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Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe (RadioNet)

Start date: Jan 1, 2017, End date: Dec 31, 2020,

RadioNet is a consortium of 28 institutions in Europe, Republic of Korea and South Africa, integrating at European level world-class infrastructures for research in radio astronomy. These include radio telescopes, telescope arrays, data archives and the globally operating European Network for Very Long Baseline Interferometry (EVN). RadioNet is de facto widely regarded to represent the interests o ...
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European Research Infrastructure supporting Smart Grid Systems Technology Development, Validation and Roll Out (ERIGrid)

Start date: Nov 1, 2015, End date: Apr 30, 2020,

Renewable energy sources are key enablers to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and to cope with the anthropogenic global warming. The intermittent behaviour of them and their limited storage capabilities present new challenges to power system operators in maintaining power quality and reliability. However, the increased availability of advanced automation and communication technologies has also pr ...
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Lossless Photon management – Optical design for manufacture at different length scales (NOLOSS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2016, End date: Mar 31, 2020,

The target of this project is to prepare and train future engineers for the design challenges and opportunities provided by modern optics technology. Such challenges include lossless photon management, modelling at the system, components and feature level, and the link between design and technology. Today all optical designs are often perceived following different approaches, namely geometrical op ...
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Flexible FE/BE Sensor Pilot Line for the Internet of Everything (IoSense)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2019,

The EU has set the stage to empower semiconductor manufacturing in Europe being one of the key drivers for innovation and employment and creator for answers to the challenges of the modern society. Aim of IoSense is to boost the European competitiveness of ECS industries by increasing the pilot production capacity and improving Time-to-Market for innovative microelectronics, accomplished by establ ...
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"City-zen, a balanced approach to the city of the future" (CITY-ZEN)

Start date: Mar 1, 2014, End date: Feb 28, 2019,

"City-zen deals with the development of the city of the future. The project has three major goals, 1- to realize more effective collaboration models and a methodology for development of smart cities, 2- to connect with industry, and have them develop technology to the benefit of smart cities and 3- to showcase to society ambitious pilot projects. Main idea for this project is that after successful ...
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Development and experimental validation of computational models for cavitating flows, surface erosion damage and material loss (CaFE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Cavitation, described as the formation of vapour/gas bubbles of a flowing liquid in a region where the pressure of the liquid falls below its vapour pressure, often leads to vibration and damage of mechanical components, for example, bearings, fuel injectors, valves, propellers and rudders, impellers, pumps and hydro turbines. Cavitation erosion when experienced, normally leads to significant addi ...
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An integrated pilot line for micro-fabricated medical devices (InForMed)

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2018,

The goal of the InForMed project is to establish an integrated pilot line for medical devices. The pilot line includes micro-fabrication, assembly and even the fabrication of smart catheters. The heart of this chain is the micro-fabrication and assembly facility of Philips Innovation Services, which will be qualified for small/medium-scale production of medical devices. The pilot facility will be ...
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Embedded Multi-Core Systems for Mixed Criticality Applications in Dynamic and Changeable Real-Time Environments (EMC2)

Start date: Apr 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2017,

Embedded systems are the key innovation driver to improve almost all mechatronic products with cheaper and even new functionalities. Furthermore, they strongly support today's information society as inter-system communication enabler.Consequently boundaries of application domains are alleviated and ad-hoc connections and interoperability play an increasing role. At the same time, multi-core and ma ...
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Joint Operation for Ultra Low Emission Shipping (JOULES)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2017,

Reducing emissions from shipping has increasingly become a challenge over the last years, both as a counter measure against global climate change and to protect local environments and population from waste, gas emissions and noise.This challenge has been documented both in policy papers, like the Europe 2020 initiative or the Transport White Paper, and in rules and regulations issued by IMO as wel ...
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European 450mm Equipment Demo Line (E450EDL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

The aim of the E450EDL project is to continue the engagement of the European semiconductor equipment and materials industry in the 450mm wafer size transition that started with the ENIAC JU EEMI450 initiative and proceeded with subsequent projects funded with public money, amongst others NGC450, SOI450, EEM450PR. The demo line resulting from this project will be such that it will enable first crit ...
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Kinetic Inductance Detectors – a New Imaging Technology for Observations In and From Space (SPACEKIDS)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

We propose to develop advanced imaging arrays of kinetic inductance detectors (KIDs) for space-based observations at mm-far-infrared (mm-FIR) wavelengths. This development addresses the FP7 topic SPA.2012.2.2-01: Key technologies enabling observations in and from space.Future space science and earth observation missions are limited by the availability of imaging detector array technology for the m ...
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Integrated Solutions for Agile Manufacturing in High-mix Semiconductor Fabs (INTEGRATE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

European IC manufacturers are on the way to become suppliers of customized products for OEM companies, which means high flexibility and product diversity. The project aims at conducting research to support the development of new manufacturing procedures, new organizations and new information and control tools to enable IC production lines to efficiently manage a high product and technology mix and ...
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Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe (RADIONET3)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

RadioNet is an I3 that coordinates all of Europe’s leading radio astronomy facilities in an integrated cooperation to achieve transformational improvement in the quality and quantity of the scientific research of European astronomers. RadioNet3 includes 27 partners operating world-class radio telescopes and/or performing cutting-edge R&D in a wide range of technology fields important for radio ast ...
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Design, Monitoring and Operation of Adaptive Networked Embedded Systems (DEMANES)

Start date: May 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

Large scale societal challenges require large scale monitoring and control solutions. Technological developments will make it possible to design and build these large systems. A major obstacle in realizing these systems is the lack of a versatile methodology to design and implement adaptive monitoring and control systems taking into account intrinsic properties of system of systems (decentralizati ...
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RETROFITting ships with new technologies for improved overall environmental footprint (RETROFIT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Jan 31, 2015,

