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…

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Objectives

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

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Events

  2nd ICOS Workshop “European Strengths and Gaps in Emerging Semiconductor Technologies” on September 11th in Lisbon during ESSDERC/ESSCIRC conference 2023

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ICOS at the Chips JU Launch Event!

ICOS will take part to the Chips JU launch event in Brussels on November 30 - December 1st with the participation of Francis Balestra, ICOS project Coordinator, to the 3rd Panel Discussion on December 1st at 13:50. If you registered to the…
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Successful workshop in Lisbon!

On September 11th, world renowned experts met in Lisbon at the ESSDERC/ESSCIRC conference 2023. The ICOS and SiNANO team, joining efforts to organise a workshop together, had a small room for a big topic: semiconductors, and more specifically,…

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
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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

Link to: Implementation

Economic Landscape Analyses

Exhaustive analysis of the value chains of semiconductors for electronics and photonics, strengths and gaps of European and international industries in this area, market and cooperation opportunities

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Technology scanning and foresight

Future Technologies in Advanced Computation and Future Technologies for Advanced Functionalities (Smart sensors, Smart energy, Energy harvesting, Semiconductor-based photonics) in European and International Roadmaps

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Outcomes and impact

Advise the European Commission on collaborative actions to be implemented with leading semiconductor countries, support the European industry in the realization of emerging technologies, contribute to the European Chips Act

“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”

Project details:

TITLE: International Cooperation On Semiconductors START-END: January 2023 – December2025
EU CONTRIBUTION: 2, 99M€
TOPIC: HORIZON-CL4-2022-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01

Contact:

Coordinator: Francis Balestra

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ICOS has received funding (2023 – 2025) from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under GA No 101092562.