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from MINOS partners
1. The EUROPRACTICE IC Service now offers MPW services in MEMS technologies: WORKSHOP on MEMS, IMEC – Leuven (Belgium),
28 November 2007 [...details]
Discussion topics include:
- EUROPRACTICE offering on MEMS CAD tools
- EUROPRACTICE offering on MEMS MPW services
- Training courses organised by EC funded STIMESI project
- User talks and experiences on MEMS activities
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2. Integramplus and μBuilder joint training
event, IMT-Bucharest, Romania, 3-5 December 2007 [...details]
In the period 3rd to 5th of December 2007, a course presenting two ECfunded
projects on microfluidics will be offered at IMT-Bucharest. The two
projects have set out to increase knowledge in microfluidcs and provide
scientists and engineers with little or no knowledge in microfluidics and
microsystem technology, an introduction and kick start. During the course
you will learn about potential applications, the technologies offered by the
project partners and how to design in these technologies. By the end of the
course, you should be able to make simple designs in the technologies
presented and make use of the dedicated software that will be used in two
separate hands-on sessions offering introduction to design and simulation
using state-of-the-art software. |
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GOSPEL Short course on Design of Experiments, Barcelona, Spain, 4-5 December 2007 [...details]
The course content includes:
- Full factorial designs
- Screening designs
- Fractional factorial designs
- Response surface methodology (central composite, face centred and Doehlert design)
- D-Optimal designs
- Multicriteria decision-making
- Designs for qualitative variables at more than two levels
- Mixture designs
- Mixture designs with constraints
- Composite designs (mixtures and process variables)
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4. EWME 2008 -7th European Workshop on Microelectronics Education, Budapest University of Technology, Hungary, 28- 30 May 2008. [...details]
The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum to exchange ideas and to discuss developments and challenges in education and research on Microelectronics, Microsystems and related areas.
The topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Effects of the “Bologna Process” on the Microelectronics Education in Europe
- New concepts in teaching
- Novel curricula in Micro- Nanoelectronics education
- Novel courses, laboratories and design projects development
- Globalization and international education
- Exchanges (compatibility of curricula, student exchanges…)
- Application of multimedia in Microelectronics education
- Industry and university collaboration in the education
- Education for entrepreneurship in Micro- Nanoelectronics
- Industrial roadmaps and microelectronics education
- Industrial outlook and industrial projects
- Emerging fields in design and technology
- Design innovations
- Technological innovations
- Microelectronics teaching in the future
- Long distance and continuous Microelectronics education
Submission of abstract: December 10, 2007.
Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2008.
Submission of final papers: April 1, 2008 |
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5. 4th Conference on Ph.D Research in Microelectronics and Electronics
(PRIME), Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 22- 25 June 2008 [...details]
The aim of PRIME 2008 is to provide an opportunity for Ph.D. students to present their research activity and contact other people in the research community. Although all the papers at PRIME 2008 will be presented by Ph.D. students, experienced people from academia and industry are warmly invited to attend, in order to create a stimulating environment for favoring exchange of knowledge and mentoring of young researchers.
The topics for the conference include, but are not limited to:
- Design and use of MEMS in ICs.
- Analog and Digital Signal Processing
- VLSI and SoC Applications
- Visual Signal Processing
- Computer Aided Design
- Analog and Digital ICs
- Integrated Power ICs
- Sensor Systems
Paper Submission Deadline: 25 January 2008;
Notification of Acceptance: 21 March 2008. |
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6. 4th International Conference Multi-Material Micro Manufacture (4M2008), Cardiff, UK, 9- 11 September 2008 [...details]
Scope: The main goal of this Conference is to provide a forum for experts from industry and academia to
share the results of their in-depth investigations and engage in interdisciplinary discussions
about
the creation of manufacturing capabilities for:
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Product miniaturisation through innovative integration and development of knowledge-based
technologies and production concepts (especially micro and nano) for the processing of non-silicon
materials;
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Prediction of product and process performance to reduce/manage the risk during product
development and production, and to reduce time to market for the next generation of
microsystems-based products;
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Future product platforms to meet the requirements of the next generation of
microsystems-based products, and of more stringent regulations and environmental legislation;
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Production scale-up to ensure effective and efficient transfer of product and technology
ideas from laboratories to serial production.
