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Personal Cryptography (PERCY)

Start date: Mar 1, 2013, End date: Feb 28, 2018,

"The amount of personal data stored in digital form has grown tremendously. All aspects of our lives are concerned. Our data include family pictures, insurance documents, bills and receipts, health records, cryptographic keys, electronic identities, certificates, and passwords. We store and process them on several personal devices as well as in the cloud via services such as Flickr or Facebook. Ma ...
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"MOLECULAR-SCALE ELECTRONICS: Concepts, Contacts and Stability ""MOLESCO""" (MOLESCO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

"The MOLESCO network will create a unique training and research environment to develop a pool of young researchers capable of achieving breakthroughs aimed at realising the immense potential of molecular electronics. In part this will involve the major challenges of design and fabrication of molecular-scale devices. To deliver this step-change in capability, MOLESCO will coordinate the activities ...
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"VERTICAL MICROFLUIDIC PROBE: A nanoliter ""Swiss army knife"" for chemistry and physics at biological interfaces" (BioProbe)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Life is fundamentally characterised by order, compartmentalisation and biochemical reactions, which occurs at the right place right time – within, on the surface and between cells. Only a proportion of life processes can be addressed with contemporary approaches like liquid encapsulations (e.g. droplets) or engineering compartments (e.g. scaffolds). I believe these approaches are severely limited. ...
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Planar Atomic and Molecular Scale devices (PAMS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The PAMS project will explore all scientific and technological aspects of the fabrication of planar atomic and sub-molecular scale electronic devices on surfaces of Si:H, Ge:H, AlN, CaCO3 (calcite) and CaF2 with atomic scale precision and reproducibility. The sub-nanoscale devices will be made by combining ultra-precise Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM) and non-contact-Atomic Force Microscopy ( ...
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Topographically guided placement of asymmetric nano-objects (TOPOPLAN)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

"The controlled synthesis of nanoparticles in the form of spheres, rods and wires has led to a variety of applications. A much wider spectrum of applications e.g. in integrated devices would be available if a precise placement and alignment relative to neighbouring particles or other functional structures on the substrate is achieved. A potential solution to this challenge is to use top-down metho ...
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Controlling domain wall dynamics for functional devices (WALL)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

"WALL is a training network on the topic of domain walls in nanoscale magnetic structures, which will provide the next generation of researchers in this area of advanced technology. Domain walls (DWs) are the interfaces separating magnetic domains, their high speed manipulation in nanostructures will lead to the next generation of new and low power functional devices for computation and communicat ...
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Drift In Amorphous Semiconductors - A Partnership Of Rüschlikon and Aachen (DIASPORA)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

"Phase-change materials are currently the most promising class of materials to be used as the next generation of memory. Their unique set of properties enables them to act as fast, reliable and durable, non-volatile memory. Research groups have demonstrated an excellent scaling behavior of phase-change memory and several large scale memory chips have been produced already demonstrating the outstan ...
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Adaptive Data and Power Aware Transceivers for Optical Communications (ADDAPT)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

Existing optical networks are driven by dynamic user demands but operate statically at their maximum performance and do not offer much adaptability. Thus the links are not energy-efficient. ADDAPT aims at the development and technology take-up of dynamic transceiver subsystems. By implementing performance and power adaptivity from system down to optical device, electrical circuit and transistor le ...
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Technology CAD for III-V Semiconductor-based MOSFETs (III-V-MOS)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

According to ITRS, III-V compound semiconductor n-type MOSFETs will reach production in 2018 as part of a new scaling scenario for high performance at very low voltage. The present lack of dependable TCAD models for the early stages of industrial development is a hindrance to benefit from the cost saves and time to market reduction that TCAD is recognized to deliver. To bridge this gap, III-V-M ...
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Energy Efficient Tunnel FET Switches and Circuits (E2SWITCH)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Apr 30, 2017,

