FAMES Technical Session at “Chips from the North – Technical Chips JU Pilot Lines”
23–24 March 2026 | Helsinki, Finland
FAMES will take part in Chips from the North – Technical Chips JU Pilot Lines, a two-day event organized by VTT in partnership with Business Finland, FiCCC and Tampere University, under the framework of the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU).
The event will provide participants with an in-depth look at the structure, capabilities, and access modalities of the Chips JU pilot lines. Attendees will be able to explore cutting edge semiconductor infrastructures, engage in technical discussions, and connect with key stakeholders from across Europe. The programme will feature several major pilot line initiatives, including FAMES, APECS, NanoIC, PIXEurope, and WBG, offering a comprehensive overview of available platforms and collaboration opportunities.
In this context, FAMES will host a dedicated Technical Session to present its technological achievements and open access opportunities.
This session will highlight the technological breakthroughs achieved after two years of FAMES, the progress of the 10 nm FD SOI pathfinding platform, advances in embedded memories, RF and acoustic components, magnetics on silicon, and the growing role of the FAMES Academy. It will also provide practical guidance on how researchers and companies can access the FAMES Pilot Line through its open access mechanisms.
FAMES Technical Session – March 24, 2026 - 9:00 to 11:30 am
Chair Person
Piia Konstari, Director, Microfabrication services at VTT
FAMES: Chips opportunities for Europe
09:00 – 09:20
Dominique Noguet, FAMES Project Coordinator, CEA-Leti
Overview of the 10nm FD-SOI pathfinding PDK
09:20 – 09:35
Thierry Poiroux, Project Leader , CEA-Leti
Embedded non-volatile memories: What we have achieved in FAMES after 2 years?
09:35 – 09:50
Gabriel Pares, Project Leader, CEA-Leti
RF self-biased circulators
09:50 – 10:05
Jérémy Létang, Senior Scientist, Silicon Austrian Labs
Acoustic BAW-filters for Next-Generation Wireless Communication – Early Evaluation via FAMES Open Access
10:05 – 10:20
Karl-Magnus Persson, Project Manager & Senior Scientist, VTT
Magnetics on Silicon
10h20 – 10h35
Dr. Amit Tanwar, R&D Engineer, Tyndall National Institute
A Strategic Year of Acceleration for FAMES Academy
10h35 – 10h50
Laurent Fesquet, Project Leader, Grenoble INP-UGA
How to access the FAMES Pilot Line technologies?
10:50 – 11:05
Susana Bonnetier, FAMES Open Access ChairWomen, CEA-Leti
Piia Konstari, Director of Microfabrication Services, VTT
Discussion and exchange with the audience
11:05-11:30
