Ireland’s Chips Competence Centre, I-C3, will be a central hub for Ireland’s semiconductor sector, providing SMEs and start-ups with access to design services, pilot lines, advanced technologies, and funding advice. The centre will also play a key role in skills development.
I-C3 is a consortium comprising of Tyndall, a research flagship of University College Cork (UCC), MCCI, MIDAS Ireland, and NovaUCD.
Tyndall will be hosting an I-C3 event on Thursday, 18th September.
Schedule:
10:00am Registration & Networking
10:30am Welcome & Introduction, John Blake, MIDAS Ireland GM
10:40am Vision for I-C3, Emma Callinan, Enterprise Ireland
10:50am I-C3 Competence Centre Introduction, Cian Ó Murchú, Tyndall / Tom O’Dwyer, Analog Design Services
11:15am Design Platform / DET, Thiago Raddo, IMEC NL / Sylwester Latkowski, TUe / John Morrissey, MCCI
12:00pm FAMES Pilot Line, Bruno Paing, CEA Leti / Cian Ó Mathúna, Tyndall National Institute
12:40pm EU Chips Act 2, Finín O’Driscoll, DETE
13:00pm Networking Lunch
14:00pm Nano-IC Pilot Line, Giuseppe Fiorentino, IMEC Belgium / Giorgos Fagas, Tyndall National Institute
14:45pm PIXEurope Pilot Line, Peter O’Brien, Tyndall National Institute
15:30pm Funding the Next Irish Semiconductor Unicorn, Paul Murray, Atlantic Bridge
16:00pm Meeting Close / Wrap-Up, John Blake