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ICOS (International Cooperation On Semiconductors) is a project funded by the European Commission aiming at supporting its effort to re-establish the global position of Europe in the semiconductor value chain, as advocated in the European Chips Act, by identifying topics on which research cooperation with leading semiconductor countries could be beneficial to the growth of the European industry.
 
ICOS will run until 2025 and regroups 24 European organizations: leading companies (ST Microelectronics, Infineon, NXP, Bosch), Research and Technology Organizations (IMEC, CEA-Leti, Fraunhofer, VTT, CNRS, Tyndall, IMT), Universities (G-INP, UGA, IUNET, Polito, UNIBO, TU Delft, CEZAMAT, UGent), market research firm (DECISION), consulting firms (IESA, VDI/VDE) but also SINANO and AENEAS.
 
This online survey aims at collecting the view of key stakeholders.

The deadline to answer is 30 June 2023.

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* 1. Confidentiality agreement


The information contained in this questionnaire will be deleted after the completion of the project. For reporting purposes, details about you, such as name or job title, will be ignored and a questionnaire number will be assigned to the informant instead.

Survey respondents are fully entitled to withdraw at any point from the survey or correct some statements.

Please contact Léo Saint-Martin, an associate consultant at DECISION Etudes & Conseil (saint-martin@decision.eu) for any questions.

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* 2. According to you, what are the main strengths of the EU semiconductor industry?
Do not hesitate to mention very specific value-chain levels, applications or (emerging) technologies if needed.

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* 3. According to you, what are the existing / potential strategic dependencies of the EU across the semiconductor value chain?

A strategic dependency is a situation combining the three following criteria:
  • Reliance on a limited number of country(ies) for the supply of goods, services, data, infrastructures, skills and technologies.
  • Absence of strategic capacities in the EU leading to a limited capacity for internal production to substitute imports.
  • Dependency of critical importance for the EU and its Member States’ strategic interests such as security, safety, health, and the green and digital transformation.

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* 4. According to you, what are the main market opportunities for EU companies by 2030?
Do not hesitate to mention very specific value-chain levels, applications or (emerging) technologies if needed.

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* 5. Are there any limiting factors for the EU semiconductor industry? 
E.g., talent gap...

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* 6. Are you aware of on-going projects of investment in semiconductors in the EU (factories, R&D centers, etc.)? If yes, could you provide the relevant information below (location, organizations involved, technology associated…)?

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* 7. If you could propose R&D collaboration between the EU27 and other countries in the World in a specific topic, what would it be? Why would it be beneficial to the EU industry?

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* 8. Contact details

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* 9. Do you consent to the information you provided to us in this survey being made public?

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