Empowering the Development of the Semiconductor Sector
Semiconductors are vital to the success of many Swedish industries, but the global reliance on suppliers in Asia, coupled with an increasingly uncertain global landscape, has highlighted the urgent need for stronger national and European collaboration.
In response, Sweden is making significant investments to strengthen its position in semiconductor technology and build a resilient infrastructure for development and innovation. Ideon Science Park is an integral part of this national effort, driving innovation and collaboration within the semiconductor sector.
Semicon Sweden
Launched in early 2025, Semicon Sweden is a national initiative that unites industrial companies, startups, research institutes, academia, and organizations on a shared platform.
The project is led by Svensk Elektronik and we, Ideon Science Park, got to join as a key partner together with RISE, Lund University, Halmstad University, and PhotonicSweden. Region SkÃ¥ne and Region Östergötland are funding and collaboration partners.Â
Semicon Sweden aims to:
- Build capacity and knowledge across the entire semiconductor value chain.
- Strengthen and highlight Sweden’s areas of strength, innovations, and investments within the semiconductor sector.
- Develop a strategy for niche semiconductor production in Sweden.
- Strengthen Sweden’s international collaboration in research and innovation.
Semicon Sweden is also expected to have a direct positive impact on regional development, where the actors in the semiconductor value chain operate.
Our Role as a Science Park with a Startup Incubator
We are supporting the local initiatives within semiconductors in Lund, but we are also part of Semicon. We believe that it is an important initiative to strengthen the Swedish semi-conductor industry.
As a science park and a leading innovation hub, we drive collaboration between startups, academia, and industry to transform cutting-edge research into real-world impact. Over the next four years, we will connect deep-tech innovators, startups, and scaleups with the broader semiconductor ecosystem.
Semi-conductors are crucial to Europe’s technological sovereignty and security. With over 75% of the world’s semi-conductors produced in Asia, primarily Taiwan and South Korea, Europe’s industries are vulnerable to potential crises or trade disputes. Semi-conductors are essential to critical infrastructure like power grids, telecommunications, and defense systems. Having domestic production in Europe is a safeguard against these geopolitical risks. The pandemic exposed the dangers of over-reliance, with semi-.onductor shortages halting car production and electronics worldwide. Europe cannot afford to be in this situation again.
— Anders G Nilsson, CEO, Ideon Science Park
International Collaboration in Sweden’s Semiconductor Ecosystem
Sweden is stepping up to strengthen its semiconductor ecosystem—together with partners in Skåne, across the country, and throughout Europe. Several strategic initiatives are now converging to drive capacity, innovation, and collaboration:
SCCC
ProNano (RISE)
Myfab
SkÃ¥ne’s Part in the Semiconductor Value Chain
In November of 2021 Region Skåne started activities with the aim of contributing to the European Chips Act by engaging the region’s semiconductor intensive industry, ie companies that either develop semiconductor materials and devices or companies who themselves design integrated circuits. The region has a strong track record in the semiconductor industry, much due to semiconductor research established early in the 1980’s at Lund University.
The semiconductor actors in Skåne includes world leading companies, like Ericsson and Axis, strong research organisations like Lund University and RISE, research facilities like ESS and MAX IV, and several start-ups and scale-ups at various stages of development.
Region Skåne is making significant contributions to European sovereignty in semiconductors and electronics:
- Co-funded a survey in 2022 to map out the companies in Skåne active in the semiconductor sector and to identify their needs.
- Provides operational funding to OpenTech and IDEON Science Park—both of which host large business networks and possess deep knowledge of industry needs—allowing them to target efforts that generate tangible business impact for companies.
- Co-finances four Vinnova competence centers based at Lund University, all connected to semiconductors and electronics. These centers aim to foster collaboration between academia and industry and to strengthen both national and international networks.
- Co-financed ProNano, operated by RISE, as well as the development of Nanolab, which is part of the national infrastructure MyFab.Â
Companies from Lund at the Forefront of Semiconductor InnovationÂ
AlixLabs, nanotechnology company based in the RISE Pronano laboratories at Lund University, has found and patented a phenomenon that makes it possible in a much simpler and cheaper way to manufacture semiconductors sub 10 nm.Â
The growing demand for truly powerful computers capable of handling computationally intensive AI applications strengthens the business case for Alix Labs. Read more about their fascinating innovation and international growth journey >>
NordAmps, a spinoff from Lund University, is a leading semiconductor company that has developed a vertical nanowire transistor. After years of collaboration with key industry players, the company is now bringing its technology to the semiconductor market, particularly for communication infrastructure. Their transistors are used in 5G/6G, satellite communication, sensor applications, autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and AI data processing. Learn more in this article “NordAmps: A Shining Star In Lund’s Nano-Sky” >>
