BAM wins build of pilot plant for photonic chips

By Alexa Hornbeck | Published: 4-Dec-2025

The construction expert has announced it will build a pilot plant for the production of photonic chips at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, a milestone in Europe’s push for chip sovereignty

BAM has announced it will soon begin construction on a high-tech pilot plant for photonic chips at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven.

 “The building imposes exceptional requirements on climate control, vibration-free installations, and cleanroom technology,” said Peter Smeets, Director of BAM Integrale Projecten Zuid.

BAM, part of the parent company Royal BAM, is a construction and engineering company based in the Netherlands. 

The facility is commissioned by TNO, and BAM is responsible for building the facility, which includes cleanroom installations. 

Construction will begin on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven in early 2026. 

The High Tech Campus Eindhoven is a European innovation hub, home to more than 300 tech companies and research organisations working in semiconductors, photonics, and life sciences. 

The new plant from BAM is funded through the EU Chips Act, PhotonDelta, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, and TNO, and forms part of the European PIXEurope initiative.

The European PIXEurope project aims to enable full-scale production of advanced indium phosphide (InP) photonic chips on 6-inch wafers.

Photonic chips transmit data using light rather than electricity, offering dramatically faster and more energy-efficient data transfer, potentially transforming data-centre performance and powering next-gen smart devices. 

Building a photonic chip fab requires ultra-high standards: cleanroom conditions, strict climate control, vibration-free infrastructure, and ultra-pure gas/liquid systems.

BAM will bring together its specialist units to meet these demands: its subsidiary Interflow for high-grade cleanrooms and high-purity systems provided by BAM Industrie.

Interflow’s previous experience, including the completion of a fully “metal-free” cleanroom at Shell Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam in 2022, underscores BAM’s capability to deliver a next-generation photonics facility.
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