Moreover, the project supports the strengthening of the EU's economic, social and territorial cohesion. These benefits are not fully captured by the project revenues, a market failure leading to underinvestment. It will help to further develop relevant knowledge, skills and competences, strengthen the technological edge and increase collaboration between market players. The project will lead to the development and deployment of innovative product and process technologies with substantial positive externalities. It concerns private sector investments in R&D activities on innovative technologies and components as well as investments in innovative production lines. The project contributes to the policy objective of RDI. The project includes RDI activities in the promoter's RDI locations in Germany as well as the extension of the promoter's production facility in Freiberg, Germany, a cohesion region. The project relates to the RDI activities for the development of the next generation of hyper pure silicon wafers and ingots for the semiconductor industry as well as the adaptation of the promoter's state-of-the-art ingot production for most advanced wafer types. Reference: 20210652 Release date: 4 October 2022 Promoter – Financial Intermediary

Si element development