Europe's chip
designers deserve
a seat at the table.
VOICES is building the first pan-European association dedicated entirely to fabless semiconductor companies — the innovators designing the chips that will power Europe's future.
Fabless companies contribute 50% of global chip revenues. Europe accounts for less than 1%. We are here to change that — by connecting, amplifying, and empowering the European fabless ecosystem.
The numbers behind a missing institution.
A unified voice
for Europe's
chip innovators.
For too long, Europe's fabless semiconductor startups and SMEs have navigated a fragmented landscape alone — isolated from policy decisions, underrepresented in funding discussions, and invisible to the investors and partners they need to grow.
VOICES is changing that. Backed by Horizon Europe funding and founded by six leading European fabless companies, we are establishing the European Fabless Semiconductor Association (EFSA) — a permanent, independent body that speaks for the entire fabless ecosystem.
We connect companies across 27 EU member states, open doors to EU institutions, and make sure that the next generation of European chip innovators has the resources, relationships, and recognition to compete globally.
Access. Advocacy.
Amplification.
Access
From EDA tools and pilot lines to funding calls and foundry partnerships — we centralise what you need to design and manufacture competitive chips in Europe.
Advocacy
We represent fabless SMEs in the rooms where policy is made: the Chips Joint Undertaking, EU Commission Directorates, the European Parliament, and national ministries.
Amplification
We connect European fabless companies with deep-tech investors, system integrators, and corporate partners actively looking for the next semiconductor breakthrough.
Built by founders,
for the ecosystem.
Six European fabless companies. Six different technologies. Together over €500 million in cumulative funding and dozens of tape-outs.
Backed by 35+
ecosystem partners.
Letters of Intent · Breakdown
Before our first day of operation we received letters of intent from over 35 organisations across the European semiconductor ecosystem. This is what collective action looks like.
Latest from VOICES.
VOICES submits position paper to Chips JU on SME-accessible MPW programmes
Our first formal policy submission outlines six concrete recommendations for opening pilot lines and Multi-Project Wafer runs to European fabless startups.
Read more →Founding Members convene in Brussels — Day One of EFSA
Six fabless leaders, three EU institutions, one shared agenda. Inside the kick-off meeting that put the European fabless industry on the policy map.
Read more →VOICES responds to Chips JU consultation on the EU Design Platform
Twelve detailed recommendations covering onboarding, tooling, IP, and the role of fabless SMEs in shaping the platform's roadmap.
Read more →