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ICT Challenge 3: Alternative Paths to Components and Systems
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