| Objective 1: Scalable European quantum chip and device manufacturing Fabrication capacity, yield and access | Phase 1 baseline: qualified fabrication capacity, process reproducibility, turnaround times and yields; materials/substrates, equipment, packaging and access conditions mapped | Industrial fabrication and packaging capacity expanded; process-specific yield and turnaround-time baselines reported; qualification actions for priority materials/substrates and manufacturing equipment; clear industrial access conditions | ≥3 EU foundries offering QT-grade fabrication as a commercial service; indicative device manufacturing yield ≥70% against defined criteria; sustained production capacity and reproducibility reported | 124 |
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| Objective 2: Scalable cryogenic infrastructure and testing Cryogenic supply and testing capacity | Application-specific baseline of cryogenic supply, including 300 K → 4 K and sub-kelvin stages; qualification gaps and test throughput/turnaround measured | Application-specific cooling alternatives benchmarked and qualified where suitable; two qualified sources per critical component or documented mitigation; commercial cryogenic testing at ≥3 EU providers, ≥100 chips/month aggregate with stated test scope | Diversified cooling capability; three European suppliers in selected categories where demand supports them; cryogenic testing capacity and turnaround matched to pilot-line needs | 124 |
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| Objective 3: European control, readout electronics and high-density I/O Control chips and I/O | European control-electronics and design-toolchain baseline defined; ASIC, CMOS, superconducting and optical/hybrid approaches assessed by application; upstream dependencies mapped | EU-designed control chipset at TRL 5; application-specific qualification of control, readout and high-density electrical/optical I/O; noise, power, density and cost measured | EU-designed control chips commercially available; qualified scalable control/readout and I/O solutions adopted; general 60% European-sourcing target applies across priority categories | 124 |
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| Objective 4: Photonics, optical components and photonic manufacturing Optical components and photonic yield | Capacity and dependency baseline for optical sources/detectors, lasers, nonlinear materials, visible/UV processes and integrated photonics; non-cryogenic benchmark selected | Qualification milestones for priority optical and network-enabling components; two qualified sources per critical component or mitigation; indicative photonic process yield ≥50% against defined criteria | Industrial-grade optical components and integrated modules; three European suppliers in selected categories where viable; indicative photonic process yield ≥80% against defined criteria | 124 |
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| Objective 5: Strategic European capabilities and dependency mitigation European sourcing and control points | Validated baseline of European control points, qualified-source coverage and unmitigated critical dependencies; procurement-value sourcing baseline established | ≥30% European sourcing across priority categories; two qualified sources per critical component, prioritising EU alternatives, or a documented mitigation plan; European control points tracked | ≥60% European sourcing; ≥3 evidenced European control points; no unmitigated critical single-source dependencies in priority categories, irrespective of geography; selected three-EU-supplier ambitions tied to demand | 125 |
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| Objective 6: Supply-chain intelligence and early warning Monitoring and early warning | Dependency map and monitoring function established in Phase 1; coverage, lead times, qualification status and bottleneck-detection baseline documented | All defined priority categories monitored; category coverage, lead times and qualification status updated; ≥6 emerging critical bottlenecks identified before deployment impact, with evidence | Continuous monitoring of all priority categories; same coverage, lead-time and early-warning measures retained; emerging risks and mitigation progress reviewed regularly | 125 |
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| Objective 7: Design for circularity Design for disassembly and reuse | Baseline: design-for-disassembly in ≥1 pilot-line product family and ≥1 cross-sector recovery/reuse pilot, subject to validation; priority materials and equipment selected | Design-for-disassembly in ≥3 product families and ≥3 recovery/reuse pilots; recovery efficiency, reuse and refurbishment outcomes reported against programme baselines | Refurbishment/take-back schemes operating for priority long-lived equipment; qualified recovery/reuse routes for selected materials and components where technically and economically feasible, with measured outcomes | 125 |
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| Objective 8: Market uptake of European enabling technologies Global market share per priority category | Phase 1 establishes a documented 2026 global market-share baseline per priority category, with market definition, revenue basis, data sources and supplier eligibility stated | 5% relative increase in market share per priority category versus the documented baseline (baseline × 1.05) | 10% relative increase in market share per priority category versus the documented baseline (baseline × 1.10) | 125 |
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