E2SWITCH focuses on Tunnel FET (TFETs) as most promising energy efficient device candidates able to reduce the voltage supply of integrated circuits (ICs) below 0.25V and make them significantly more energy efficient by exploiting strained SiGe/Ge and III-V platforms, with CMOS technological compatibility. A full optimization and DC/AC benchmarking for complementary n- and p-type TFETs, integrated ...
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Actuation and characterisation at the single bond limit (ACRITAS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2017,

"Scanning probe microscopy(SPM) has now evolved to the point where not only is imaging and manipulation with single atom resolution achievable but the state of the art in the field involves sub-molecular and sub-atomic resolution: individual chemical bonds can be resolved, their properties measured, and their spatial symmetry exploited.SPM is, however, increasingly a victim of its own success. The ...
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Modular interposer architecture providing scalable heat removal, power delivery, and communication (CarrICool)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Modular interposer architecture providing scalable heat removal, power delivery and communicationCarrICool will deliver a game-changing 3D packaging platform for scale-up of future, many-core, Exascale computing systems. The project will also develop a strategic supplier base in Europe for high-end HPC components and systems integration capabilities in the Exascale era. In CarrICool, advanced More ...
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Revolutionary Advances in Photonics Integration Being Applied for Optical Communication (RAPIDO)

Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Our goal is to develop technology for fast optical communication using revolutionary concepts that challenge the mainstream approaches for photonics integration and packaging. The primary application is optical communication inside high performance computing systems, such as supercomputers and datacenters, but the technologies will also find use in many other applications.Power-efficient InP VCSEL ...
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Fast Anneal of Compound semiconductors for Integration of new Technologies (FACIT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

"The CMOS industry relies on the capabilities of engineers to control atomic positions at sub-nm scale across several interfaces. The formation of abrupt interfaces is heavily dependent on the thermal budget during their formation and of any other subsequent thermal treatments during device fabrication. As device dimensions decrease, the thicknesses of all junctions and interfaces must be reduced ...
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Spin Currents (SpinIcur)

Start date: Dec 1, 2012, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

SPINICUR (from spin currents) is a training network of European experts dedicated to providing state-of-the-art education and training for early stage and experienced researchers. We have concentrated on an aspect of spintronics – pure spin currents – and specific technical goals in order to secure a very high level of industrial involvement and strong network connectivity through a sharp focus. ...
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Silicon CMOS compatible transition metal oxide technology for boosting highly integrated photonic devices with disruptive performance (SITOGA)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

The SITOGA project will address for the first time the integration of transition metal oxides (TMO) materials in silicon photonics and CMOS electronics. TMOs have unique electro-optical properties that will offer unprecedented and novel capabilities to the silicon platform. SITOGA will focus on two disruptive TMO materials, barium titanate (BaTiO3) and vanadium oxide (VO2), for developing advanced ...
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Controlling and Exploring Molecular Systems at the Atomic Scale with Atomic Force Microscopy (CEMAS)

Start date: Dec 1, 2011, End date: Nov 30, 2016,

"The objective of this project is to advance and use Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to explore the physical and chemical properties of single molecules and molecular systems with unprecedented spatial resolution. We will use AFM to develop atomically resolved molecular imaging with structural and chemical identification and investigate charge distribution and transfer in molecular systems. The AFM ...
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Compound Semiconductors for 3D integration (COMPOSE3)

Start date: Nov 1, 2013, End date: Oct 31, 2016,

COMPOSE3 aims to develop 3D stacked circuits in the front end of line of Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology, based on high mobility channel materials. The final objective is a 3D stacked SRAM cell, designed with gates length taken from the 14nm technology node. This technology will provide a new paradigm shift in density scaling combined with a dramatic increase in the power ...
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Silicon at the Atomic and Molecular scale (SiAM)

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

SiAM aims at exploiting in future ICT devices and circuits the atomic nature of dopants used throughout microelectronics. The key idea is to use the very sharp, deep and reproducible potential created by a dopant in a semiconductor host crystal. Despite its small size (on the scale of the Bohr radius), the donor state of a single dopant can be addressed with conventional lithography techniques, an ...
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Globally optimized ENergy efficient data Centres - GENiC (GENiC)

