Access to beyond-2nm innovation
The NanoIC pilot line is accessible to:
- Start-ups, SMEs, universities, and design and system companies for early design exploration and prototyping, with early access to PDKs;
- Foundries and IDMs for the evaluation of equipment innovations and enhanced process flows;
- Equipment and materials suppliers to test and refine new processes and tools with the advanced baselines.
The tremendous gains of tiny tech
The term ‘2nm’ refers to a cutting-edge logic technology node enabling chips that are more compact, more powerful and more energy-efficient than those of previous generations. Systems-on-chip based on beyond-2nm logic nodes promise great opportunities for the European semiconductor industry.
To accelerate their development and commercialization, the NanoIC pilot line, deployed by the European Chips Act, offers low-barrier access to state-of-the-art equipment, and advanced research and development of new materials, process steps, and modules.
The NanoIC pilot line is a result of European collaboration. It’s hosted by imec (Belgium), and its partners include CEA-Leti (France), Fraunhofer (Germany), VTT (Finland), CSSNT (Romania), and Tyndall National Institute (Ireland).
Watch the video below for a preview of the planned addition to imec's existing facilities that will host the NanoIC pilot line:
Project partners
The NanoIC pilot line is the result of a European collaboration. Hosted by imec (Belgium), its partners include CEA-Leti (France), Fraunhofer (Germany), VTT (Finland), CSSNT (Romania) and Tyndall National Institute (Ireland).
They are supported by a network of competence centers from different EU member states. They play a crucial role in the advancement of 2-nm technology implementation by sharing design tools, PDKs, design repositories, etc.
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The acquisition and operation are jointly funded by the Chips Joint Undertaking, through the European Union’s Digital Europe (101183266) and Horizon Europe programs (101183277), as well as by the participating states Belgium (Flanders), France, Germany, Finland, Ireland and Romania.
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