Diseño realizado en su Trabajo Fin de Grado un alumno de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao
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The SoC4sensing University-Business Chair of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) aims to promote the training of professionals capable of tackling projects in microelectronic design aimed at our region's most representative productive sectors.
Why the SOCE4SENSING Chair?
To generate new economic activity based on new semiconductor devices that include differential elements for the industrial sectors of which the Basque Country has a deep knowledge.
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Specialised training in the analysis and development of software structures for SoPC semiconductor devices
Experts Eneko Montero and José Luis Unibaso, founders of BYTEK smart solutions, S.L., will deliver a specialised module on software architectures for SoPC and SoC devices during the second semester of the 2025/26 academic year as part of the Master’s Degree in Advanced Electronic Systems. This training complements the ASIC design courses and seminars delivered in the 2025/26 academic year.
First publication date: 16/03/2026
This activity forms part of the training initiatives promoted by the PERTE Chip SoC4sensing TSI-069100-2023-004 Chair, a project funded by the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure and by the European Union-NextGenerationEU.
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Board of Trustees
Ikerlan
The Ikerlan Research Center is a cooperative member of the MONDRAGON Corporation and the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA). Founded in 1974, it focused on transferring knowledge and contributing competitive value to companies. IKERLAN, as a Basque technological center actively participating in research on critical embedded systems, must play a fundamental role in the region's microelectronics strategy, both in general and in this project.
GAIA (Basque Microelecronis Hub)
The GAIA association is a benchmark in the microelectronics offered in the Basque Country, with nearly 40 years of experience in projects and operations linked to its promotion and coordination.
The microelectronics field is a transversal and multidisciplinary knowledge space that integrates diverse and dispersed organizations in the region's economic geography. A significant number of organizations and centers with a microelectronics specialty operate from the activity carried out by other ODCs specialized in energy, machine tools, or health, among others. Partially derived from the above, the activity of GAIA and the rest of the ODCs is complemented by the Basque Microelectronics Hub (BMH) as an ecosystem that arises from GAIA to respond to microelectronic needs and opportunities from a common, transversal, open, international center.
System-on-Chip engineering S.L. (SoCe S.L.)
SoCe is a Bilbao company established in 2010, driven by the APERT research group. It specializes in developing and selling solutions for critical and high-performance communications. It develops its own technology for Deterministic and high-availability Ethernet communications for industrial, energy, aerospace and defense applications. It has a deep knowledge of SoPC-FPGA technology. SoCe has a dual approach to the market: on the one hand, it acts as a technology provider, licensing IP solutions for SoPC-FPGA systems, and on the other, it sells end-use communications equipment in sectors such as industry, defense, and aerospace, among others, through its Relyum brand. This technological differentiation in the market has allowed it to sell in more than 45 countries.
SoCe has a highly specialized staff of more than 25 professionals and is continuously expanding. Its strategic plan is to deploy more economic activity in the microelectronics sector based on the technological differentials it develops.
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Advisory Committee
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Enclosed team
Jon Andreu Larrañaga. View profile
Aitzol Zuloaga Izaguirre. View profile
Jaime Jiménez Verde. View profile
José Ignacio Garate Añibarro. View profile
Victor Enrique Martinez Santos. View profile
Óscar Mata Carballeira. View profile
Leire Magüira Urtubi. View profile
Carlos Cuadrado Viana. View profile
Unai Bidarte Peraita. View profile
Maria Victoria Martinez Gonzalez. View profile
José Ángel Araujo Parra. View profile
Sara Alonso Salazar. View profile
Javier Echanove Arias. View profile
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Communication
Primer "Chip" de la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design
Recibido el primer "Chip" de la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design, un sensor de grafeno de alta sensibilidad para gases
First publication date: 19/10/2026
Hace unas semanas recibimos en la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao el primer "Chip" diseñado por un alumno de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao como resultado de su Trabajo Fin de Grado. La fabricación de este "chip" ha sido financiado gracias a la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design de la Cátedra SoC4sensing. En concreto, este "chip" es un sensor configurable de gases especiales basado en grafeno. La fabriación se ha realizado en la foundry Graphenea situada en Donosti, y para su diseño hemos contado con el centro Belga IMEC.
Enhorabuena Xabi por el fantástico trabajo y a Victor Martinez, tu director, por su dedicación!
Workshop on Graphene | Chip SoC4Sensing Chair
On December 15, we had the pleasure of hosting the first Workshop on Graphene, held at the Bilbao School of Engineering of the University of the Basque Country (EHU), and organized by the Chip SoC4Sensing Chair – Hands on Semiconductors.
