The FAMES Pilot Line pioneering initiative promotes semiconductor technologies in Europe by supporting the emergence of higher-performance, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable chip designs.
The objectives of the FAMES Pilot Line are to establish a domestic semiconductor Pilot Line for cutting-edge microelectronic technologies in Europe, and provide open access to this Pilot Line to stakeholders of the electronic value chain. These objectives are aligned with those of the EU Chips Act: bolster the EU semiconductor industry and support European technological sovereignty through innovations, facilitated access to R&D, and training.
The FAMES Consortium brings together an outstanding group of partners : CEA-Leti, coordinator of the pilot line (France), imec (Belgium), Fraunhofer Mikroelektronik (Germany), Tyndall (Ireland), VTT (Finland), CEZAMAT WUT (Poland), UCLouvain (Belgium), Silicon Austria Labs (Austria), SiNANO Institute (France), Grenoble INP-UGA (France), and the University of Granada (Spain).
The development of FD-SOI at 10nm and 7nm nodes, combined with non-volatile memories (NVM) and 3D options, RF components and smart PMIC (power management for Integrated circuits) provides a pathway to deliver high-performance, low-power consumption solutions for future chips. These high-performance and low-power solutions will sustainably support the massive digitalization of our society by paving the way for new IC architectures, substantially reducing the overall circuit power consumption.
Semiconductor manufacturing, known for its technological precision, also generates a significant environmental footprint. The FAMES Pilot Line will drive eco-friendly practices by prioritizing resource optimization, advocating for a circular economy, and minimizing waste across the entire technological process, from chip design to manufacturing. Consequently, FAMES Pilot Line will significantly bolster the industry’s pursuit of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
The FAMES Pilot Line presents an unrivaled combination of forefront technologies, PDKs, demonstrators and process capabilities. The technologies developed in the FAMES Pilot Line will enable new chip architectures, and will allow new generations of microcontrollers, microprocessor units, chips for 5G/6G, smart imagers, smart sensors, processors for data fusion, wearable devices, trusted chips, quantum and cryoCMOS, edge AI chip and advanced packaging with chiplets, to name a few. The key pillar technologies of the FAMES Pilot Line are:
Through annual Open-Access Calls and user project submissions, the FAMES Pilot Line offers European semiconductor stakeholders (industry, research, and academia) access to a wide range of semiconductor technologies, including testing, PDKs, demonstrators and manufacturing capabilities.
This access will give users the opportunity to explore the miniaturization of electronics to address a wide spectrum of semiconductor markets, strengthening European leadership and opening up new opportunities. Through the technologies developed in the project and the access provided to the FAMES Pilot Line users, FAMES aims at increasing European technological leadership and at generating intellectual property.
FAMES European FD-SOI Design School (EFDS) The first European FD-SOI Design School will take place in Grenoble from January 25 to 30 2026, bringing together students, researchers, and industry professionals...
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FAMES European FD-SOI Design School (EFDS)
Winter School – 25-30 January 2026, Grenoble, France
training costs: 1960€
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Spontaneous User Request
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FAMES Open-Access Call User Request
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All FAMES Partners undertake to respect their obligations in application of regulations in force and, especially, regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (referred to as “GDPR”).
Spontaneous User Request
Please note that your answers will help us establish the eligibility of your request.
All FAMES Partners undertake to respect their obligations in application of regulations in force and, especially, regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (referred to as “GDPR”).
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Susana Bonnetier (CEA-Leti)
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Trainings
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