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

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

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Latest results

2025 International Semiconductor Researchers Forum – Progress and cooperation

  Since the launch of the ROK-EU Digital Partnership in 2022 and following the successful first EU-RoK Joint Researchers Forum on Semiconductors in Brussels on March 2024, the Republic of Korea and the European Union have significantly…

ICOS Workshop in Warsaw, Presentations available

The recent ICOS workshop on Key Emerging Technologies for future Industrial Applications was a success, bringing together leading experts from across the semiconductor industry, academia and research center for two days of insightful presentations…

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
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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

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.


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