“Chiptainability – A concept to integrate sustainability and microelectronics for 6G”
Date, hour and room to be defined
Session Chair:
- Stefan Wunderer (Nokia, Univ. Würzburg, DE)
In the ICT and 6G chip industry, sustainable development is no longer a visionary pursuit or a simple fulfillment of company reporting obligations. It is becoming a non-negotiable requirement for microelectronics companies of all sizes and in all parts of the global chip supply chain. Keeping the impact of the industry activities within safe and just boundaries while driving economic successful innovations is perhaps the greatest challenge of our time.
Chiptainability is defined as the concept of leveraging semiconductor technology and digital solutions, to foster sustainable practices by minimizing negative impacts while maximizing positive contributions to environmental, social and economic factors. This topic is gaining importance in SNS JU and in Chips JU, as well as in the current IPCEI ME/CT projects. This was also demonstrated on Nokia’s SuSI Summit in 2025 (Sustainable Semiconductor Innovations). For the currently starting IPCEI AST project, a European Chiptainability Working Group is also proposed. The objective is to strengthen microelectronics sustainability as European competitive advantage, especially in AI times and geopolitical tensions.
The convened session will present latest industry experiences in chip production footprint reductions, including the latest finding from IPCEI ME/CT projects. Topics like reduction of energy consumption in demanding AI and 6G chips, product carbon footprint minimisation or “from clean room to green room” topics will be addressed. Major industry players being active in SNS JU e.g. SUSTAIN-6G and participating in current IPCEI ME/CT as well as in future IPCEI AST will present their sustainability results. The session will include cutting-edge research from academia and research institutes, e.g. based on the Green ICT project.
Programme
- Opening note: Chiptainability for 6G (Stefan Wunderer)
- “6G sustainability requirements and assessments” (Prof. Marja Matinmikko-Blue, University of Oulu)
- “Sustainable connectivity: a major challenge for analog electronics and photonics chips” (Dr. Mohand Achouche, Nokia)
- “Energy Efficiency in microelectronics for future ICT systems” (Prof. Tobias Hoßfeld, University of Würzburg)
- Sustainable microelectronics contributions from industry experts of Nvidia, Infineon, NXP, Bosch (to be confirmed)
- Panel session on latest sustainability developments in the global chip supply chain for 6G