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

Data Centre (DC) energy consumption has doubled between 2000 and 2005 and grew by 50% from 2005 to 2010 consuming 1.5% of global energy with continued rapid growth. On average, computing consumes 60% of total energy while cooling consumes 35%. While new technology can lead to a 40% reduction computation and cooling typically operate without coordination or optimization. While server energy managem ...
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Quantum sensor technologies and applications (QTea)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

This training network focuses on the development of modern quantum sensors based on precision measurements of inertial forces, electro-magnetic fields, and time. Important ideas and major contributions to current research in this field have originated from atomic physics and quantum optics. The topics covered are gravitational probing, rotational sensing, field probes, and atomic clocks, with pote ...
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NanoStreams: A Hardware and Software Stack for Real-Time Analytics on Fast Data Streams (NanoStreams)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

NanoStreams co-designs a micro-server architecture and software stack that address the unique challenges of hybrid transactional-analytical workloads, which are encountered by emerging applications of real-time big-data analytics. To this end, NanoStreams brings together embedded system design principles, application-specific compilers, and HPC software practices.The processor technology that unde ...
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Silicon Platform for Quantum Spintronics (SiSPIN)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

Quantum spintronics aims at utilizing the quantum nature of individual spins to bring new functionalities into logic circuits, either to make classical information processing more efficient or to implement spin-based quantum algorithms. Two critical aspects for quantum spintronics are a long spin coherence time and a strong, tunable spin-orbit interaction for fast electrical manipulation of spins. ...
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Cavity Quantum Optomechanics (cQOM)

Start date: Jun 1, 2012, End date: May 31, 2016,

Over the past year a new research field has emerged: cavity Optomechanics which brings the quantum regime of mechanical oscillators in reach and may allow to explore new fundamental measurements concepts, may lead to novel transducers and test quantum mechanics on a macroscopic scale. In this research field, which utilizes mechanical oscillators coupled to laser fields, Europe has played a pioneer ...
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Exact Mining from In-Exact Data (MinINexact)

Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

Data exchange and data publishing is an inherent component of our interconnected world. Industrial companies outsource datasets to marketing and mining firms in order to support business intelligence; medical institutions exchange collected clinical experiments; academic institutions create repositories and share datasets for promoting research collaboration. A common denominator in any data excha ...
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Carbon resistive random access memory materials (CARERAMM)

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

Carbon offers an exciting route to the realisation of future generations of high-performance, cost-effective, environmentally-friendly, resistive-switching type non-volatile data storage. Scalability to the molecular level, sub-nanosecond switching time, ultra-low power operation, environmental stability, environmental friendliness, simple memory structures, advanced functionality and cost-effect ...
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MultidomaiN plAtform for iNtegrated MOre-tHan-MoorE/Beyond CMOS systems charActerisation & diagnosTics (NANOHEAT)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2016,

Description Develop, deliver and validate a miniaturized and integrated platform for advanced thermal, electrical and chemical analysis at the nanoscale.The principle goal of the NANOHEAT project is to develop, deliver and validate a miniaturized and integrated platform which provides a multidimensional nanoprobing platform for advanced t ...
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Functional joining of dissimilar materials using directed self-assembly of nanoparticles by capillary-bridging (HYPERCONNECT)

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

Tomorrows micro-electronic devices will have to show more functionality and performance at smaller form factor, lower cost and lower energy consumption in order to be competitive on this multi-billion dollar market. Advanced system integration is thus inevitable, a trend bound to joining dissimilar materials with new packaging technologies. These processes must enable lower thermal resistances and ...
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Authentication and Authorisation for Entrusted Unions (AU2EU)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2015,

The aim of the AU2EU project is to implement and demonstrate in a real-life environment an integrated eAuthentication and eAuthorization framework to enable trusted collaborations and delivery of services across different organizational/governmental jurisdictions. Consequently, the project aims at fostering the adoption of security and privacy-by-design technologies in European and global markets. ...
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Energy-Aware Sustainable Computing on Future\nTechnology – Paving the Road to Exascale Computing (EXA2GREEN)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