Provisional Dates:
- Submission site will open on 2 January 2008.
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Submission deadline of full papers is 10 February 2008.
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7. FSRM courses [...details]
- Labs-on-Chip Technologies: Basics and Applications, 11-12 December 2007 [...details] |
- ntroduction to Carbon Nano Tubes, 8 February 2008 [...details] |
- RF MEMS and NEMS, 12 February 2008 [...details] |
- Microfluidic Application Platforms, 4 March 2008 [...details] |
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8. Past event: The 2-nd International Workshop on Micro- and Nanotechnologies and Systems organized by the FP 6 CA- IPMMAN Project (Improvement of Industrial Production Integrating Macro,- Micro- and Nanotechnologies) and MINAM Platform in the frame of the 5-th International Specialized Exhibition on ROBOTICS, MECHATRONICS, INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, MICRO- and NANOTECHNOLOGIES took place in Moscow between 17-18 October 2007 and it was a great success. 279 participants from 11 countries attended the Workshop. |
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1. The Silicon Chip Seminar, London Kensington Hilton, 26 November 2007 [...details]
Topics covered include:
- Description of the common industry definitions and terminology
- Introduction to the basic electronics theory
- Step-by-step explanation of the silicon chip manufacturing process
- Review of the economics of IC manufacturing
- Discussion of the silicon chip end markets and applications
- Assessment of the industry importance to future economic development
- Silicon Chip Museum featuring examples and artifacts
Registration form.
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2. ENIAC (European Technology Platform for Nanoelectronics) Forum 2007, Budapest, Hungary, 28 November 2007 [...details]
The event will focus on the first integral revision of the ENIAC Strategic Research Agenda, the ENIAC JTI, the role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the European industrial scenario and the future of R&D in Europe. |
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3. IPR-Helpdesk Seminar: "Intellectual Property in FP7", Brussels, Belgium, 28 November 2007 [...details]
The seminar will focus on the most relevant elements of the IP regime applicable under FP7 from a practical perspective. The main objective will be to provide participants with the basic concepts and ideas to adequately integrate and manage the IP issues in their projects. It is expected that SMEs, academia, research centres and individual researchers will particularly benefit from participation in this event. |
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4. Manufuture 2007 Conference - Constructing a Sustainably Competitive Europe, Porto, Portugal, 2-4 December 2007. [...details] |
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5. Conference on ICT research collaboration, Mexico City, Mexico, 6-7 December 2007 [...details]
During the event, EU-Mexican projects will be presented and discussed, common ICT priorities will be agreed and strategies to participate in EU research will be explored. The conference will coincide with the launch of the third ICT call for proposals of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), and it will be an important occasion to explore possible EU-Mexican partnerships.
The event will gather together high level policy-makers in the field of ICT, university rectors and key ICT researchers.
The conference is organised by the EU-funded WINDS-LA project, which aims to deepen strategic cooperation on ICT research between Europe and Latin America, and to strengthen participation of Latin American research actors in FP7. |
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6. MAM2008- Workshop devoted to Materials Research, Materials Properties and Interactions, Dresden, Germany, 2-5 March 2008 [...details]
The objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for open discussions between science and industrial application. It is dedicated to materials scientists, process and integration engineers.
Topics include both fundamental and applied research, as well as issues related to introduction into manufacturing. With the progressive scaling down of device dimensions and the simultaneous demands for more functionality, the challenges have become tremendous. New and extensive materials research is needed to further follow IC scaling as well as to develop new devices on the nanoscale. Therefore this workshop will focus on material issues in traditional metallization and interconnect schemes, advanced interconnect options and new approaches for nanoelectronics.
Full-length papers will be published in a special issue of Microelectronic Engineering. |
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ICT Call 3 will be launched on 4th December [...details]
ICT Call 3 will be launched on 4th December. The call – already fully described in the Workprogramme of course - will involve eight objectives, and is funded at €265m. The call will close on 8th April 2008.
