International Spring School – Advanced Materials, Devices, and Heterogeneously Integrated Architectures for Next-Generation Energy-Efficient Electronics

Semiconductors are at the heart of the digital revolution. In recent years this sector has experienced incredible progress. This is the result of improved materials, devices, circuit and system architectures, and integration technologies that open the possibility to develop present applications and to create new ones. Nanoelectronics provides miniaturization, increased performance and production in high numbers, so electronic systems can be deployed in multiple scenarios, including computing, communication systems, smartphones, AI hardware, automotive, health, environment, space and energy, that powers our everyday lives and tomorrow’s innovations.

However, electronic systems face major challenges for the next decades. In particular, one of the biggest challenges is their energy consumption. This is, especially true for AI and Telecom applications, whose demand of energy increases exponentially and, in light of the current trend, could reach the worldwide energy production in the next 2 or 3 decades if no efficient disruptive solutions are proposed.

The aim of this E³ International Spring School is to offer training activities covering the challenges and possible solutions for future energy efficient electronics spanning from novel materials and devices to advanced system integration. Talks will be delivered by representatives from leading universities, research institutes and companies in Europe and Asia.