The EXA2GREEN project aims at developing a radically new energy aware computing paradigm and programming methodology for exascale computing. The key aspect of the proposed approach is that the issue of energy consumption and the resulting trade-off with the performance and the accuracy of the overall simulation process will be taken into account in all simulation levels: from the kernel, numerical ...
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Shaping the future of electronic identity (FutureID)

Start date: Nov 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2015,

The FutureID project builds a comprehensive, flexible, privacy-aware and ubiquitously usable identity management infrastructure for Europe, which integrates existing eID technology and trust infrastructures, emerging federated identity management services and modern credential technologies to provide a user-centric system for the trustworthy and accountable management of identity claims.The Future ...
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Service Platform for Green European Transportation (GET Service)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The Service Platform for Green European Transportation provides transportation planners and drivers of transportation vehicles with the means to plan, re-plan and control transportation routes efficiently and in a manner that reduces CO2 emission.Currently, basic systems for transportation and route planning exist. The GET Service platform lifts these systems to the next major level, by:1. enablin ...
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Chips for Life (C4L)

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

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are a huge burden in terms of mortality and morbidity worldwide. To improve the management of the bacterial infections of the respiratory tract, the institution of an appropriate antimicrobial therapy as soon as possible has also been shown to be a key element for reducing morbidity and mortality. The aim of our project is to develop a panel of dedicated rapid d ...
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Terahertz Photonic Imager on Chip (TeraTOP)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

The impressive developments in the field of electronic imaging based on CMOS Imagers have generated worldwide enormous business opportunities, with revenues of more than $4B in 2009 at the component level alone. Today such Imagers almost solely address the visible and near-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Many applications would profit from affordable and reliable Imagers for the ter ...
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Integrated Real-Time Measurement Platforms for Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle Thin Films (SNOW CONTROL)

Start date: Jun 14, 2011, End date: Jun 13, 2015,

One of the major barriers towards the successful introduction of nanoparticles (NP) into many applications is the lack of a tight control on their properties ((size, shape, crystallinity, composition, core-shell, functionalization, etc). This can only be resolved by the simultaneous use of several metrology methods, to extract the relevant information in real-time and to establish of a feedback co ...
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Attribute-based Credentials for Trust (ABC4Trust)

Start date: Nov 1, 2010, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

The number of transactions performed electronically is rising fast. Every day people use the Internet for purposes ranging from accessing information to electronic commerce and e-banking, to interactions with government bodies. As securing these transactions requires strong authentication, electronic authentication tokens and mechanisms become common. These mechanisms unfortunately use unique iden ...
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Nano-Electro-Mechanical Integration And Computation (NEMIAC)

Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

Description NEMIAC aims to replace CMOS switches with a new digital logic technology based on nano-electromechanical (NEM) switches, which can be integrated with CMOS processing to provide low power processors.The first fully electronic vacuum tube based computer ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator) consumed 200 kW of po ...
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FI-WARE: Future Internet Core Platform (FI-WARE)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

The goal of the FI-WARE project is to advance the global competitiveness of the EU economy by introducing an innovative infrastructure for cost-effective creation and delivery of services, providing high QoS and security guarantees. FI-WARE is designed to meet the demands of key market stakeholders across many different sectors, e.g., healthcare, telecommunications, and environmental services. FI- ...
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LAyer Transfer for Integration of Compound sEmiconductors (LATICE)

Start date: Mar 1, 2012, End date: Feb 28, 2014,

"The micro-electronic industry undergoes nowadays a so-called materials revolution. To achieve performance enhancement for the next technology nodes, major innovations are needed beyond a simple down scaling of the device dimensions.Present trends in the industry are first to reduce the thickness of the semiconducting channel along with the overall lateral dimensions of the device, and second, to ...
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Policy and Security Configuration Management (PoSecCo)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

Future Internet (FI) applications will see dynamic compositions of services providing a broad diversity of functions, starting with business functionality down to infrastructure services. Their progress crucially depends on the service providers' ability to deal with two interdependent challenges: (1) to achieve, maintain and prove compliance with security requirements stemming from internal needs ...
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