Objectif
The objective of EuroPIC is no less than to effect a fundamental change in the way applications based on photonic integrated circuits (PICs) are designed and manufactured in Europe. The key development is to facilitate access by small companies (SMEs) to development and manufacturing of photonic micro-systems in the form of advanced but very cost effective PICs. EuroPIC can bring forth a new production paradigm to forge a sustainable business sector with the potential for very significant future growth. This will be done by developing a generic technology that is capable of realising complex PICs from a small set of basic building blocks. The programme adopts a holistic approach addressing the whole production chain from idea, via proof of concept, design and prototype to product and application. The consortium will carry out research into manufacturing methods and high-throughput processes which will lead to an open-access industrial generic foundry production capability for Europe. It will demonstrate the potential of the generic approach by fabricating a number of Application Specific PICs (ASPICs) with a record combination of complexity and performance, for a wide range of applications in telecommunications, sensors, data communications, medical systems, metrology and consumer photonics. The consortium is in an excellent position to carry out this ambitious task. It includes Europe’s key players, a mix of SMEs, industry and academic partners, in the fields of component manufacturing, PIC design and applications, photonic CAD, and packaging. Further, EuroPIC is building a strong User Group, many of them SMEs, with committed users from different application fields, which will be actively involved in introducing cost-effective ASPICs in a variety of novel applications, providing Europe with a competitive advantage over the US and the Far East.
Champ scientifique
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunications
Programme(s)
Appel à propositions
FP7-NMP-2008-SME-2
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Régime de financement
CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)Coordinateur
5612 AE Eindhoven
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Participants (17)
NN12 8QU TOWCESTER
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NN12 8EQ TOWCESTER
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7521 PL Enschede
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IP5 3RE IPSWICH, SUFFOLK
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91767 Palaiseau Cedex
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5652 AC EINDHOVEN
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OX4 1TW Oxford
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20129 MILANO
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CB2 1TN Cambridge
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4470 640 MAIA
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2900 AL Capelle aan den IJssel
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80686 Munchen
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5656 AG Eindhoven
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3137PA VLAARDINGEN
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75116 PARIS 16
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3604 CE MAARSSEN
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56427 SIERSHAHN
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