Edu4Chip: Joint Education for Advanced Chip Design in Europe

Purpose and goal

The chip shortage crisis has shown that every sector of modern digitized countries is based on complex software and embedded products, which at their core are driven by integrated circuits. Next to the current chip manufacturing crisis, another upcoming challenge is the shortage of skilled chip design engineers and talents. The main objective of Edu4Chip is the joint development of new and improvement of existing advanced chip design master-level programs, which provide students with the theoretical and practical skills to become chip designers entering the European labor market.

Expected effects and result

The Edu4Chip project enhances the chip design capability in Europe by designing and implementing harmonized study programs at excellent universities in Europe and growing the number of chip design experts. The programs are designed for compatibility, simplifying the student exchange between universities. The project is complemented by life-long learning modules, open for training on the job and lateral entry employees. Strong collaboration with industrial partners allows for excellent education and preparation for their employment in the European job market.

Planned approach and implementation

The Edu4Chip project brings together 5 academic partners (TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germany; DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET, Denmark; TAMPEREEN KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR, Finland; KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HÖGSKOLAN, Sweden; INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM, France), 1 center of excellence (FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV), and 3 SMEs (MINRES TECHNOLOGIES GMBH, Germany; LODZHIKUARKS OOD, Bulgaria; SYOSIL APS Denmark). In the overall work plan, the goal is to establish new and improve existing study programs at the five participating universities.