The Estonian Chip Technology Competence Center, operating at the Metrosert Application Research Center, is taking the next step in its development by launching a new community website, Kiip.ee, which brings together Estonian deep tech companies, researchers, and enthusiasts. The site provides a platform for sharing industry news, events, and funding opportunities, and creates a direct channel for cooperation with both national and international partners, thereby supporting the stronger positioning of Estonian companies in the technology landscape.
“The Chip Center is not just a project – it is a growing ecosystem that supports Estonian companies in their chip development journey. Our goal is to offer practical support and create opportunities for cooperation that will turn ideas into real products,” said Andres Mellik, program manager of the Chip Center at the Metrosert Applied Research Center.
“The Chip Center connects science and industry in a way that creates new opportunities for Estonia’s technological development. It is a strategic investment in our future, where deep technology is playing an increasingly important role,” added TalTech professor and Chip Center project manager at the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency Jaan Raik.
Arno Kolk, CEO of the Estonian Electronics Industry Association, emphasized that the Chip Center will provide Estonian electronics companies with the support and opportunities they need to strengthen their competitiveness in international markets and accelerate innovation. “This step is important both for the development of the sector and for raising Estonia’s technological reputation,” Kolk emphasized.
The Chip Center has been established within the framework of the European Union’s Chip Regulation and is part of a pan-European network of competence centers aimed at strengthening the EU’s global technological position. The center’s mission is to support Estonian companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups, in developing their chip design capabilities, improving their skills, and participating in the international ecosystem.
Although the services will officially open in February 2026, the Chip Center has been conducting informal consultations since June 2025, assessing technical needs and the feasibility of applications together with Estonian chip industry clients and involving international partners. Initial cooperation contacts have been established with companies in the electronics, medical, and defense industries.
In addition, the Chip Center, in cooperation with TalTech, is launching chip technology courses aimed at engineers with a background in electronics. IP core modules are also being developed, which can be licensed to customers with similar needs in order to speed up project implementation and reduce costs.
The Chip Center’s new website, kiip.ee, provides interested parties with an overview of chip design and pilot production support services, international cooperation opportunities, including European partnership CHIPS JU projects, industry news, events, and funding opportunities, as well as contacts for research and development support.
