| Project of the Month - January 2011

SEMIDEC: "Stimulating Semiconductor Design Cooperation between Europe and Russia"

SEMIDEC is an ambitious Support Action project aimed at stimulating cooperation in the design of semiconductor components and electronic based miniaturised systems between Europe and Russia, in order to support Europe’s leading position in integrated circuit product innovation. Consequently, SEMIDEC aims to develop cooperation in semiconductor design methods and tools that are relevant to the research priorities identified in the FP7 ICT Work Programme 2009 and ENIAC Strategic Research Agenda 2007.

Project overview

• Project acronym: SEMIDEC
• Project full title: Stimulating Semiconductor Design Cooperation between Europe and Russia
• Project number: 247992
• Type of funding scheme: International Cooperation Support Action (SA) under FP7 programme
• Target groups: National ICT stakeholders, Design of Semiconductor Components and Electronic Based Miniaturised Systems organizations and companies
• Start: 01/12/2023
• Duration: 24 months

Research priorities

These research priorities include the following:

• Design of energy efficient electronic systems, and thermal effect aware design;
• Integration of heterogeneous functions: 3D, System-in-Package and Network-on-Chip;
• Methods for reuse of IP blocks, test and verification;
• Design platforms and interfaces for mixed/new technologies;
• New paradigms for design of reliable circuits with less reliable devices;
• Reliability-aware design including EMR/EMC requirements;
• Design for manufacturability taking into account increased variability of new processes;
• Better modelling of devices at all design levels into circuit/system design

Project Objectives

In order to stimulate the semiconductor design cooperation, SEMIDEC ’s mission is threefold:

1. map Russian organisations involved in research relevant to the EU’s priorities concerning semiconductor design methods and tools and assess the potential for semiconductor design collaboration between Russia and Europe;
2. organise combined awareness-raising, networking and training events in Russia concerning relevant semiconductor design calls under FP7 ICT as well as support the attendance of Russian experts at key events in Europe;
3. provide ‘hands-on’ support to Russian semiconductor design organisations to join European consortia preparing FP7 ICT proposals and facilitate secondment of Russian researchers to European semiconductor design organisations.

The figure below provides an overview of the European and Russian partners involved in SEMIDEC.

Results so far

The SEMIDEC team has recently published a promotion guide for Russian semiconductor organisations; major report about Russian semiconductor research, technology and organisations; and good practice booklet for FP7 semiconductor design research. All three publications can be found here.

In September, the SEMIDEC project recently held a successful workshop at St Petersburg State Polytechnical University. The workshop attracted distinguished microelectronics experts from industry and academia from France, Germany, Russia, Spain and Sweden. As an encouraging result of the workshop, detailed discussions have been started on preparation of FP7 research proposals involving Russian partners and secondment of Russian researchers in Europe.

Contacts

Giles Brandon, Intelligentsia
Project coordinator
gilesbrandon@intelligentsia-consultants.com

Prof. Alexander S. Korotkov, St Petersburg Polytechnical University
Russian Scientific Leader
korotkov@rphf.spbstu.ru

Johann HAUER, Fraunhofer-IIS
European Scientific Leader
johann.hauer@iis.fraunhofer.de

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