One-liner: the UPV micro/nano-fabrication cleanroom (MICRONANOFABS-NTC) — rapid prototyping and photonic-chip production, described as the cleanest cleanroom in Spain and a "one-stop fab shop". The physical heart of Valencia's photonics/semiconductor ambitions and the ICTS that spun out Attypics Photonics.
What you get
- 500 m² of ISO-7 (class 10,000) cleanrooms for backend processing of semiconductor wafers and photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
- Lab-to-fab prototyping of micro/nano and photonic devices; a one-stop fabrication service (design support → fabrication → characterisation).
- Backed by five UPV research institutes (iTEAM, ITQ UPV-CSIC, I3M UPV-CSIC, CI2B, IDM UPV-UV); hosts resident companies (first international resident: PICadvanced, a Portuguese optical-transceiver firm).
Who it's for
- Photonics, semiconductor, MEMS, sensor and deeptech-hardware startups that need to fabricate — the rare regional facility where you can actually make chips/devices without your own fab.
How to engage (routes)
- Fab service / project — scope a fabrication run or prototyping project; project-based pricing.
- Residency — establish a resident presence (like PICadvanced) for ongoing fab access.
- Via national/EU chip funding — connect through PERTE Chip (SETT co-investment, e.g. Attypics) and the Valencia Silicon Cluster; use as an eligible cost in NEOTEC 2026 / IVACE PIDI-CV 2026.
Key facts
- 500 m² ISO-7 cleanrooms · photonic-chip & semiconductor backend · cleanest cleanroom in Spain. UPV-operated since 2018 (ex-Siliken MEMS pilot line).
Relations
- Run by: UPVfab
- See also: PERTE Chip
- See also: Valencia Silicon Cluster
- See also: Valencia Chip Boost
- See also: Semiconductors (niche)