13 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2022/0032(COD)
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Semiconductors are at the core of any digital device: from smartphones and cars, through critical applications and infrastructures in health, energy, communications and automation to most other industry sectors. While semiconductors are essential to the functioning of our modern economy and society, the Union has witnessed unprecedented disruptions in their supply. The current supply shortage, both in high and medium - low range, is a symptom of permanent and serious structural deficiencies in the Union’s semiconductor value and supply chain. The disruptions have exposed long-lasting vulnerabilities in this respect, notably a strong third-country dependency in manufacturing and design of chips.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In light of this, the Commission, in consultation with the European Semiconductor Board, should prepare the ground for a certification of green, trusted and secure chips and embedded systems that rely on or make extensive use of semiconductor technologies. In particular, they should discuss and identify the relevant sectors and products in need of such certification. The certification of trusted and secure chips should be based on international standards and realized in an open process. In case there is no certification scheme available in order to meet the sector specificities, the Commission should require ENISA to draft a specific certification scheme.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘first-of-a-kind facility’ means an industrial facility capable of semiconductor manufacturing, including front-end or back-end, or both, that is not substantively already present or committed to be built within the Union, including in the production of mature technology microchips, for instance with regard to the technology node, substrate material, such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride, and other product innovation that can offer better performance, process innovation or energy and environmental performance;
Amendment 377 #
(16) ‘critical sector’ means any sector referred to in the Annex of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities, the defence sector, automotive and other activitiesectors that are relevant for public health, safety and security;
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2
(2) upgrading and extending the design capacity with ongoby fostering innovative developments, such as processor architectures based on the open- source Reduced Instruction Set Computer Architecture (RISC-V), reprogrammable chips based on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), new 3D and heterogeneous system architectures and architectures that are built by “security by design” and including a commercialisation roadmap to ensure that any elements subject to intellectual property rights are ready to meet production quality standards;
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 1
(1) strengthening technological capabilities in next generation chips production technologies, by integrating research and innovation activities and preparing the development of future technology nodes, including leading-edge nodes below two nanometres, Fully Depleted Silicon on Insulator (FD-SOI) at 10 nanometres and below, new semiconductors materials and 3D heterogeneous systems integration and advanced packaging;
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 2
(2) supporting large scale innovation through access to new or existing pilot lines for experimentation, test, and validation of new design concepts integrating key functionalities, such as novel materials and architectures for power electronics fostering sustainable energy and electro mobility, lower energy consumption, security, functional safety, higher levels of computing performance or integrating breakthrough technologies such as neuromorphic and embedded artificial intelligence (AI) chips, integrated photonics, graphene and other 2D material based technologies;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
(2) address the skills shortage and mismatch, attracting and mobilising new talent and supporting the emergence of a suitably skilled workforce for strengthening the semiconductor sector, including via reskilling and upskilling of workers.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The components listed in Article 4 and points (a) to (d) of Article 5 under the Initiative may be entrusted to the Chips Joint Undertaking referred to in Council Regulation XX/XX amending Council Regulation (EU) 2021/2085 and implemented in the work programme of the Chips Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 626 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, after consulting the European Semiconductor Board, assess risks that may disrupt, compromise or negatively affect the supply of semiconductors (Union risk assessment). In the Union risk assessment, the Commission shall identify early warning indicators. In order to undertake this task, the Commission shall consult a specific task force composed of the European Semiconductor Board and relevant stakeholder organisations, including industry associations and representatives of the main user categories. The Commission may establish this task force as an open-ended working group within the European Semiconductor Board.
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Innovative design libraries for quantum chips building on the design and fabrication processes of the well- established processes of the classical semiconductor industry for semiconductor- and photonics-based qubit platforms; complemented by the development of innovative and advanced design libraries and fabrication processes for the alternative qubit platforms (superconductor-, ion-, and atom-based qubits) that are not compatible with semiconductors.
Amendment 802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Pilot lines for the integration of quantum circuits and control electronics for building quantum chips building on and capitalising on ongoing research; and,and for providing access to dedicated clean rooms and foundries for prototyping and production, reducing the entry-barrier for the development and production of small volumes of quantum components and accelerating the innovation cycles.
Amendment 803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex I – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Testing and experimentation facilities for testing and validating advanced quantum components including those produced by the pilot lines, closing the innovation feedback loop between designers, producers and users of quantum components.