Improving the global demand supply forecast of the semiconductor supply chain (IA)

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking (KDT JU)

Programme Description

The joint undertakings have three general objectives, in accordance with Article 4 of the SBA:

  • strengthening and integrating the scientific, innovation and technological capacities and facilitating collaborative links,
  • securing sustainability-driven global leadership and resilience of Union value chains in key technologies and industries and on developing and
  • accelerating the uptake of innovative solutions throughout the Union addressing climate, environmental, health, digital and other global challenges.
Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-KDT-JU-2023-3-IA-Topic-1

Call

Improving the global demand supply forecast of the semiconductor supply chain (IA)

Summary

The goal of this topic is to develop a platform to offer services to companies of the supply chain that will allow them to efficiently control their manufacturing planning thereby achieving an overall improvement of the efficiency of the whole supply chain and a better overall match between supply and demand without disrupting the competitiveness of the market.

Detailed Call Description

Scope

  • Development of software for the various tools and for the platform: demand and supply data collection, results sharing, secure access, supply chain simulation, semantic web link, services,
  •  Incentivisation for participation in order to get data
  • the collection of demand data is done through anonymous surveys and a clear methodology should be established reflecting the periodicity of the surveys, the kind of data, etc.
  • For the survey, secure MPC (Multi Platform Computing) methodologies should be considered
  • For the granularity transformation AI/ML techniques should be envisaged utilizing semantic web technologies to assure the interlinking of the data
  •  For the supply chain description, interfacing with ERP systems must be considered
  •  For the ontology underlying the semantic web, use of the SC3 project results and linking with the SC3 consortium are mandatory.
  • By the end of the project a credible track to collect demand data within 3 years after the end of the project that covers around 25% of the semiconductor supply chain should be described in a confidential deliverable
  • Validation should be done with a small group of market participants in real world use cases that can be participants to the consortium or other parties that participate on a voluntarily basis. The results of the validation are part of the deliverables
  •  Demonstrators reflecting the different aspects of the platform are part of the deliverables
  • At least one realistic service should be demonstrated
  •  Promote the use of the data sharing platform amongst the semiconductor supply chain organizations
  • Propose a complete business model including types of services, type and growth of users, pricing options for the services, cost of maintenance of the platform, governance, infrastructure investments, etc.

In general, the action should build and re-use where possible on results developed in other projects (EU or National).

Call Total Budget

€5 000 000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

The maximum EU Contribution as percentage of the eligible cost for HORIZON-KDT-JU-2023-3-IA -Topic 1 is:

  • Large Enterprise (for profit non-SME) – 70%
  • SME (for profit SME) – 70%
  • University/Other (not for profit) – 100%

Thematic Categories

  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Associations
  • Educational Institutions
  • Large Enterprises
  • Legal Entities
  • NGOs
  • Non Profit Organisations
  • Other Beneficiaries
  • Private Bodies
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises

Eligibility For Participation Notes

Participation of non-European actors along the supply chain is encouraged preferably through targeted activities, e.g. workshops, etc.

Call Opening Date

07/02/2023

Call Closing Date

03/05/2023

EU Contact Point

Contact
Address:
White Atrium Building
Avenue de la Toison d’Or 56-60
1060 Βrussels
Belgium
Τelephone: 00 32 2 221 81 02
Email: enquiries@kdt-ju.europa.eu

(Publish Date: 14/03/2023-for internal use only)