CORDIS · 101166915 · HORIZON
Bright Chips Light Emitting Silicon Germanium
Coordinator: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN (NL)
Our vision is to revolutionize information and quantum technologies by blending photonic and electronic functionality onto a single chip. This long-standing challenge has remained unattainable because chips, fabricated by mainstream silicon technology, cannot emit light. Computer chips would be much faster and consume far less energy if they would operate with light. In addition, optical functionality will be transformative for quantum computation since silicon technologies are by far the most scalable allowing the connection of millions of quantum bits using light. We envision to realize lig…
About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.
EU contribution: €14.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 6 years from 2025-04-01 to 2031-03-31.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-ERC-SYG funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €14.0M toward a total project budget of €14.0M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call ERC-2024-SyG.
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN (NL).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2025-04-01 to 2031-03-31 — approximately 6 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101166915.