14th EUROPRACTICE Photonic Integrated Circuit Training

February 24-26, 2026 – Leuven, Belgium Alongside several leading projects and companies, imec’s Silicon Photonics experts deliver an in-depth technology overview of the 200 and 300 mm silicon photonics platforms, covering core PIC concepts as well as hands-on design sessions. PREVAIL plays a key role in advancing next‑generation 300 mm silicon photonics technologies, contributing to the development […]
PREVAIL Consortium Meeting

February 2-3, 2026- Leuven, Belgium The PREVAIL Project consortium held its first meeting of 2026 at imec’s HQ in Leuven 🇧🇪 on February 2–3. Partners reviewed key technical progress, including tool installation and qualification, ongoing demo fabrication, updates to the project offering, and preparations for the upcoming training program launching later this year. A productive […]
SEMICON Europa 2025
November 18-21, 2025 – Munich, Germany At SEMICON Europa 2025 in Munich, the Silicon Saxony showcased different institutes from the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics (FMD – Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland). Experts from the Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID were present throughout the event, engaging with visitors and highlighting the infrastructure and capabilities being developed for 3D integration, including access […]
PRESS RELEASE (NEWS!!!!)

November 14, 2025 – Fraunhofer IZM, Dresden, Germany In this PRESS RELEASE, four institutes from the Fraunhofer Microelectronics Group and the Research Factory Microelectronics Germany (FMD) highlight their specific contributions to the range of edge‑AI‑relevant technologies being developed within PREVAIL. They explain how this scientific collaboration strengthens European semiconductor manufacturing capabilities and supports the continent’s […]
PIC Summit Europe 2025

November 4-5, 2025 – Eindhoven, The Netherlands On November 4, 2025, Patrick Vandenameele, CEO-elect at imec, took the stage at PIC Summit Europe 2025 to deliver the plenary keynote “Shaping the Future of the Photonics Industry with Sustainable Innovation.” In his keynote, Patrick outlined how imec is advancing the scaling of integrated photonics and how […]
Edge AI Conference

October 20-22, 2025 – Naples, Italy During the European Conference on EDGE AI – Technologies and Applications (EEAI), our Project Manager Caroline Arnaud (CEA‑Leti) took the stage in the Plenary Session with an energetic and insightful presentation. She highlighted how PREVAIL partners are building a European multi‑hub test and experimentation infrastructure for edge AI hardware, […]
SEMICON WEST 2025
October 7-9, 2025 – Phoenix AZ, USA Our consortium partners Fraunhofer IZM and the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS were present at the German Pavilion at SEMICON WEST 2025. Among several key advancements, our colleagues Manuela Junghandel, Martin Landgraf, and Frank Windrich highlighted the latest developments in advanced packaging – particularly our 200 mm […]
PREVAIL Consortium Meeting

September 9-10, 2025 – Helsinki, Finland The PREVAIL consortium successfully held its second project meeting of 2025 on September 9 and 10 in Helsinki, generously hosted by VTT. This gathering marked an important milestone for the project, highlighted by the official introduction of Caroline Arnaud as the new Project Manager. Over the two days, partners […]
LID World Summit 2025

June 17–19, 2025 The PREVAIL project proudly participated as a sponsor at the LID World Summit 2025, held in Grenoble, France. Throughout the three-day event, PREVAIL hosted a dedicated booth where project leaders and collaborators were on-site to showcase the project’s cutting-edge technology offerings. The team engaged with a wide audience from the semiconductor industry, highlighting opportunities for […]
EPOSS Annual Forum 2025

June 6, 2025 On the third day of the EPOSS Annual Forum 2025, held in Neu Châtel, Switzerland, the session titled “Edge AI and Cybersecurity Empowering European Sovereignty” featured a significant announcement. During his presentation, “TEF-PREVAIL: A Multi-Hub Test and Experimentation Facility for Edge AI Hardware Demonstration & Prototyping,” Jyrki Kiihamäki from VTT officially announced the opening of the TEF-PREVAIL facilities.