HiCONNECTS is a consortium of 64 partners from 15 countries, develops the next generation of electronic components and systems heterogeneous integration core technology solutions for energy-efficient, high-performance wireless/wired cloud and edge computing and automotive radar in support of the next radio frequency and IT technology evolution.

The high-level objective of HiCONNECTS is to support major societal and industrial challenges by developing heterogenous integration (HI) core technology solutions for energy-efficient and highperformance wireless/wired cloud and edge computing as well as automotive radar to solve two of the main state-of- the art roadblocks: the transmission of Internet of Things (IoT) data over the IT network and sensing of objects to enable Highly Automated Driving (HAD). Today, high latency, limited bandwidth, and high energy consumption per bit of information of current wireless/cloud platforms cannot satisfy the IoT applications that require real-time response. Furthermore, a lack of resolution, classification, segmentation, localization, and mapping of current radars is not sufficient for Level 4 and 5 HAD.

The second and directly linked objective is to use these HI components to develop solutions in societal and economical important areas, with major focus on RF infrastructure (networking cards and switches) for the advancement of vertical sectors such as connected technologies (5G/6G and radar) and IT data growth vehicles, smart cities, and connected industry.