• Vision
     

    We envision a Europe where semiconductor knowledge, innovation, and strategy are guided by wisdom and experience, ensuring technological sovereignty and global leadership. We bridge academia, industry, and policy, shaping semiconductor innovation through collaboration, foresight, and continuity of knowledge.

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  • Mission
     

    ► Strategic Advisory & Policy Impact. To provide Europe with an independent, experienced voice in semiconductor science, technology, and policy by uniting senior experts committed to guiding innovation, informing strategy, and shaping a resilient future.

    ► Mentorship & Knowledge Transfer. To mentor the next generation, foster knowledge transfer, and strengthen Europe’s semiconductor landscape.

    ►Collaborative & Cross-Sector Bridge. To serve as a bridge between academia, industry, and policymakers by leveraging the lifetime experience of senior semiconductor experts to accelerate innovation and strengthen collaboration.

    ► Strengthen Europe’s Technological Sovereignty.  To advise on the creation of components to be integrated into systems to reduce and eventually eliminate dependence on foreign technology is strategic areas.

    ► Promote sustainable AI Technology. To advise on design and deployment of data centers for AI applications in view of the strategic cost of electrical energy. Design hardware and software components that are frugal in terms of energy consumption for use in AI systems and beyond.

  • Strategy


    ► To act as trusted advisor to the semiconductor ecosystem and policymakers. To partner with academia, research institutes and industry to build roadmaps. To publish position and white papers. To convene symposia and round table. Establish expert councils to address emerging problems. 

    ► To create an open repository of knowledge. 

    ► To facilitate international dialogue and networking.

  • Who we are

     
    Ahmed Jerraya
    VP Strategy
    CEA-List France
    Ahmed Amine JERRAYA received the PhD degree from the University of Grenoble in 1983in computer sciences. In 1986, he held a full research position with the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). He served as General Chair for DATE 2001 and cofounded MPSoC (Multiprocessor SoC), the pluridisciplinary forum. He joined CEA-LETI in 2007. He was promoted as VP Cyberphysical systems at CEA-Tech in 2017. He is now acting as VP Starategy at CEA-LIST.
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-jerraya-690b874/
     
    Norbert When
    Professor at University of Kaiserslautern​
    Tech University of Kaiserslautern Germany
    Norbert holds the chair for Microelectronic System Design in the department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau. He has more than 500 publications in various fields of microelectronic system design and holds several patents. He is Co-Spokesperson of Chipdesign Germany.
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/norbert-wehn-2421a117/

     
    Raul Camposano
    Partner at Silicon Catalyst
    Dr. Raúl Camposano is a managing partner at Silicon Catalyst and lectures on EDA and ML hardware at Stanford.
    He previously served as CTO/SVP/GM at Synopsys, CTO of Silvaco and CEO of two venture-backed startups acquired 
    by Applied Materials and Siemens EDA. An IEEE Fellow, he has published 70+ papers and helped shaped the industry 
    through multiple boards and leadership roles.
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/raulcamposano/
     
    Andreas  Hekersdorf
    Professor at TU München
    Tech University Munchen Germany
    Andreas Herkersdorf, Chair Professor of Integrated Systems at Technical University of Munich (TUM), has been serving as the Department Head for Computer Engineering in the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology (CIT) since 2022. A member of the National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) in Germany, Herkersdorf previously spent 15 years at IBM Research. His research interests encompass a wide range of topics, including domain-specific multi-processor architectures, IP network processing, Network on Chip, and self-adaptive fault-tolerant computing.
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreas-herkersdorf-60b4b5a/
    Jan Madsen
     
    Copenhague, Hovedstaden, Danemark
     
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-madsen-788487371/
    Georges Gielen
    Full Professor at K.U.Leuven
    K.U. Leuven Belgium

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/georges-gielen-99b2761a/
    Giovanni De Micheli
    Professor at EPFL
    EPFL Lausanne, Vaud, Swizerland

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovanni-de-micheli-8795882/