Project description Very advanced nanoelectronic components: design, engineering, technology and manufacturabilityThe EUROPRACTICE IC Service brings ASIC design and manufacturing capability within the technical and financial reach of any company that wishes to use ASICs.EUROPRACTICE offers low cost prototyping fabrication for the IC and MEMS designs developed by the European universities and research institutes. Through EUROPRACTICE they have access to the most advanced IC technologies (90nm (2008), 65nm (2009) – 40nm scheduled for 2010) from the most renowned foundries in the world like TSMC (the foundry nr.1) and UMC (the foundry nr.2). It is important that students are trained in technologies from these foundries as the majority of fabless companies and design houses in Europe are making use of these technologies in their IC design for future products. Additionally EUROPRACTICE is offering, on a fully end-user funded basis, access to prototyping and initial volume fabrication to more than 150 fabless companies, startups and small companies in Europe. Through the funding by the EC in the frame of the EUROPRACTICE project it has been possible to reduce the prices of prototyping for European academia in the most advanced technologies to acceptable levels that academia can afford (mini@sic concept + funding). As such the universities and research centers can have small IC and MEMS designs prototyped at pricing levels of 1000 € for 0.35μ-like CMOS to 7,000 € for advanced 90nm CMOS mixed-signal RF technologies. When it comes to innovation as one of the pillars to stimulate the economy and compete with the new growing Far-East economy such as China (where they buy most modern equipment), it is absolutely a must that the students are well-educated in most modern IC design flows and technologies. From discussions with top leading European Academia it is absolutely necessary that they have access to the most advanced technologies such as 65nm and 40nm CMOS for their research and paper presentations on world-class conferences such as ESSCIRC in Europe and ISSCC in USA. Show the project objective Hide the project objective This proposal is submitted to follow on from the current EUROPRACTICE IC5 Service and to introduce the new design toolsand fabrication processes required to keep the design infrastructure for the European academic sector relevant for the needsof industry.The current EUROPRACTICE IC5 Service project, part of the 7th Framework and ending on 31 December 2011, is widelyrecognized as a world-leading service offering state-of-the-art CAD tools and microelectronics-based technologies touniversities and industry. Today, through the EC funding of the EUROPRACTICE IC5 project, 640 European academicinstitutions (512 universities and 128 research institutes) have access to this Service. Continuation of this service is essential(as confirmed by the strong letters of support from 130 academic institutions) as universities need to be able to renew theirannual CAD licenses to support of their research and training courses and need to get further IC prototyping services for theirresearch projects, including those funded by other EC projects. As the budget for CSA activities in Call 8 is very limited, theproposal covers only 1.5 years of full operation (2012 until mid 2013).The objectives are offering access to CAD tools for training and research, and access to advanced IC and More-then-Mooretechnologies for prototyping for all European academic institutions wishing to be engaged in electronic system ormicroelectronics design.As a broker, EUROPRACTICE negotiates low cost conditions with the most popular industry-standard CAD vendors foreducational use and non-commercial research within the current Membership of 640 European academic institutions.EUROPRACTICE also negotiates with several foundries to buy or share low cost MPW (Multi Project Wafer) runs in order tooffer low cost prototype possibilities to universities and research institutes in advanced IC and More-than-Moore technologies. Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2011.3.1 - Very advanced nanoelectronic components: design, engineering, technology and manufacturability Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2011-8 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator Contact Carl DAS Mr Coordinator INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM EU contribution € 1 261 001,00 Address KAPELDREEF 75 3001 Leuven Belgium See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Leuven Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christine Van Houtven (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 380 000,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Walter Krause (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL United Kingdom EU contribution € 899 999,00 Address Polaris House North Star Avenue SN2 1SZ SWINDON See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John McLean (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
