THE ROLE OF CLUSTERS IN ACCELERATING THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY ELECTRONICS: SILICON SAXONY Martin Landgraf, Fraunhofer IPMS/Silicon Saxony SILICON SAXONY THE BIG PICTURE Leipzi g Commission Dresde n 2019, EU Chemnit z Scoreboard Microelectronics/ICT 64,000 employees 2,400 companies *Regional Innovation Innovation *Regional . one of the most innovative regions in the EU* Every third chip produced in Europe . Key areas: Mobility, Life Sciences, Mechanical is “Made in Saxony” Engineering, Microelectronics/ICT, Environmental and Energy Technology SILICON SAXONY THE NETWORK Biggest microelectronics Independent cluster in Europe We are an independent and self-sustained hightech cluster. Micro- and nano electronics, ICT, Leipzi Silicon Software g Saxony Public Institutions 359 Members Dresde n Mainly SMEs covering the whole Research & Education ICT value chain (80 %). Chemnit Industry z 12 Employees Triple Helix for cluster coordination but industry-driven Professional cluster management We are certified with the GOLD-label of European Cluster Excellence Initiative. SILICON SAXONY SAXONY – ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE REGIONS IN EUROPE Saxony keeps top positions in innovation fields e.g.: . Intelligent sensors / MEMS . Automation technologies . Mobile communication of the latest generation (5G) Saxony has highest concentration of Fraunhofer institutes all over Germany. Education & Research Institutes: 6 Universities, 14 Universities of Applied Sciences, 16 Fraunhofer Institutes (10 in Dresden), 6 Max Planck Institutes, 3 Helmholtz institutes, 6 Leibniz institutes 6000 scientists and engineers educated per year in Saxony . around 50,000 students of Mathematics, Engineering and Natural Science courses (STEM) . since 2012, TU Dresden is one of Germany‘s 11 Elite Universities 4 SILICON SAXONY OBJECTIVES WITH AND AFTER COVID19 OVERALL OBJECTIVE: TECHNOLOGY SOUVEREIGNTY . Energy efficiency GREEN . Sustainability . Pushing digital transformation of SMEs, DIGITAL administration & education RESILIENT = . in particular for critical infrastructure EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY SOVEREIGNTY WITH WHOM: broad range of cluster stakeholders involved 5 SILICON SAXONY FIGHTING COVID-19 CLUSTER LEVEL . Best practise exchange (e.g. digital tools & events, solutions for logistics, production & service, ..) . Collective purchase of masks NEW . Transition to digital & hybrid events NEW . Information channel between public authorities and SMEs NATIONAL / REGIONAL LEVEL . Position paper „Digital Saxony“ regional . Co-design of regional/national policies . Use of existing policies (e.g. short-time work compensation, bridging aid, ..) national EUROPEAN LEVEL . Co-design of policies . Best practise exchange (e.g. Silicon Europe, webinar with Silicon Alps „Business continuity in production“) 6 SILICON SAXONY INFLUENCE OF COVID WITHIN THE CLUSTER per per persons 25,000 15,000 13,000 7,000 4,000 in Saxony Silicon Supplier / Service ICT service Industry- Software Electronics and provider for providers and related equipment microelectronics trade research Employed branch international supply chains CLUSTER MANAGEMENT (12 employees) Example: America’s Chip Production, Economy, National Security, Supply Chains Study on Domestic Semiconductor Manufacturing PUBLISHED BY SEMICON. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (SEP 16,2020) KEY FINDINGS: . A strong domestic semiconductor manufacturing presence is critical to America’s economic competitiveness, national security, and supply chain resilience . The share of global semiconductor manufacturing located in the U.S. has plummeted in recent decades, mostly because competing governments offer large incentives and the U.S. does not . Robust federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing are needed to strengthen national security, attract substantial chip manufacturing to the U.S., and create tens of thousands of jobs 8 Initiatives within the microelectronics cluster "Silicon Saxony„ to strenghens EU Semicon Ind - Example 1 IMPORTANT PROJECT OF COMMON EUROPEAN INTEREST – MICROELECTRONICS (IPCEI) . IPCEI 1 on microelectronics was a big success, e.g. • Establishment of Bosch Fab in Dresden • R&D & Invest opportunities for existing fabs & foundries . Need for IPCEI 2 • Focus on Safety, Security, Sustainability and Sovereignty Source: ipcei-me.eu 9 Initiatives within the microelectronics cluster "Silicon Saxony„ to strenghens EU RTO landscape - Example 2 TESTING AND EXPERIMENTATION FACILITIES (TEF) WITHIN DIGITAL EUROPE PROGRAM . TEF for Edge AI - funding instrument at EU level to strengthen Hardware AI research in Europe, focus on CAPEX; i.e. funding for equipment investment . TEF for Edge AI shall fuel the Application TEFs (Agro, Health, Mob., Ind.) TEF for Edge AI TEF TEF for AI Edge 10 Initiatives within the microelectronics cluster "Silicon Saxony"; EDIH for Saxony - Example 3 EUROPEAN DIH (application „Green digital Saxony“) WITHIN DIGITAL EUROPE PROGRAM FIND LEIPZIG INVESTMENT DRESDEN TEST BEFORE INVEST SKILLS & TRAINING INNOVATION CHEMNITZ ECOSYSTEM COOPERATION SYNERGY POTENTIAL RECOMMENDATION: strong link between clusters & European DIH useful 11 Let‘s stay in touch! YOUR CONTACT Martin Landgraf Senior Consultant R&D Policy at Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (Fraunhofer IPMS) & board of Silicon Saxony [email protected] +49 351 26 07-3004 www.silicon-saxony.de.