ENIAC to boost research for more energy-efficient electronic equipment
Based on the broad experience of the leading European companies and universities from the semiconductor and nanoelectronics arena gathered in ENIAC, the newly established European Technology Platform for Nanoelectronics will focus on increasing the energy-efficiency of a broad variety of electric goods by making use of the latest semiconductor technologies. According to figures of the European Union up to 30% of electrical energy is wasted today globally by using electric equipment like motors and lighting without electronic control and management functions.
"The technology leadership of European companies in the area of increasing the energy-efficiency will be secured by our research initiatives supporting the development of even more efficient technologies", said Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart, Chairman of ENIAC. "In the ENIAC working group, we will collaborate in research to use energy more wisely. For example, a 25% increase in energy-efficiency globally could satisfy the annual electrical energy hunger of the USA."Leading European Nanoelectronics companies and universities will now work together under the umbrella of ENIAC to conduct research on semiconductor technologies and new materials to increase the energy-efficiency of electrical systems like power supplies, motors, lighting and computing systems.
