See alsoSee also

- Call 7 opened on 28 September 2010 and closed on 21 January 2011.

- Call 5 evaluation: see details on remote briefing for evaluators

- Call 5 was opened on the 31st July and closed on the 27th October 2009 - For PPP calls the deadline was the 3rd November;

Information and Communication Technologies


ICT Challenge 3: Alternative Paths to Components and Systems

Components, systems and engineering
Challenge 3 covers electronic and photonic components, integrated micro/nanosystems, multicore computing systems, embedded systems and their monitoring & control and cooperating complex systems. It complements the developments undertaken in the ENIAC and ARTEMIS JTIs.

More specifically, Challenge 3 focuses on:

  • The deep miniaturisation, energy efficiency, performance increase and manufacturability of nano-electronic devices using alternative solutions to the traditional miniaturisation path, for information and communication systems and other applications in 2020 and beyond.
  • The integration of new functionalities for the next generation of application-specific components and smart systems through the convergence of microelectronics, nano-materials, biochemistry, measurement technology and ICT.
  • The design, modelling and operation of systems composed of a large number of independent, heterogeneous and interacting embedded systems as well as their monitoring and control; and the management of interconnected large, yet autonomous systems ("Systems of Systems").
  • The parallelisation and programmability methods to allow the adaptation of existing software to multicore computing architectures and systems, from embedded devices to general-purpose and to high performance computing.
  • The further development of core and disruptive photonic technologies (lasers, waveguides, photodetectors, amplifiers, LEDs, optical fibres, etc), fundamental in strategic applications such as medicine, biology, communications, lighting, sensing and measurement, and manufacturing. The development of advanced, low temperature processing, and potentially printable devices and systems on large area and/or flexible substrates, such as light emitting and sensing devices, photovoltaics, displays, printed electronics for smart tags, or wearable smart textiles.

Timetable for LATEST CALLS related to challenge 3 (ICT WP 2011-12)

Objective Publication date Closure date Budget (MEuro) Funding schemes Status
CALL 7
2. Smart components and smart systems integration (only a and c) 28/09/10 21/01/11 41 IP/STREP, CSA CLOSED
3. New paradigms for embedded systems, monitoring and control towards complex systems engineering 28/09/10 21/01/11 50 IP/STREP, CSA CLOSED
4. Computing Systems 28/09/10 21/01/11 45 STREP, NoE, CSA CLOSED
5. Core and disruptive photonic technologies (only b and e) 28/09/10 21/01/11 25 STREP, CSA CLOSED
6. Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics and Photonics 28/09/10 21/01/11 50 IP/STREP, ERA-NET Plus, CSA CLOSED
CALL 8
1. Very advanced nanoelectronic components: design, engineering, technology and manufacturability 20/07/11 17/01/12 60 IP/STREP, CSA OPEN
2. Smart components and smart systems integration (only b) 20/07/11 17/01/12 39 IP/STREP OPEN
5. Core and disruptive photonic technologies (only a, c and d) 20/07/11 17/01/12 92 IP/STREP, ERA-NET Plus, CSA OPEN

See the ICT Work Programme 2011-12 for a full description of each objective

PAST CALLS related to challenge 3 (ICT WP 2007-8 and ICT WP 2009-10)

Objective Publication date Closure date Budget (MEuro) Funding schemes Status
CALL 1
1. Next generation nanoelectronics components and electronics integration 22/12/06 08/05/07 86 CP, NoE, CSA Closed
2. Organic and large-area electronics, visualisation and display systems 22/12/06 08/05/07 63 CP, NoE, CSA Closed
3. Embedded systems design 22/12/06 08/05/07 40 CP, NoE, CSA Closed
4. Computing systems 22/12/06 08/05/07 25 CP (STREP only), NoE; Closed
CALL 2
5. Photonic components and subsystems 12/06/07 09/10/07 90 CP, NoE, CSA Closed
6. Micro/nanosystems 12/06/07 09/10/07 83 CP, NoE, CSA Closed
7. Networked Embedded and Control Systems 12/06/07 09/10/07 47 CP (STREP only), NoE, CSA Closed
CALL 4
2. Design of Semiconductor Components and Electronic-based Miniaturised Systems 19/11/08 01/04/09 25 CP, CSA CLOSED
3. Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics 19/11/08 01/04/09 60 CP, NoE, CSA CLOSED
4. Embedded systems design 19/11/08 01/04/09 28 CP, CSA CLOSED
6. Computing systems 19/11/08 01/04/09 25 CP (STREP only), CSA CLOSED
7. Photonics 19/11/08 01/04/09 10 CSA (ERA-NET Plus only) CLOSED
8. Organic Photonics and other Disruptive Photonic Technologies 19/11/08 01/04/09 30 CP (STREP only), NoE CLOSED
CALL 5
1. Nanoelectronics Technology 31/07/09 27/10/09 35 CP, NoE, CSA CLOSED
5. Engineering of Networked Monitoring and Control Systems 31/07/09 27/10/09 32 CP, NoE, CSA CLOSED
7. Photonics 31/07/09 27/10/09 50 CP, CSA CLOSED
9. Microsystems and Smart Miniaturised Systems 31/07/09 27/10/09 80 CP, CSA CLOSED
           

See the ICT Work Programme 2007-08 for a full description of objectives in Calls 1 and 2

See the ICT Work Programme 2009-10 for a full description of objectives in Calls 4 and 5