First publication date: 23/12/2025
The workshop was structured into two complementary parts:
- Graphene sensor design: Presented by Juan Manuel Gómez Pérez and Alba Centeno Pérez from Graphenea, who addressed the principles, challenges, and opportunities in the design of graphene-based sensors, with a practical and application-oriented focus.
- Emerging 2D materials and functional inks: Delivered by David Estrada, Monet Sawyer, and Hailey B. from the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University, focusing on new two-dimensional materials and the development of 2D inks for electronic and sensing applications.
This workshop highlighted the enormous potential of graphene and two-dimensional materials as enabling technologies for the next generation of semiconductor devices, particularly in advanced sensing applications, flexible electronics, and integration with SoC architectures.
Likewise, the event served as a strategic forum for dialogue among universities, industry, and international research centers, giving rise to new synergies and collaborative research lines around the design, fabrication, and characterization of devices based on 2D materials. From the Chip SoC4Sensing Chair – Hands on Semiconductors, we will continue to promote initiatives of this kind that strengthen the semiconductor and technology ecosystem, fostering knowledge transfer and the development of high-impact joint projects.
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Research
Primer "Chip" de la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design
Recibido el primer "Chip" de la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design, un sensor de grafeno de alta sensibilidad para gases
First publication date: 19/10/2026
Diseño realizado en su Trabajo Fin de Grado un alumno de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao
Hace unas semanas recibimos en la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao el primer "Chip" diseñado por un alumno de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao como resultado de su Trabajo Fin de Grado. La fabricación de este "chip" ha sido financiado gracias a la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design de la Cátedra SoC4sensing. En concreto, este "chip" es un sensor configurable de gases especiales basado en grafeno. La fabriación se ha realizado en la foundry Graphenea situada en Donosti, y para su diseño hemos contado con el centro Belga IMEC.
Enhorabuena Xabi por el fantástico trabajo y a Victor Martinez, tu director, por su dedicación!
Workshop on Graphene | Chip SoC4Sensing Chair
On December 15, we had the pleasure of hosting the first Workshop on Graphene, held at the Bilbao School of Engineering of the University of the Basque Country (EHU), and organized by the Chip SoC4Sensing Chair – Hands on Semiconductors.
First publication date: 23/12/2025
The workshop was structured into two complementary parts:
- Graphene sensor design: Presented by Juan Manuel Gómez Pérez and Alba Centeno Pérez from Graphenea, who addressed the principles, challenges, and opportunities in the design of graphene-based sensors, with a practical and application-oriented focus.
- Emerging 2D materials and functional inks: Delivered by David Estrada, Monet Sawyer, and Hailey B. from the Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering at Boise State University, focusing on new two-dimensional materials and the development of 2D inks for electronic and sensing applications.
This workshop highlighted the enormous potential of graphene and two-dimensional materials as enabling technologies for the next generation of semiconductor devices, particularly in advanced sensing applications, flexible electronics, and integration with SoC architectures.
Likewise, the event served as a strategic forum for dialogue among universities, industry, and international research centers, giving rise to new synergies and collaborative research lines around the design, fabrication, and characterization of devices based on 2D materials. From the Chip SoC4Sensing Chair – Hands on Semiconductors, we will continue to promote initiatives of this kind that strengthen the semiconductor and technology ecosystem, fostering knowledge transfer and the development of high-impact joint projects.
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Training
Primer "Chip" de la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design
Recibido el primer "Chip" de la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design, un sensor de grafeno de alta sensibilidad para gases
First publication date: 19/10/2026
Diseño realizado en su Trabajo Fin de Grado un alumno de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao
Hace unas semanas recibimos en la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao el primer "Chip" diseñado por un alumno de la Escuela de Ingeniería de Bilbao como resultado de su Trabajo Fin de Grado. La fabricación de este "chip" ha sido financiado gracias a la iniciativa Best-Student Tapeout Design de la Cátedra SoC4sensing. En concreto, este "chip" es un sensor configurable de gases especiales basado en grafeno. La fabriación se ha realizado en la foundry Graphenea situada en Donosti, y para su diseño hemos contado con el centro Belga IMEC.
Enhorabuena Xabi por el fantástico trabajo y a Victor Martinez, tu director, por su dedicación!
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Funded by
Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia-Financiado por la Unión Europea-NextGenerationEU. Proyecto financiado por Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones e Infraestructuras Digitales