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 AttoSwitch: "Dirac cold-source transistore technologies towards attojoule switching" a
project funded by the European Commission, call
HORIZON-CL4-2023-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-RIA, it counts 6 european partners
among which 1 is italian: IUNET. Coordinator: IUNET (Italy) Duration: 42 months, from 01/01/2024
to 30/06/2027 Funding: European Commission share € 790.437,50. IU.NET affiliated entities involved: Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Università degli Studi di Udine.
AttoSwitch
will develop a novel cold-source transistor technology that uses the
intrinsically cold carrier distribution of Dirac semimetals to overcome the
Boltzmann limit. The main objective is to develop a scalable Dirac
transistor technology based on large-area integration of 2D and 3D Dirac
materials, e.g. graphene and CoSi, and the realization of high-performance
device demonstrators at technologically relevant length scales. Key
demonstrators are based on graphene integrated with MoS2 and WSe2 channels, as
well as novel work on 3D Dirac semimetals. Our methodology includes development
of device process modules and extensive material and device characterization.
Systematic modeling using new simulation frameworks plays a key part to
benchmark and provide a road map for the technology. Our ambitious performance
targets include a subthreshold swing of 35 mV/decade and a switching energy of
4 attojoule.  FIXIT: "Scaled Ferroelectric X-bars for AI-driven sensors and actuaTors" a project funded by the European Commission,
call HORIZON-CL4-2023-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-RIA, it counts 8 european
partners, among which 2 are italians: IUNET and Applied Materials
Italia S.r.l. Coordinator: NaMLaB gGmbH (Germany) Duration: 42 months, from 01/11/2023 to 30/04/2027 Funding: European Commission share € 427.250,00. IU.NET affiliated entities involved: Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia and Università degli Studi di Udine. In a multi-disciplinary approach, FIXIT aims at the development of a disruptive, ferroelectric ultra-low power memory and computing technology, fostering the hardware implementation of novel AI-driven electronic systems. Ferroelectricity is the most energy efficient non-volatile storage technology. FIXIT leverages two recet european discoveries of CMOS compatible ferroelectric materials: ferroelectric HfO2 as first reported in 2011 by NaMLab - the coordinator of FIXIT, and ferroelectric wurtzite AIScN discovered by the project partner CAU in 2019. The project’s major goal is the scaling of ferroelectric synaptic devices to the <20nm regime while maintaining their analogue and multi-level switching properties. Moreover, the project aims at the integration of these scaled devices into ultra-dense crossbar arrays featuring non-volatile multi-bit digital functionality and highly parallel multiply and accumulate operations, representing the synaptic interconnects calculation at the heart of AI-algorithms. The project consortium is built on the vast, interdisciplinary, and complementary expertise of the 11 project partners (3 industries, 1 SME, 4 universities, 3 RTOs) covering know-how on material, process and device development, CMOS integration, equipment and manufacturing, physical and electrical characterization, TCAD modelling, packaging, circuit design and system integration. CORDIS LoLiPoP-IoT: "Long Life Power IoT
Solutions for Predictive Maintenance" a project financed by KDT JU, call
HORIZON-KDT-JU-2022-2-RIA, it counts 34 european partners, 5 are italians: IUNET, CNR, Luna Geber
Engineering S.r.l., TAUA S.r.l. e SIM4FUTURE S.r.l. Coordinator: COGNITECHNA SRO (Czech Republic) Duration:
36 months, from 01/06/2023 to 31/05/2026 Funding: KDT JU share € 198.843,75 e National share under negotiation € 189.805,00 IU.NET affiliated entities involved: Alma Mater Università di Bologna, Università di
Perugia. In LoLiPoP IoT, innovative Long Life Power Platforms will be developed to enable retrofitting of wireless sensor network (WSN) modules in IoT applications. This includes the development of algorithms to perform FUNCTIONALITIES like asset tracking and condition monitoring (for predictive maintenance). They can be used in APPLICATIONS such as industry 4.0, smart mobility and energy efficient buildings. LoLiPoP IoT creates an ecosystem of developers, integrators and users to develop these platforms thinking about power/battery life, ease of installation and maintenance. The project is driven by 12 laboratory- and field-based use cases to initially demonstrate their technical viability and then potential impact. Expected impacts from the LoLiPoP IoT use cases include; a) typical battery life increase from ~18 months to >5 years, b) Reduced maintenance overhead of mobile and fixed assets from >30% to <15%, c) Reduced costs related to location of assets typ. by €100Ks PA per use case, d) Optimised flow, management and throughput of assets through the identification of bottlenecks, yielding reductions of >10% in production time, cycle time and inventory costs, e) Improved comfort levels and wellbeing of building occupants whilst reducing energy footprint by >20% and f) Revenues of >€10M PA for LoLiPoP IoT industry partners offering asset tracking & condition monitoring services. All of this is achieved by developing and integrating: a) Multi-source Energy Harvesting solutions (vibrational and photovoltaic transducers, PMICs and discrete circuits), b) Digital interfacing to contextually adapt mode settings of WSN devices and connected systems to minimise power drain, c) Ultra low power components for WSN, d) Innovative Architectures for wireless data collection that minimize battery power drain, e) Simulation Models to optimise component design and integration and f) embedded AI/ML in IoT devices, for lower latency and power consumption and higher robustness. CORDIS
 ICOS: "International Cooperation 0n
Semiconductors" a project financed by KDT JU, call
HORIZON-KDT-JU-2022-2-RIA, it counts 19 european partners, 1 is italian (IUNET). Coordinator: INP Grenoble - Institute
Polytechnnique de Grenoble Dr.
Francis Balestra Duration:
36 mesi, from 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2025 Funding: KDT-JU share € 106.250 e National share none IU.NET affiliated entities involved: Alma Mater Università di Bologna, Politecnico di
Torino. L'obiettivo di questo progetto è supportare la Comunità Europea nella definizione di temi e misure per rafforzare a livello mondiale la posizione dell'Europa nel settoredei semiconduttori e della fotonica basata su semiconduttori, attraverso iniziative mirate di cooperazione con altre regioni Leader nel campo dei semiconduttori. Il punto di partenza sarà l'identificazione dei punti di forza e delle lacune industriali europee ed extra UE nel campo dei semiconduttori con il supporto dell'organizzazione industriale, mentre le tecnologie emergenti saranno esplorate attraverso la partecipazione al progetto di centri di ricerca all'avanguardia del settore. Il progetto trarrà vantaggio da iniziative di cooperazione internazionale già esistenti tra regioni, come ITRS2 e IRDS, per definire nuovi possibili spazi e modalità di cooperazione. ICOS beneficerà inoltre di un project Leader che ha maturato una vasta esperienza nel settore, attraverso il coordinamento di 6 progetti UE nel campo dei semiconduttori. Come risultato, il progetto fornirà consulenza alla Comunità Europea su azioni congiunte pda mettere in atto con i principali paesi Leader sul mercato dei semiconduttori per rafforzare la posizione europea, supportata da un'approfondita analisi rischi-benefici attesi. Tali iniziative potranno includere lo scambio di risultati di ricerca scientifica, attività di ricerca congiunte, programmi di scambio di ricercatori e definizione comune degli standard internazionali. Un'adeguata disseminazione dei risultati avverrà attraverso eventi congiunti e partecipazione alle principali conferenze del settore, sia europeo che internazionale.
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