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In an industry where nanometer-scale precision defines success, advanced semiconductor metrology plays a critical role in enabling technological progress across electronics, mobility, energy, and digital infrastructure. The demand for continuous product development requires precisely controlled manufacturing processes that can be established by rapid and accurate metrology solutions – optimizing productivity while minimizing resources and risks.
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Written by Ivan Rodero / Chief Innovation OfficerFilippos Perdikos / Innovation Scientist EngineerGuillermo Talavera / Senior Scientist Engineer / Openchip / Published on March 02, 2026 In Europe, digital sovereignty is often discussed in political terms. In practice, however, it is fundamentally an engineering and industrial challenge. Modern digital systems are highly complex. Artificial intelligence,
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Training the next generation of CPS architects
Written by Christian Pilato / Associate Professor / Politecnico di MilanoFrancesca Palumbo / Associate Professor / University of CagliariFrancesco Regazzoni / Associate Professor / University of Amsterdam / Published on March 02, 2026 As cyber-physical systems become central to mobility, industry, and energy infrastructures, Europe’s competitiveness increasingly depends on system-level expertise. The CPS Summer School, traditionally held
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From roadmap to reality
Written by Maha Karim-Hosselet / INSIDE Industry Association / Published on March 02, 2026 EFECS 2025 marked a visible turning point for Europe’s electronic components and systems (ECS) community. The conversation has evolved beyond strategic declarations and policy ambition; the ecosystem is now entering a phase of tangible delivery. Under the banner “Accelerate Innovation: Building European Competitiveness,” the
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From funded research to European impact
Written by Vicky Chatzidogiannaki / Innovation Disco / Published on March 02, 2026 Europe funds world-class research and innovation, yet too many project results struggle to achieve sustained industrial or policy impact beyond their funding period. This article explores the structural limitations of traditional exploitation approaches in EU-funded projects and argues for a shift toward
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The strategic imperative of Edge AI systems reference architecture
Written by Ovidiu Vermesan, SINTEF / Published on March 02, 2026 A reference architecture serves as an authoritative blueprint for a specific subject or domain area. It guides and constrains the creation of multiple architectures and solutions1. By providing technical standards and rules, it ensures that implementations across a domain are repeatable, interoperable, and consistent.
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From project to deployment
Written by Krzysztof Wołk, PhD / DAC.digital / DAC.nextJacek Niklewski, PhD / DAC.digital / DAC.next / Published on March 02, 2026 Across Europe, billions of euros flow into research projects every year, but turning prototypes into commercial products remains a stubborn challenge. This article explores how European organizations can bridge the gap – from Horizon-funded
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Autonomy you can trust
By Paolo Azzoni / INSIDE industry Association / Published on March 02, 2026 Dear reader, Europe’s digital future will not be shaped by isolated technology breakthroughs, but by our ability to embrace interdisciplinarity across layers, enabling and feeding entire value networks, withwith innovation generating impact and business opportunities. This issue of INSIDE Magazine captures this
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INSIDE and EPoSS Publish Joint European Roadmap for Edge AI
Eindhoven/Berlin, October 2025 — The European associations INSIDE and EPoSS have released a landmark publication: Artificial Intelligence at the Edge – A Joint European Roadmap for Edge AI. This collaborative roadmap provides a comprehensive vision for strengthening Europe’s position in the rapidly advancing field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the edge of the computing continuum.
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Navigating computing continuum
Demand market insights, dynamics and opportunities The computing continuum, encompassing Cloud, Edge, and IoT (Internet of Things), represents a seamless integration of computing resources across various layers, from centralized cloud data centers to decentralized edge devices and IoT sensors. This structure allows data to be processed closer to the source, enabling real-time analytics, reducing latency,
