Project description
Paving the way for sustainable, repairable and energy-efficient electronics
A recent Eurobarometer survey found that 77 % of EU consumers would rather repair their goods than buy new ones. The EU directive on the ‘right to repair’ makes this possible, with a view for saving costs for consumers and facilitating the development of a circular economy. In this context, the EU-funded MIRELAI project will establish an industrial doctorate programme to train the next generation of engineers and scientists for the next generation of reliable and repairable electronic components and systems (ECS) developed within a trustworthy European value chain. MIRELAI features a unique industry-academia partnership of eight industries, four SMEs and nine research organisations and academic institutions from seven European countries.
Objective
The European microelectronics (ME) industry has a direct impact on approximately 20% of the European GDP and employs over 250,000 people, with more than 64,000 job vacancies. The main technological challenges are 1) to increase both the reliability of the manufactured electronic components and systems (ECS) and sustainability to meet the requirements of the new EU directive Right to Repair, and 2) to reduce the huge product verification effort (70% of total product development time) that represents a substantial burden on costs and resources. To compete with China and North America, the European ME industry is in critical need of cross-discipline experts in electronic manufacturing and digital innovations: software, data and artificial intelligence.
The main goal of the MIRELAI industrial doctorate programme is to train the next generation of engineers and scientists for the next generation of reliable and repairable ECS developed within a trustworthy European value chain. The scientific approach is based on three pillars: 1) physics of degradation, 2) multi-scale modeling and 3) AI-based reliability which in sum will add up to a reinvention and new level of efficiency for the ‘design for repair and reliability’ for ECS.
Our unique industry-academia partnership of 8 industries, 4 SMEs and 9 research organisations and academic institutions from 7 European countries has all the expertise, experience and capacity along the electronics system value chain to deliver this ambitious research and training programme. Shared hosting and joint supervision by industry and academia of each of the 13 doctoral candidates ensures optimal knowledge transfer. Together, we will pave the way for sustainable, repairable and energy efficient electronic system designs and resource-friendly smart electronics applications. MIRELAI is thus perfectly aligned with the European research agenda and the EU Pact for Skills, a shared engagement model for skills development in Europe.
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- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Coordinator
8700 LEOBEN
Austria
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Participants (13)
20133 Milano
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09111 Chemnitz
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2628 CN Delft
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3001 Leuven
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8141 UNTERPREMSTATTEN
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8700 Leoben
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70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhoehe
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12489 Berlin
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
6534 AB Nijmegen
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5656AG Eindhoven
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Participation ended
7555 RJ Hengelo Ov
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3001 Leuven
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23780 Cernusco Lombardone
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Partners (7)
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8008 ZURICH
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3000 Leuven
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8700 Leoben
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8700 Leoben
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5656 AE Eindhoven
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SE10 9LS London
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EH25 9RE Roslin
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.