The Semiconductor Alliance of Catalonia, with the participation of IMB-CNM, celebrates the act of constitution of the initiative, formed by several departments of the Government of Catalonia, companies and research and innovation agents, which will work together with the aim of consolidating Catalonia as one of the reference poles of the semiconductor industry in Europe.

Luis Fonseca, director of the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona, joins the "council of wise men" of the PERTE Chip made up of the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, to promote and attract investment to Spain around the chip industry and related technologies.

The Ministry of Science and Innovation will allocate an additional 1,304 million euros from European funds to strengthen R&D&I in strategic sectors such as cutting-edge health, aerospace, microelectronics and semiconductors. 62.5 million are earmarked for the capacities of the National Microelectronics Center and the equipment of the distributed ICTS MICRONANOFABS.

PERTE Chip investments are an exceptional opportunity to strengthen the Spanish ecosystem, where there are no large semiconductor factories and it is interesting to attract high-tech companies and boost scientific, innovative and training capacity.

After four years of interruption, the IMB-CNM rejoins the Iberian Delegation at the Micromachine Summit in Bucharest (Romania) between May 21 and 23 with researchers Luis Fonseca and Carles Cané.

This public-private initiative will aim to attract projects from leading companies in the sector, train, attract and retain specialized talent, promote research and innovation and connect the local ecosystem to the world. The IMB-CNM is part of the governance body of this initiative, the Semiconductor and Chip Alliance, formed by several departments of the Government of Catalonia, companies and agents of the research system.

The first call for doctoral contracts within the DocFam+ (Doctoral training programme in Functional Advanced Materials) MSCA-COFUND coordinated by ICMAB-CSIC opens today.

IMB-CNM predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers gathered on April 20th for the first ever Young Researchers Day at the institute with oral presentations, a poster session and prizes.