Highly Efficient and Lightweight Input/output Open Silicon

Project Information

HELIOS

Grant agreement ID: 190183836

DOI 10.3030/190183836

EC signature date 9 June 2022

Start date 1 July 2022

End date 30 September 2026

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost € 3 582 501,25

EU contribution € 2 500 000,00

Coordinated by

SIPEARL
France

Project description

Accelerating designs of the world’s first microprocessors dedicated to supercomputing

Semiconductor microchips are the pillars of a digital and increasingly connected economy. The demand for semiconductor microchips is expected to double by 2030 and the global shortage of chips highlights the need for European independence. The French SME SiPearl has developed the first high-performance, low-power microprocessor with impeccable security dedicated to supercomputing. It is destined to be at the heart of European supercomputers that are the enablers of rapid and complex big data processing for applications in climate science, energy, health and more. The EU-funded HELIOS project will develop its next-generation HELIOS platform architecture that will reduce the cost and time of new chip designs.

Objective

SiPearl was spun off from the European Processor Initiative (EPI) with €7.4m of initial funding to develop high-end microprocessors and protect European chip sovereignty. In the past 2 years, SiPearl has partnered and contracted with Arm and other top-tier IP providers, secured a €4.6M order book and identified a €1.1Bn sales pipeline in Europe alone. SiPearl is currently raising an €80M+ Series A. We are confident to close this round by year-end based on the achievements of the past 3 months: lead term sheet from a lead corporate investor of our industry, 25M€ venture loan from the EIB, €15M follow-on grant from EPI and additional LOIs from several corporate and public investors. We are currently hiring 7-10 employees per month in Europe. This funding application relates to an additional €2.5M EIC grant + €15M EIC equity which is meant to support the development of our next generation HELIOS platform architecture that supports the new European Chips Act by reducing the cost and time of new chip designs.”

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › computer hardware › computer processors
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › metalloids

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Keywords

• data centers
• HPC
• microprocessor
• chiplet

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
• HORIZON.3.1.2 - The Accelerator

Topic(s)

• HORIZON-EIC-2021-ACCELERATOROPEN-01 - EIC Accelerator Open 2021

Call for proposal

HORIZON-EIC-2021-ACCELERATOROPEN-01

Funding Scheme

HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance

Coordinator

SIPEARL

• Net EU contribution: € 2 119 768,92
• Address: 22 RUE GUYNEMER ; 78600 Maisons Laffitte ; France
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Yvelines
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Yvelines
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 3 582 501,25

Participants (2)

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SIPEARL SL

Spain

• Net EU contribution: € 368 375,00
• Address: AV DIAGONAL NUM.458 P.8 ; 08860 Barcelona
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Region: Este › Cataluña › Barcelona
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Third-party

Legal entity other than a subcontractor which is affiliated or legally linked to a participant. The entity carries out work under the conditions laid down in the Grant Agreement, supplies goods or provides services for the action, but did not sign the Grant Agreement. A third party abides by the rules applicable to its related participant under the Grant Agreement with regard to eligibility of costs and control of expenditure.

SIPEARL GMBH

Participation ended

Germany

• Net EU contribution: € 11 856,08
• Address: BISMARCKSTR 142 TECTRUM ; 47057 Duisburg
• SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes:
  Region
  Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Düsseldorf › Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data