Three of these objectives re-open areas which were already included in ICT Call 1. These are:
- Cognitive systems. interaction, robotics
- Digital libraries and technology-enhanced learning
- Intelligent contents and semantics
Proposers who were unsuccessful in these areas in the first call are of course very likely to be now considering a re-submission. Evidently, those most likely to be successful are those who scored highly last time, reaching the reserve list but not quite the funding list. Given that the funded proposals are now taken out of the competition, they should stand a better chance this time. But proposers who scored poorly cannot just cross their fingers and hope for better luck; the evaluation is not a lottery or a matter of luck, it is based on a detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of a proposal by skilled and experienced experts.
Proposers should look for faults which lost them points last time which can now be fixed. Defects in the project management plan, inadequate plans for dissemination, re-balancing of the effort between workpackages etc. are all things which can be corrected in a re-submission. But if the failing was in the scientific and technical quality of the basic project idea, then there is little chance of success. Such a proposal, which scored low last time and which is simple resubmitted, perhaps with some cosmetic alterations, is sure to score low this time too. |
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Other future events (source NEXUSplus website, event list sponsored by 4M2C PATRIC SALOMON GmbH)
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NanoTransfer and European NanoSystems (ENS) 2007, Paris, France, 3 - 4 December 2007 [... details]
The Workshop will co-locate with the European Nano Systems 2007 Conference organized by TIMA Labs Grenoble, at Novotel Atria Paris Charenton. Who will attend:
- Established companies interested in nanotechnology
- Nanotechnology Start-ups
- Investors and experts from areas supporting tech transfer
- Technology Transfer and Licensing Offices
The aim of ENS 2007 Conference is to bring together a multidisciplinary group of scientists, engineers and users to discuss issues related to research, education and commercialisation of nanosystems.
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International Conference on "Wafer Bonding for MEMS Technologies and Wafer Level Integration" 2007, Halle/ Saale, Germany, 9 - 11 December 2007 [...details]
The Conference on "Wafer Bonding for MEMS and Wafer Level Integration" follows to successful workshop on "Wafer Bonding for MEMS Technologies" in 2004 and 2006 with more than 100 attendees from more than 15 countries.
The two day conference is focused on industrial components, integration of wafer bonding like anodic, glass frit, eutectic, adhesive and fusion bonding into MEMS and wafer level fabrication, process developments of wafer bonding techniques and will also address quality and reliability issues. Keynote presentations will be given at the conference.
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NEXUS Systems Engineering Workshop, Loughborough, UK, 11 December 2007 [...details]
Systems Engineering for the MNT community - The UK's Centre of Excellence in Metrology for Micro and Nano Technology (CEMMNT) in collaboration with the Patent-DfMM project and the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre (SEIC) plans to hold a one-day workshop at the SEIC in Loughborough, England. The workshop will be centred around processes, methodologies and systems engineering-based disciplines as applied to MNT product design and evolution. The workshop will include presentations on aspects of Design-for-Testing/Validation and Integration as well as examples of system modelling and simulation. The provisional date for this event is Tuesday, 11th December 2007.
For those interested in participating in the workshop, please contact either Ayman El-Fatatry (a.el-fatatry@lboro.ac.uk) or Andrew Richardson (a.richardson@lancaster.ac.uk).
For other future events, see NEXUSplus website.
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1. 7th WSEAS International Conference on MICROELECTRONICS, NANOELECTRONICS, OPTOELECTRONICS, Turkey, 27- 29 May 2008 [...details]
Deadline for Paper Submission: February 15, 2008
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2. The WSEAS International Conference on BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONICS and BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS, Greece, 20- 22 August 2008 [...details]
Deadline for Paper Submission: May 31, 2008
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MINOS-EURONET On-line Brokerage
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This web page is devoted to brokerage (facilitating matching of partners). The thematic area is structured by FP7/2007 calls. We are using the so-called "MINOS selection" (taken from NMP, ICT and Health themes). This selection is related to micro/nano/biotechnologies but advanced materials are also included. The MINOS selection from FP7/calls is available here. This includes the on-going calls on micro-nanosystems and photonics.
The brokerage can be "face-to-face" or "on-line" (using Internet).
Extensive on-line brokerage is provided by using databases for partner matching. Directly input of these databases here. These databases contain synthetic profiles of research groups, companies etc. and their expression to interest related to specific topics (calls). An advanced search mechanism gives easy access to all information, but in order to in use it, one has to introduce his/her own profile.
Please see useful information: On-line Brokerage web page [...]. |
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