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Silicon Europe

• your connection to

innovative European SMEs!

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Silicon Europe Alliance: Our ambition

In the context of the European Commission actions towards the digital single market, our ambition is to foster cooperation and innovation across all Europe, helping our members to accelerate their R&D and business connections thanks to the cross- fertilization of our ecosystems. The Silicon Europe Alliance strives be the spokesperson representing the European digital and micro-nanoelectronics industry in and outside Europe. >>Our ultimate goal: act as one-stop-shop for non-European partners aiming to cooperate with our members.

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▪ 12 cluster partners ▪ brings together the technological expertise of Europe’s leading research institutes & companies in digital technologies and IoT areas such as micro and nanoelectronics, photonics, ICT and software. Cluster partners: Associated partners:

The European cluster alliance for innovative electronics & software technologies

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Why do clusters matter for the digital transformation?

“These clusters contribute in a significant way to the development of photonics and semiconductor companies by facilitating knowledge exchange and networking, by providing access to equipment and infrastructure, and by providing guidance and connections to potential financing partners.”

▪ Clusters as key element for digital transformation ▪ 5 key recommendations in study

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A voice for the SMEs, at the heart of innovation

2500

MEMBERS (INDUSTRIAL & RESEARCH)

75 %

13 % SMEs

Research Centres, e.g.

12 %

Large Companies, e.g.

Other kind of members: Local authorities, Incubators, Economic Development Agencies, etc. >> more than 75 % of the players account for innovative and agile SMEs active in digital, mixed signal or analog electronics

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Silicon Europe Alliance: Main Actions

Foster cross-fertilization actions between our ecosystems

Networking Events @Europe level ▪ clusters major flagship events open to Alliance cluster members ▪ common Alliance flagship event: Open Innovation Day Thales Oct 19th 2017 Forming of R&D consortium (cluster and member level) ▪ “Call for partners requests” for H2020/Eureka calls

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Open Innovation Day with Thales

> 100 applications 55 B2B meetings 19 pitches 9 clusters > 20 Thales representatives

Thales gave us their requirements, we searched for companies & communicated the request to our networks. We took care of the whole organization. >>Thales was looking for partnerships with start-ups and SMEs for innovative solutions in different technology fields Thales received the applications and selected companies they wanted to talk to. 19.10.2017: Open Innovation Day with presentation of Thales, pitches of the companies and individual B2B meetings

Open Innovation Day in numbers

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Silicon Europe Alliance: Main Actions

Support International Business Development

▪ capitalized on the Silicon Europe Worldwide project ▪ joint booths on international fairs:

>> SEMICON Taiwan (Sep 5-7th 2018) >> SEMICON Europa (Nov 13-16th 2018)

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Internationalization Strategy

Taiwan USA State NY

Silicon Europe has several contacts in the different target markets and supports its members to internationalize by organizing events in, or with these markets.

Japan South Korea China Singapore

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Potential for cooperation

>> Find technological partnerships

• Organization of B2B Matchmaking Events
• Organization of Open Innovation Days
• Organization of joint booths at fairs (SEMICON Europa,

SEMICON Taiwan etc.)

>> Forming of (R&D) consortia >> access to Europe’s top public and private research institutes and companies in innovative electronics, top-class expertise & the most advanced technologies at all stages of the electronics and software value chain. >> a Europe-wide network allowing access to leading industrial players, dynamic small and medium-sized enterprises and cutting-edge start-ups.

Silicon Europe offers

What can Silicon Europe do for you?

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Contact

Vice-Chair Günther Lackner Silicon Alps (Austria) Vice-Chair Georges Falessi Pôle SCS (France)

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@Silicon_Europe

Chair Frank Bösenberg Silicon Saxony (Germany)