International Cooperation
On Semiconductors

What is ICOS?

ICOS is a three-year Coordination and Support Action (CSA) from the European Commission, part of Horizon Europe…

Objectives

ICOS is set to identify and support the establishment of the most promising scientific international collaborations…

Events

First EU-India Joint Researchers Workshop Successfully Held on October 9th

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New workshop -EFECS- “Turn risks into chances: Closing gaps in the semiconductor value chain”

    ICOS invites you to the workshop "Turn risks into chances: Closing gaps in the semiconductor value chain' organised by VDI/VDE Innovation and Technik GmbH in the framework of the EFECS conference in Ghent, Belgium! It…
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First EU-India Joint Researchers Workshop Successfully Held on October 9th

Following the launch of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council in February 2023 and the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Semiconductors in November 2023, the first Workshop bringing together both parties to advance cooperation…

From smartphones to cars, medical devices, and satellites, semiconductors are everywhere.
Strengthening the position of Europe in this field is thus of strategic importance.
The aim of ICOS is to fuel the growth of the European Semiconductor and Semiconductor-based photonics industry
by fostering international research cooperation, in line with the EU Chips Act’s objectives.

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Grenoble INP-UGA
Coordinator

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SiNANO Institute
Technical Coordinator

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Imec
Interuniversitair
Micro-Electronica
Centrum

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IUNET – Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario Per La Nanoelettronica

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CEA- LETI

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Tyndall National Institute

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Fraunhofer Gesellschaft :

IISB – EMFT

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AENEAS

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VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GMBH

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Delft University of Technology

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VTT

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Decision Etudes & Conseil

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Warsaw University of Technology

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IMT- Bucharest

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University of Ghent

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Robert Bosch GMBH

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Infineon Technologies AG

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NXP Semiconductors Netherlands BV

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STMicroelectronics SA

ICOS expected results

“Chips are necessary for the green and digital transition – and for the competitiveness of European industry.”

“Without chips, no digital transition, no green transition, no technological leadership. Securing the supply in the most advanced chips has become an economic and geopolitical priority”

“In the short term, …. to anticipate and avoid supply chain disruptions (in semiconductors). And in the mid-term, it will help make Europe an industrial leader in this strategic branch”

“There is no Digital Without Chips”