{"id":2882,"date":"2025-10-21T10:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kvant.ee\/?p=2882"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:37:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:37:31","slug":"vtt-spin-off-semiqon-wins-earto-innovation-award-for-cryogenic-chip-technology-supporting-quantum-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kvant.ee\/en\/vtt-spin-off-semiqon-wins-earto-innovation-award-for-cryogenic-chip-technology-supporting-quantum-development\/","title":{"rendered":"VTT spin-off SemiQon wins EARTO Innovation Award for cryogenic chip technology supporting quantum development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Metrosert contributes its expert knowledge to shaping the future of Estonian technology and acknowledges key advancements in our region that are linked to both chip center development and quantum technologies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are pleased to share that our neighbors at VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) have achieved remarkable recognition: their spin-off company SemiQon received the prestigious EARTO Innovation Awards 2025 in the <em>\u201cImpact Expected\u201d<\/em> category on October 14, 2025, in Brussels. The award honors their breakthrough in cryogenic CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor) chip technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SemiQon\u2019s technology enables chips to operate at extremely low temperatures, delivering significantly improved energy efficiency and performance. While cryogenic electronics is still a niche field, its importance is rapidly increasing\u2014particularly in quantum computing and space technology applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SemiQon spun off from VTT in 2023 with the goal of commercializing these cryogenic CMOS chips and enabling their broader adoption. The award recognizes years of research and development that have been successfully transformed into practical innovation, strengthening Europe\u2019s competitiveness in critical future technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/metrosert.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metrosert AS<\/a><\/strong> sees a strong connection between this advancement and our own objectives. Estonian research infrastructure and development initiatives (such as the national chip center) and the wider progress of quantum technologies across the region greatly benefit from such breakthroughs. The award-winning innovation in neighboring Finland underscores the growing role of the Nordic-Baltic region in global high-tech innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Estonia\u2019s applied research center and national metrology institute, Metrosert ensures the reliability and precision of measurements\u2014an essential foundation for the development and functioning of advanced technologies, including chip and quantum innovations. This recognition in our vicinity inspires us to continue contributing to Estonia\u2019s and the region\u2019s technological growth by providing essential measurement methodology support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vttresearch.com\/en\/news-and-ideas\/semiqons-cryogenic-chip-technology-quantum-computing-and-space-applications-receives?utm_content=351685499&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkedin&amp;hss_channel=lcp-166849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VTT&#8217;s page<\/a>.<br>For more information on Estonia\u2019s chip development, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kiip.ee\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kiip.ee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metrosert contributes its expert knowledge to shaping the future of Estonian technology and acknowledges key advancements in our region that are linked to both chip center development and quantum technologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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