** two-stage
        **expected Grants:** 4
        **max Contribution:** 20000000
        **min Contribution:** 1000000
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-03-04
**keywords:** HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-EDA-two-stage, HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-IA-EDA-two-stage
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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