Objective The continuous scale reduction in micro and nanotechnologies that enables advanced micro and nanoelectronics is sustained by an intense worldwide R&D effort aimed and understanding and controlling materials properties and dimensions down to a near atomic level. Advances are critically dependent on the availability of appropriate tools for the characterization of electronic and optical properties, structure and composition of the materials used. New materials, ever smaller device dimensions and the demand of higher detection sensitivities pose huge challenges to the capabilities of current analysis equipment and expertise of analysts. They drive the quest for enhanced equipment performance and new methodology and process development. They also require the application of an increasingly wide array of analytical techniques in order to provide the necessary information. At present, European laboratories with core competencies in materials characterization and trace analysis operate largely independently. The ANNA project is a proposal to set up a collaborative, synergistic network of analytical scientists and institutions each with different but complementary competencies and analytical expertise to provide the integrated approach necessary to solve materials problems. The capabilities of such an Integrated Activity will be available to EU universities, research laboratories and industry. The instrument for this is an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative (I3) in which the activities are: a) networking in which "golden" reference labs are formed and institutions and facilities are integrated to a analytical joint laboratory cluster; these laboratories are used as certified references and supply standardized methodologies; b) transnational access which enables access to the infrastructure offered by a number of partners; c) focussed joint research aimed at enhancing methods, assessment tools, preparation methodologies and evaluation systems and creating new knowledge. Fields of science engineering and technologynanotechnologynanoelectronics Programme(s) FP6-INFRASTRUCTURES - Research infrastructures: Specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration: "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Topic(s) INFRASTR-2 - Integrating Activities Call for proposal FP6-2004-INFRASTRUCTURES-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA-I3 - Integrating activities implemented as Integrated Infrastructure Initiatives Coordinator FONDAZIONE BRUNO KESSLER EU contribution No data Address via S. Croce, 77 TRENTO Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Hansastrasse 27 C MUENCHEN See on map Total cost No data NUMONYX ITALY S.R.L. Italy EU contribution No data Address Via C. Olivetti, 2 AGRATE BRIANZA See on map Total cost No data MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS S.P.A. Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale Gherzi, 31 NOVARA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH "DEMOKRITOS" Greece EU contribution No data Address Terma Patriarchou Gregoriou, Aghia Paraskevi 60228 ATHENS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNICAL PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Hungary EU contribution No data Address Konkoly Thege M. 29-33 BUDAPEST See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS Greece EU contribution No data Address University Campus RION, ACHAIA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN (VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY), ATOMIC INSTITUTE Austria EU contribution No data Address Karlsplatz 13 VIENNA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address The Crescent SALFORD See on map Total cost No data PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT Germany EU contribution No data Address Bundesallee 100 BRAUNSCHWEIG See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 ROMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INTEL PERFORMANCE LEARNING SOLUTIONS Ireland EU contribution No data Address Collinstown Industrial Park LEIXLIP, CO KILDARE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
