Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
A priority for Europe is to strengthen its design capacity and to lower the barriers to get access to advanced semiconductor technologies. Amongst others, this requires the nurturing and supply of people with the right digital skills, and the provision of routes to prototype and commercialisation.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals need to lower the entry-barrier for academia, research institutes and very importantly for startups, and SMEs by offering affordable access to a portfolio of industrial-grade design tools, IP blocks, including open-source ones (e.g. RISC-V based), and prototyping technologies. Services offered must include initial advice, training, support, reduced entry costs, prototyping and a clear route to chip manufacture and product supply. Proposals must include a KPI on start-ups and SMEs that use the services provided by the platform.
Furthermore, proposals should include some of the following elements:
- Fostering collaboration and support in Europe by providing a design IP exchange system, where members can exchange IP blocks, including commercialisation of academic designs, considering national rules if relevant
- Supporting and stimulating the adoption of emerging technologies (e.g. neuromorphic, 3D integration, wafer-scale-packaging etc) by creating standardised platforms and make those widely accessible;
- Enabling heterogeneous system integration, such as the adoption of chiplets by a wide range of customers.
- Strengthening industry relevant skills by supporting up-skilling and re-skilling initiatives through provision of extended training activities
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
EU contribution per project: 5 million
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Large enterprises, but also startups and academic institutions play a key role.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 21/01/2022-for internal use only)
EU Contact Point
Research and Innovation