GENESIS launched in May 2025 under the Horizon Europe programme. It’s a three-year Chips JU flagship project, co-funded by the EU, participating Member States. ArgYou is digital impact KPI- and associated- partner funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Led by CEA-Leti in France, the project brings together 58 partners from across Europe. This includes major industry players, research organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and environmental specialists. The goal is simple but ambitious: develop technologies that make semiconductor manufacturing cleaner, more efficient, and better for the planet. GENESIS focuses its work around four main areas:
1) Monitoring and sensing – Tracking air and liquid emissions in real time to keep fabs as clean as possible.
2) New materials – Finding PFAS-free, low-global-warming-potential alternatives for advanced chipmaking.
3) Waste minimisation – Creating closed-loop systems that recycle gases, solvents, and slurries instead of discarding them.
4) Critical raw materials mitigation – Using less of scarce resources like gallium and indium, and finding ways to reuse what’s already in the system.
This work has received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) and has been co-funded by the European Union.
