3RD COREnect WORKSHOP will take place on February 1st, 2022!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

On the 1st of February, the 3rd COREnect workshop will take place: “Microelectronics and connectivity: Europe going forward”. The workshop is organised by the COREnect project with the NetworldEurope SME WG and the European DIGITAL SME Alliance.

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PART 1: 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM CET

  • Welcome – Yaning Zou, TUD, COREnect Project Manager and Moderator of the workshop (5 mn)

  • The Importance of Microelectronics and Connectivity for Europe – Marco Ceccarelli, EC/DG CNECT (15 mn)

  • IPCEI 2 Goals and Status – Nicolas Gouze, VDI-VDE/IT, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, supported by its funding agency VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH (15 mn)

    Q&A (15 mn)

  • Connectivity-related Topics in the ECS SRIA – Patrick Cogez, AENEAS (15 mn)

  • Microelectronics-related Topics in the SNS SRIA – Alex Kaloxylos, 6G IA (15 mn)

    Q&A 10 (mn)

    Coffee break (10 mn)

  • Hexa-X 6G Vision/Use Cases/ KPIs/KVIs – Mikko Uusitalo, Nokia (15 mn)

  • General Introduction to the COREnect Roadmap – Björn Debaillie, imec (10 mn)

  • Results from COREnect Expert Group 1 “Compute & Store” – Gerhard Fettweis, TUD, EG1 Chair (15 mn)

  • Results from COREnect Expert Group 2 “Connect & Communicate” – Piet Wambacq, imec, EG2 Chair (15 mn)

  • Results from COREnect Expert Group 3 “Sense & Power” – Manuela Neyer, Infineon, EG3 Chair (15 mn)

    Q&A (15 mn)

PART 2: 13:30 - 17:00 CET

  • Opportunity for SMEs around Microelectronics and Connectivity

    • 5G and beyond: sparking a Cambrian explosion in the IT ecosystem – Werner Haas, Cyberus (10 mn)

    • Showcasing the power of 5G devices for professional content production: the 5G-RECORDS approach – Manuel Fuentes, Fivecomm (10 mn)

    • Acceleration for 5G infrastructure and edge computing – Benoit De Dinechin, Kalray (10 mn)

    • Electronic and photonic novel key-enablers in the 5G-PHOS network architecture (Paul van Dijk, LioniX International) (10 mn)

  • Keynote: Extending Digital Sovereignty to 6G: a Hardware Perspective – Sebastiano Bertani, Tanaza, European DIGITAL SME Alliance (20 mn)

    Q&A (10 mn)

    Coffee break (10 mn)

  • COREnect Strategy/Vision: White Paper and Initial Analysis on Investment Requirements – Fredrik Tillman, Ericsson, and Patrick Pype, NXP (20 mn)

  • SMEs in the Microelectronics and Connectivity Ecosystem – Initial Recommendations – Jacques Magen, AUSTRALO, NetworldEurope SME WG Chair (10 mn)

  • Panel: “Connectivity and Microelectronics, the twin foundations of European digital sovereignty and economy” –includes Q&A with all participants (90 mn)

    Moderator: Gerhard Fettweis (TUD, COREnect Project Coordinator); participants: Mohand Achouche (Nokia), Frederic Gianesello (STMicroelectronics), Frank Hofmann (Bosch), Werner Haas (Cyberus), Benoit De Dinechin (Kalray), Kari Leino (Business Finland), Bernard Barani (EC/DG CNECT).

    • What are the major challenges Europe facing right now in the microelectronics and connectivity domains? Is the trend of disaggregation and ORAN a friend or foe?

    • How should Europe act and what would be the roles of different stakeholders, e.g., large industry, SMEs, RTOs, academia, public authority? What would be the required investment and conditions?

    • Is this domain an opportunity for European SMEs, and how? If so, what should be done to support SMEs?

    • What are the conditions for the emergence of one or more “European champions” in the field?

      *** Closing date for registration: 31st of January, at 11:00 AM CET.

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This document has been prepared by the COREnect project, European Digital SME Alliance and Networld Europe. It does not reflect the opinion of any single member involved or any of the organisations with which the experts are affiliated. The COREnect project and its consortium partners are not liable for any consequence stemming from the reuse of this publication.