{"id":2779,"date":"2025-08-19T15:25:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiip.ee\/kiibikeskusest\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:32:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:32:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kiip.ee\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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he Chips Competence Center KIIP is a strategically important project for Estonia, established under the European Union Chips Act<\/a>. The Center is part of the pan-European network of chips competence centers, strengthening the EU\u2019s position in the global technology race. The main goal of the Center is to support companies, particularly SMEs and startups, in developing their chip design capabilities and upgrading their skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim is to support dozens of new and already active companies in technology transfer related to chip design solutions, thereby helping to strengthen the global competitiveness of Estonian companies. The Center will be a key link in the European network of chips competence centers, providing specialized knowledge and services across the European chip sector. Estonia has strong IT, software, and hardware competencies, which support the development of innovative chips for product development purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chip Center supports companies in chip design and organizing pilot production, offering them the necessary know-how and network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chip Center will focus on three main types of companies:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n