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Webinar Series on Semiconductor Training Offers#1
The first aCCCess webinar of the semiconductor training offers series brought together ChipNL and CC Chip.si to introduce their training offers and highlight opportunities for professionals, organisations and other stakeholders looking to strengthen their semiconductor knowledge and skills....
Chips Think Tank Webinar#7: Building the Materials Platform for the Future of Integrated Photonics
How RIBER is expanding beyond III-V epitaxy to enable the next generation of photonic devices....
White Paper - PFAS Research Priorities for Semiconductor Manufacturing
The Industrial Alliance for Semiconductors brings together Europes key microelectronics stakeholders through dedicated working groups addressing strategic challenges. One of these groups focuses on PFAS in semiconductor manufacturing, tackling the balance between environmental concerns and industrial needs. A new white paper outlines research priorities to support this transition....
Open Calls
Open Access to FAMES Pilot Line
Opens:Mar 09, 2026 00:00 CET
Closes:Dec 31, 2026 23:59 CET
The FAMES Pilot Line accepts Spontaneous User Requests year-round, offering organisations rapid access to its advanced semiconductor technologies outside the annual Open-Access Calls. This pathway enables time-critical projects to move forward without waiting for the next call.
XECS Call 6
Opens:Jun 02, 2026 00:00 CET
Closes:Jan 21, 2027 17:00 CET
Xecs is an Eureka Cluster specifically designed to accelerate the pace of sustainable industrial innovation in the Electronics Components & Systems (ECS) community. Xecs intends to create an ambitious international collaboration programme. The resulting RD&I projects will generate high societal and economic impact for all those who participate in an Xecs project.
INFRACHIP Open Call to Free Access to State-of-the-Art Technologies
INFRACHIP is a European project under Horizon Europe Programme, offering distributed research infrastructure as a wider European research platform for the sustainable development of next-generation and future semiconductor chips.
Events
FIRST by FMD
Sep 30, 2026 09:00 CETOct 01, 2026 16:00 CET
EUREF-Campus GasometerEUREF-Campus 17 10829 Berlin
FIRST by FMD Fast Innovation through Research in Semiconductor Technologies is a European conference on semiconductor trends, roadmaps and strategic alignment in microelectronics. The event brings together decision-makers from industry, policy and research to discuss the future of Europes semiconductor ecosystem. As a high-level trend forum, FIRST offers a...
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Xecs Call 6 Matchmaking Event
Oct 06, 2026 09:00 CESTOct 07, 2026 15:30 CEST
Palais Eschenbach11 Eschenbachgasse, 1010 Vienna Austria
Xecs is an Eureka Cluster specifically designed to accelerate the pace of sustainable industrial innovation in the Electronics Components & Systems (ECS) community. Xecs intends to create an ambitious international collaboration programme. The resulting RD&I projects will generate high societal and economic impact for all those who participate in an...
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ChipNL CC at Beethoven Chip Talent Summit
Oct 06, 2026 09:30 CETOct 06, 2026 15:30 CET
TU DelftDelft
On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, the Beethoven Chip Talent Summit 2026 takes place at the TU Delft Aula Conference Centre. During this national summit, administrators, policymakers, educational institutions, and companies come together to discuss the progress, opportunities, and next steps regarding microchip talent in the Netherlands. The Dutch chip sector holds...
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