The PREVAIL project, launched in December 2022, aims to accelerate Edge AI development across Europe by giving academic institutions, startups, and SMEs access to a unique Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF). These smaller players often lack the resources to validate next-generation components that must meet rising demands in industry, mobility, healthcare, and AIoT—where stringent energy efficiency, latency, security, and privacy requirements push intelligence ever closer to the hardware.

The platform tackles these challenges by integrating three core technology pillars: non-volatile memories, 3D integration, and radio-frequency and photonic connectivity. It is built by a consortium of Europe’s four leading research and technology organisations (RTOs): CEA-Leti (France, coordinating the project), Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany), imec (Belgium), and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Finland).

In May 2026 the consortium reached a decisive milestone: PREVAIL funded the acquisition of 52 strategic tools distributed across the four partners, creating a shared manufacturing backbone. All cleanroom equipment has now been installed, qualified, and is fully operational. Companies and researchers can submit requests through the PREVAIL website, where the query is pre-screened and then jointly assessed by the RTOs for risks, realistic timelines, and the technology building blocks required. This collaborative model leverages the partners’ advanced 300 mm fabrication capabilities and deep expertise in design, manufacturing, and testing.

The result is the TEF Edge AI HW, a fully operational infrastructure open to all users. It supports the validation of innovative Edge AI components—from early prototypes to next-generation applications—making it a cornerstone for Europe’s Edge AI ecosystem.

​Launched in December 2022, theEuropean ​PREVAIL projectcarries a strong ambition to foster the development of Edge AI. Its objective is to provide a Testing and Experimentation Facility (TEF*) to European stakeholders in the sector, particularly academic institutions, start-ups*, and SMEs, which do not always have the resources to test their solutions.

Today, AI must meet increasingly demanding requirements in sectors such as industry, mobility, healthcare, and AIoT*. Achieving the expected levels of energy efficiency, latency, security, and privacy now requires bringing intelligence closer to the component itself.

To address these challenges, the platform developed by PREVAIL is based on three technological pillars: non-volatile memories, 3D integration, and radio-frequency and photonic connectivity.

The PREVAIL consortium was founded by Europe's four leading RTOs*: CEA-Leti, which coordinates the project, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Germany), imec (Belgium), and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Finland).

In May 2026, these partners reached a decisive milestone for the project and, more broadly, for the European Edge AI ecosystem.

PREVAIL funded the acquisition of 52 strategic tools distributed across the four organizations, enabling European companies and academic institutions to access a unique set of manufacturing capabilities and technology building blocks.

All cleanroom equipment has now been installed, qualified, and is ready for operation through the facilities of the participating RTOs.

Users can submit their requests directly through the online interface onthe PREVAIL w​​ebsite. The request is then pre-analyzed and distributed among the four partners, who assess the risks and realistic implementation timelines, as well as deploy the various required technology building blocks.

By combining the advanced 300 mm capabilities of the RTOs with leading expertise in design, manufacturing, and testing, PREVAIL has created the TEF Edge AI HW*. This infrastructure is now fully operational, open to users, and ready to support the validation of innovative Edge AI components, from early prototypes to next-generation applications.

*TEF Edge AI HW: Testing and Experimentation Facility for Edge AI Hardware