Project description
Preparing semiconductor manufacturing for the next generation
Semiconductor chips are integral to virtually all modern technologies, yet producing them for next-generation performance remains complex. It requires advanced materials and equipment capable of nanometre-scale precision. As chip demands continue to grow, the need for more powerful, efficient, and compact designs drives the industry to explore new techniques. Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is key to achieving these breakthroughs, but developing the materials necessary for EUVL, particularly for structures under 3 nm, is highly demanding. With this in mind, the EIC-funded IO-PR project focuses on overcoming these material challenges. PiBond, one of the two global leaders in inorganic EUVL materials, aims to unlock the advanced chips market by developing groundbreaking materials that meet future needs.
Objective
Semiconductor chips empower all modern digital technology and are an integral part of our lives. Only a handful of companies can produce them in their advanced forms or equipment and materials for the nanometers-scale precision required for their manufacture. To further improve semiconductor chips performance, a process called Extreme Ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) is required. PiBond is one of two companies globally who have innovated inorganic EUVL materials meeting future needs. Yet, the development of materials, which enable the formulation chip structures below 3nm node, is extremely challenging. It requires extreme molecular material control and outstanding quality and there is a myriad of challenges to overcome for a successful material and process. This high-risk project enables us to unlock a significant portion of advanced chips market of >500Bn€ and SAM of >3Bn€ in photoresist materials. Our project is critical for the EU goals in semiconductor manufacturing (Chips Act).
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATOR-01
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02630 Espoo
Finland
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