Retrofitting is defined as the installation onboard ships of state-of-the-art or innovative components or systems and could in principle be driven by the need to meet new regulatory standards or by the ship owner interest to upgrade to higher operational standards. Retrofitting should become an established practice in the shipping industry involving the entire value chain and exploring the possibi ...
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Energy Efficient and Intelligent Lighting Systems (ENLIGHT)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 1, 2014,

The lighting industry is currently going through a radical transformation, driven by both the rapid progress of Solid State Lighting (SSL) and semiconductors technologies, and the changing societal needs like sustainability, energy efficiency and CO2 reduction.Therefore, we have to adapt rapidly by collaborating in a supportive open-innovation eco-system, which can drive research and development t ...
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Agile RF Transceivers and Front-Ends for Future Smart Multi-Standard Communications Applications (ARTEMOS)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 1, 2014,

This project aims at developing architecture and technologies for implementing agile radio frequency (RF) transceiver capacities in future radio communication products. These new architecture and technologies will be able to manage multi-standard (multi-band, multi-data-rate, and multi-waveform) operation with high modularity, low-power consumption, high reliability, high integration, low costs, l ...
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High Efficiency Electronics Cooking Systems (HEECS)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 1, 2014,

The HEECS project will answer the need to increase energy efficiency, developing a smart, controlled and highly efficient Solid state cooking device and give significant contributions to standards. The main project scope is to enhance energy efficiency by more than 25% in Microwave ovens (MWOs) across any range of food to be heated or cooked at home. According to this scope, breakthrough technolog ...
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Efficient Silicon Multi-Chip System-in-Package Integration - Reliability, Failure Analysis and Test (ESIP)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 1, 2013,

The ENIAC JU project ESiP is addressing the issues of reliability, failure analysis and testing in innovative system-in-package (SiP) solutions. Highly integrated systems with greater miniaturisation and increased functionality open new markets and improve the quality of life through a wide range of applications. In particular, higher systems integration technologies using multi-chip packaging, th ...
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Surface Physics for Advanced Manufacturing (SPAM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2012,

"Today, markets demand smaller, cheaper, energy friendly and more different consumer products. Last decades micro technology has opened possibilities for mobile communication, safety and health science products. To meet these demands, the industry is encountering technological barriers that prevent the industry from evolving from the micro to a nanotechnology era. To resolve these barriers, the i ...
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Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe (RadioNet-FP7)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

RadioNet is an integrating activity that has pulled together ALL of Europe's leading radio astronomy facilities to produce a focused, coherent and integrated proposals that will significantly enhance the quality and quantity of science performed by European astronomers. RadioNet FP7 has 25 partners. They range from operators of major radio telescope facilities to laboratories that specialise in m ...
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Joint Equipment and Materials for System-in-Package and 3D-Integration (JEMSIP_3D)

Start date: Apr 1, 2009, End date: Mar 1, 2012,

The objective of the project « Joint Equipment & Materials for System-in-Package and 3D Integration » is to validate technological solutions for the fabrication of high value-added heterogeneous components and systems.This theme, generally known as “More Than Moore”, intends to gather within a unique system a set of various functions, implemented with elementary components, those generally being f ...
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High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilation (HiPEAC)

Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jan 31, 2012,

Due to technology limitations, the domain of high-performance processors is experiencing a radical shift towards parallelism through on-chip multi-cores and chip customization leading to heterogeneous multi-core systems. Furthermore, the commodity market, the supercomputing market and the embedded market are increasingly sharing the same challenges, leading to convergence of the three markets.The ...
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HIGHER-EFFICIENCY ENGINE WITH ULTRA - LOW EMISSIONS FOR SHIPS (HERCULES-B)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2011,

"The project HERCULES-B is the Phase II of the HERCULES programme, conceived in 2002 as a 7-year strategic R&D Plan, to develop the future generation of optimally efficient and clean marine diesel powerplants. The project is the outcome of a joint vision by the two major European engine manufacturer Groups, MAN Diesel and WARTSILA, which together hold 90% of the world’s marine engine market. The r ...
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Knowledge-based multi-scale modelling of metal-oxide-polymer interface behaviour for micro- and nanoelectronics (NanoInterface)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2011,

Micro- and nano-electronic components are multi-scale in nature, caused by the huge scale differences of the individual materials and components in these products. Consequently, product behaviour is becoming strongly dependent on material behaviour at the atomic scale. To prevent extensive trial-and-error based testing for new technology developments, new powerful quantitative knowledge-based mode ...
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Virtual synchronous machines for frequency stabilisation in future grids with a significant share of decentralized generation (VSYNC)

Start date: Oct 1, 2007, End date: Sep 30, 2010,

PROBLEM DEFINITION In electricity grids the frequency of the voltage is stabilized by a combination of the rotational inertia (rotating mass) of synchronous power generators in the grid and a control algorithm acting on the rotational speed of a number of major synchronous power generators. When in future small non-synchronous generation units replace a significant part of the synchronous power ge ...
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RES & EM ICT Tools - Renewable Energy Sources and Environment Management Friendly ICT Tools

The RES & EM ICT Tools project intends to raise awareness across a range of different target groups and future beneficiaries on the benefits of achieving sustainable development. The primary target groups for the project include key professional bodies, relevant authorities and energy users, trainers, producers and traders.The project aims to develop a dynamic, user-friendly e-training tool able t ...
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euroCADcrete

Building upon the results of a previously funded Leonardo da Vinci project, the euroCADcrete project aims to create a more comprehensive curriculum and an interactive computer-aided learning (CAD) tool related to the design of reinforced concrete and further linked to new EU standards. The planned course will be at first degree level and will be aimed primarily at potential new students and/or pra ...
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