Semiconductors: Opportunities and Challenges

17 March 2025 | INL, Braga, Portugal 

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Programme Overview

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 Morning Session   

09:00 - 09:30 Check-in

09:30 - 10:00 Opening Session

  • Clivia M. Sotomayor Torres, Director General of International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL)

  • João Rui Ferreira, Secretary of State for Economy

  • Eva Ortega Paíno, Spanish Secretary General for Research

10:00 - 11:15 The Geostrategic Importance of Semiconductors

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Pedro Saraiva, Centre for Planning and Evaluation of Public Policies (PLANAPP)

  • Arian Zwegers, Microelectronics and Photonics Unit (DG-CONNECT)

  • Augusto Gadelha Vieira, CEITEC (Brasil)

  • Anna Wilson, Department of Science Technology and Innovation (UK)

  • José María García, SETT (Sociedad Española para la Transformación Tecnológica)

11:15 -11:45 Coffee Break

11:45-13:00 Opportunities and Challenges in Semiconductors (Part I)

  • Keynote: Jari Kinaret, Chips JU Executive Director

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Rui Oliveira, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência (INESC TEC)

  • Elvira Fortunato, Centro de Investigação de Materiais do Instituto de Nanoestruturas,
    Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação (CENIMAT|i3N)

  • Paulo Freitas, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores em Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias (INESC-MN)

  • Helena Braga, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP)

  • Célio Albuquerque, Synopsys 

13:00-14:15 Network lunch – INL Lobby

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Afternoon session

14:15- 14:45 Afternoon Keynote

  • NanoSystems: Lab-to-Fab, Tathagata Srimani, College of Engineering, Carnegie Melon University

  • Afonso Teles da Cunha, Intel Foundry

14:45- 16:00 Opportunities and Challenges in Semiconductors (Part II)

  • Keynote: Deji Akinwande, University of Texas at Austin

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Pedro Almeida, Fraunhofer Portugal

  • Ricardo Ferreira, Research Group Leader, INL

  • José Moreira da Silva, Amkor Technology Portugal

  • Henrique de Oliveira Miguel, CEITEC

  • Francisco Rodrigues, PICAdvanced

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 - 17:30 Portuguese Strategy for Semiconductors

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Madalena Alves, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)

  • António Grilo, Agência Nacional de Inovação (ANI)

  • Alcino Lavrador, Rede de Inovação de Aveiro, Inova-RIA

  • Paula Galvão, INL (Competence Centre)

  • António Cunha, Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte (CCDR-N)

17:30 - 17:45 Closing remarks

  • Fernando Alexandre, Portuguese Minister of Education, Science and Innovation

17:45 - 18:30 Cocktail – INL Lobby