The Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT) has brought together on June 23, 24 and 25 in Malaga the companies that will work together on the construction of the future and cutting-edge Semiconductor Center , an initiative that will have an investment of more than 500 million euros from the Government of Spain, through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan .
The construction of a cleanroom for prototyping next-generation chips is planned. It will be managed by IMEC Spain , a non-profit foundation specializing in research and development of nanoelectronics, digital technologies, and the promotion of the semiconductor ecosystem. The project also has the support of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the City Council of Málaga, and the technical coordination of INECO, with IMEC as the technology partner .
These sessions, in addition to SETT, the state-owned public entity managing the project and reporting to the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration , included the companies awarded the construction contracts ; INECO, the public company technically coordinating the project; and IMEC, the international microelectronics company providing technical advice on the construction specialties of the cleanroom to be housed at the center. The objective of this first meeting was to formally launch the project and agree on a common vision and framework for all parties involved .
José María García Orois, Executive Director of Business Development at SETT , opened the conference: “With the launch of this project, we are initiating the construction contract for the cleanroom in Málaga, a first step towards transforming this city into a global semiconductor hub . From today, Málaga consolidates its position as the leading center for microelectronics in Southern Europe,” he stated. He was accompanied by Felipe Romera, General Manager of Málaga TechPark.
The institutional closing of these three days of work was attended by Carolina España, acting Minister of Economy, Finance, European Funds and Social Dialogue of the Andalusian Regional Government; Francisco de la Torre, Mayor of Malaga; Francisco Javier Salas, Deputy Government Delegate in Malaga; Karel van Gils, General Manager of IMEC Spain; José María García Orois, Executive Director of Business Development at SETT; and Felipe Romera, General Manager of Malaga TechPark .
The Deputy Government Delegate in Malaga, Javier Salas , has highlighted the commitment of the Government of Spain to develop a project of exceptional uniqueness and with an unprecedented investment for Malaga by the central government , a commitment to research, development and innovation for Malaga, Spain and Europe.
The contract for the works, worth 168 million euros of investment from the Government of Spain, is divided into two lots: the first, worth 4.9 million euros, which includes the drafting of the executive project and execution of works for the underground line and the 66kv sectioning center (power supply plant), awarded to the company RENDER.
The second, worth more than 163 million euros, includes the drafting of the execution project and execution of works for the R&D&I complex for 300 mm wafers, including the construction of a clean room, whose evaluation was delegated to a committee of international experts in construction and semiconductors awarded to the Temporary Union of Companies formed by OHLA, Sando and Intercon, for the second.
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