Internationalization and Smart Specialization @ DSP Valley (Flanders, Belgium)

Dr.ir. Peter Simkens Managing Director

peter.simkens@dspvalley.com

European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

DSP Valley‘s Networking Mission

• Mission – To stimulate new innovative partnerships, by offering a platform where

potential partners can meet and match – To create a (technology) community, with mutual trust, where people are

prepared to exchange ideas and to help each other, by exploiting technological complementarities

– To facilitate interregional matchmaking and partnering

• You can never know enough about your potential partners • You can never work together with somebody you don’t know!

• Technology Network and Managed Cluster

– focused on Design of Embedded Signal Processing Systems – offering synergy and complementarity in competencies – cooperative network for stimulation of innovation, supported by Institute for

the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT) – Network founded as private initiative in 1996 by “Godfathers”: K.U.Leuven,

IMEC and Philips Leuven – Where all participants have contractual relationships

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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

Complementarity & Proximity in the DSP Valley cluster

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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

Cooperation and partnering example in the DSP Valley cluster

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Embedded Software development

Algorithm development: noise suppression & multi-microphone sound acquisition

µsystems & packaging IC prototyping & small volume production (Europractice) EC-project: “Healthy Aims”

ULP Hardware architecture:CHAMP Coolflux ULP speech processor (2009): design & manuf. ULP Magnetic Induction Wireless (2009): design & manuf.

Theses

TETRA project (Wireless Sensor Networks)

Design of analog ICs used in implants.

Design of analog functions for implants and sound processors

Design of digital functions for use in sound processors

Electronic prototyping and special devices

European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

Internationalization: European network of cluster partners

• Cluster partners for embedded systems: – System@tic (FR) – BICC-Net (DE) – ETN (UK) – Regina (DE) – Infopole (BE)

• Cluster partners for semiconductor technology: – Silicon Saxony (DE) – Minalogic (FR) – Arcsis (FR) – NMI (UK) – Silicon Southwest (UK) – Business Cluster Semiconductors (NL)

• New partners under development: – In ES, DK, DE, PL

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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

Smart Specialization for Flanders: Nanotechnologies for Health

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Biomaterials Bio-instrumen-tation

Bio-silicon & Medical Devices

Medical Imaging BAN & Remote Monitoring

Biotech Biopharma

Nano-electronics Technology Platforms

Clinical Testing & Translational Research

imec VIB

UZ GHB

DSP Valley Flanders BIO

Essenscia

Life Sciences Technology Platforms

Fabless Semiconductor & Embedded Systems Design & Development Community

NERF

Smart Health Systems

Cluster Governance for NfH

R&D Platforms

NanoTechnologies

for Health

European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

How DSP Valley fits to Smart Specialization for NfH

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Application domains

Enabling embedded technologies design

Nanotechnology platform

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NanoMaterials Equipment Suppliers Fabs & MEMS

DSP Valley 1.0

New: technology

valorization via applications

New: linking with production capability