Presentation at the Global Semiconductor Alliance Dinner Series, imec (Leuven), 9 September 2013

1. Global Semiconductor Alliance Event
9 September 2013, Leuven
The European
Electronics Strategy
Carl-Christian Buhr

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3. (...but I am speaking in a personal capacity.)

4. Carl-Christian Buhr
@ccbuhr
http://bit.ly/cc_buhr

5. Context

6. @NeelieKroesEU
http://bit.ly/NeelieKroesEU
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/

7. http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda

10. Main Actions:
More ICT R&D&I
More pooling of resources

11. 3 pillars (~ 1/3 each):
1.Excellence
2.Competitiveness
3.Societal Challenges
Including Micro- and
Nanoelectronics

12. ...now agreed in Parliament and Council
http://europarl.europa.eu/
http://consilium.euro
European Parliament
Council of the European Union

13. including the Budget...

14. Electronics
Strategy

15. June 2011: KETs Report
• Industry,
researcher,
public sector
• Advice feeding
into Horizon 2020
etc.
• For example:
Emphasise pilot
lines

16. May 2012: ENIAC Pilot
Lines Call
Source
http://www.euronanoforum2013.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/A-Wild-ENF2013.pdf

17. "… no Member State big enough to compete
along the whole industrial value chain…"
"Imagine if we built a whole electronics
ecosystem right here. Building on the
leading technology institutes, and our
world-class equipment and materials
industry."
"Shouldn't we be looking for an 'Airbus
of Chips'?"
"But the Commission can't bring this
about on its own. We can take the lead
and start the talks – but we need others
to commit, too."
"Airbus of Chips"?
Speech by Neelie Kroes, 24 May 2012, imec conference, Brussels, available at
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-382_en.htm

18. "[T]he companies and
institutes in Europe’s
nanoelectronics
ecosystem propose a
strategic research and
innovation programme
with a total
investment of 100
billion € up to the
year 2020"
The Sector's
Ideas
http://aeneas-
office.eu/web/downloads/strategic-
docs/position_paper_final.pdf

19. Digital Agenda Review

20. Electronics Strategy

22. Goals

23. May 2013: ENIAC Pilot
Lines Launched

24. ECSEL Joint Undertaking
• Electronic Components & Systems for European
Leadership 2014-2023
• Pooling resources of Member States, EU & Industry:
EUR 5bn
• Calls for cross-border cooperative projects ->
applications -> evaluation -> funding

25. - Electronic Leaders Group to be set up
in October 2013 and deliver by end of
the year
- Complete preparations for Horizon 2020
- Get ECSEL adopted by the Council
Next Steps

26. - More & simpler public funding &
partnering
- Based on industrial roadmaps &
prioritised support
- Benefits from strengthened ecosystem
- Opportunities for manufacturing &
fabless
What's in it for SMEs?

27. Pointers
Digital Agenda Review 2012
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/digital-do-list-new-digital-priorities-2013-2014
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=1381 [PDF]
European Electronics Strategy 23 May 2013
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/electronics-strategy-europe
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=2138 [PDF]
ECSEL Joint Undertaking Proposal 10 July 2013
http://http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2013:0501:FIN:en:PDF [PDF]
Horizon 2020
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/
Contacts
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