Key Info
Duration: 2023-2027
Acronym: Neuropic
PI Name: Padraic Morrissey
Topic: EIC Pathfinder Open 2022
Title: Novel microchip integrating silicon photonics and nanoelectromechanical systems
Coordinator: AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Total Participants: 6
Project No: 101098961
EU Contribution: € 2 999 924,50
Project Info
The EIC-funded NEUROPIC project aims to build novel programmable photonic chip architecture that could have important implications for various fields, including data centres, autonomous vehicles and quantum information processing. Researchers will explore and pioneer methods of programming light signals on chips with a high level of flexibility. The team will integrate nanoelectromechanical technologies into the silicon photonics platform; these are characterised by ultra-low-power consumption, small footprint and potentially faster operation compared to existing approaches. The ultimate goal is to build a network of independent and fully controllable nodes for neuromorphic computing.
