{"apiVersion":"2.155","reference":"51665660TOPICSen","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG","contentType":"text/plain","language":"en","databaseLabel":"SEDIA","database":"SEDIA","summary":"AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure","weight":1.0,"groupById":"1","content":"AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure","accessRestriction":false,"checksum":"74CE5CD38FC2DF014B7C4BF64EFDD4A84CDC99BE3218E530D8C408C0AA5648EA","metadata":{"latestInfos":["[{\"approvalDate\":\"\",\"lastChangeDate\":\"2026-08-13T09:36:17\",\"content\":\"\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003eIMPORTANT – New Deadline:\\u003c/strong\\u003e The submission deadline for this call has been extended from September 23 to \\u003cstrong\\u003e\\u003cu\\u003eOctober 27, 2026.\\u003c/u\\u003e\\u003c/strong\\u003e\\u003c/p\\u003e\"},{\"approvalDate\":\"\",\"lastChangeDate\":\"2026-07-07T00:01:03.681\",\"content\":\"The submission session is now available for: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG\"}]"],"es_SortDate":["2026-07-07T00:00:00.000+0000"],"sepTemplate":["<p>To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the <strong>type of action</strong> and the <strong>type of model grant agreement</strong> that corresponds to your proposal. 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