Title: Intelligent Reliability 4.0
Programme: H2020-ECSEL-2019-1-IA
Project ID: 876659-2
Project period: 2020-2023
Budget: €103.6M
EU Contribution: €24.9M
Partners:
- Austria: Infineon Technologies Austria AG (coordinator) (L), Ams AG, Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, AVL List GmbH, Infineon Technologies IT Service, Kompetenzzentrum Automobil- und Industrieelektronik GmbH, Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Technische Universität Graz, Technische Universität Wien, Kompetenzzentrum – Das virtuelle Fahrzeug, Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
- Germany: Robert Bosch Semiconductor Manufacturing Dresden GmbH, Elmos Semicondictor AG, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V., Forschungs- und Transferzentrum WHZ, GOEPEL ELECTRONIC GMBH, Hahn-Schickard Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung, Infineon Technologies AG, Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co KG, LEC GmbH, Pumacy Technologies AG, Schweizer Electronic AG, Sensitec GmbH, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Universtiy of Bremen, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG, X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries GmbH
- Slovakia: Nano Design SRO, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
- Sweden: EDR&MEDESO AB, Inmotion Technologies AB, QRTECH AKTIEBOLAG, RISE IVF AB, Scania CV AB
- Finland: Aalto University, Forciot Oy, Okmetic Oy, Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy, Screentech
- Belgium: Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum, MinDCet NV, NiniX Technologies NV, On Semiconductor Belgium BVBA, Plastic Omnium, SIRRIS HET COLLECTIEF CENTRUM VAN DE TECHNOLOGISCHE INDUSTRIE
- Italy: Infineon Technologies Italia Srl, Italian Universities Nano-Electronics Team, Tekne Srl, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila
- Spain: BATZ SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA, BSH Electrodomésticos España, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A., Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, IKERLAN S Coop, Knowledge Centric Solutions SL, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Carlos III University of Madrid, Ulma Embedded Solutions SL
- Netherlands: IWO Project b.v., JIACO Instruments BV, Delft University of Technology, Nexperia Netherlands BV, Signify Netherlands BV
- Turkey: ARÇELİK A.Ş., Enforma, Marmara University, Pavo Design Production Electronic Trade Inc.
- Slovenia: Elaphe Propulsion Technologies Ltd, Jožef Stefan Institute
- Greece: Idryma Technologiea
- France: Thales SA, United Monolithic Semiconductors SAS, University of Lyon, G.I.E. III-V Lab
Underlined are the country coordinators. (L) is the project leader.
Summary:
Intelligent Reliability 4.0 (iRel40) has the ultimate goal of improving reliability for electronic components and systems by reducing failure rates along the entire value chain. Trend for system integration, especially for heterogeneous integration, is miniaturization. Thus, reliability becomes an increasing challenge on device and system level and faces exceptional requirements for future complex applications. Applications require customer acceptance and satisfaction at acceptable cost. Reliability must be guaranteed when using systems in new and critical environments.
In iRel40, 75 partners from 13 countries collaborate in 6 technical work packages along the value chain. WP1 focuses on specifications and requirements. WP2 and WP3 focus on modelling, simulation, materials and interfaces based on test vehicles. WP4 applies the test vehicle knowledge to industrial pilots related to production. WP5 applies the knowledge to testing. WP6 focuses on application use cases applying the industrial pilots. We assess and validate the iRel40 results. Reliable electronic components and systems are developed faster and new processes are transferred to production with higher speed. Crucial insight gained by Physics of Failure and AI methods will push overall quality levels and reliability. iRel40 results will strengthen production along the value chain and support sustainable success of Electronic Components and Systems investment in Europe. By collaboration between academy, industry and knowledge institutes on this challenging topic of reliability, the project secures more than 25.000 jobs in the 25 participating production and testing sites in Europe. The project supports new applications and reliable chips push applications in energy efficiency, e-mobility, autonomous driving and IoT. This unique project brings, for the first time ever, world-leading reliability experts and European manufacturing expertise together to generate a sustainable pan-European reliability community.
Enforma’s involvement:
Data analytics solution provider
1x WP co-leader; 1x Task co-leader
Website:
① Project Website
② H2020 Cordis Website
iRel40 is a European co-funded innovation project that has been granted by the ECSEL Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 876659. The funding of the project comes from the Horizon 2020 research programme and participating countries. National funding is provided by Germany, including the Free States of Saxony and Thuringia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.