Date: May 6–7, 2026

In-Person Event

Location: ENEA Research Center, Villa Mondragone, Frascati (Italy)

Organizers: RADNEXT, PAC-G (IRT nanoelec), RADECS association, ENEA, Datzmann interact & innovate

Workshop fee: The attendance is free of charge

Description

Radiation effects in semiconductor devices are increasingly critical for modern electronics, especially in emerging applications like self-driving cars, nanosatellites, and medical implants. Demand for radiation-hardness testing is rising, but available test facilities providing industrial access are struggling to catch up with the increasing demand. Traditional testing methodologies also seem to be limited in face of new semiconductor technologies, the increased usage of commercial components of the shelf and new applications fields.

The RADNEXT program - an H2020 INFRAIA-02-2020 project launched in June 2021 - addresses these challenges by connecting industrial and academic users with irradiation facilities. This workshop is primarily dedicated to the whole industrial community where radiation effects in semiconductor and other microelectronic devices play a crucial role: i.e. the chip designers, the foundries, space companies, the end users, the testing companies, the testing equipment manufacturers and many more. The aim of the workshop is to connect the stakeholders from industry with radiation effects experts from academia and representatives from irradiation facilities to stimulate discussion, in the framework of the RADNEXT Initiative.

Building upon the experience, notably linked to the very positive outcome and feedback of the G-RADNEXT workshops, we invite you to join us in May 2026 and continue from where we left last year. We are proud to announce that the workshop venue will be at Frascati near Rome, Italy.

Objectives

G-RADNEXT 2026 aims to engage the industrial community with RADNEXT by proposing an event fully dedicated to industry with the following key objectives:

• The future of RADNEXT
• Collect needs, requirements and future trends from the industrial stakeholders
• Contribute to the development of the facility landscape
• Future perspectives from the application side (devices, test methods, etc.)
• Offer networking opportunities between industry, facility experts and other stakeholders in the field

Target audience

• Companies providing or using radiation testing services and consultancy
• Facilities and research infrastructures providing access to users in the field of radiation testing or intending to provide access in the near future
• Academics working in the field of radiation effects on semiconductors
• Organizations involved in the standardisation of testing methods and workflows

Desired Outcomes

Our goal is to increase the level of engagement from industry with the members of the RADNEXT consortium, with a growth of the industrial quota of transnational access and proprietary/confidential access. We want to better serve the industrial community, and in this way to create value for the European industry and increase the socio-economic impact of RADNEXT. Last but not least, we are striving for fostering the European non-dependency and competitiveness in the field of radiation effects and radiation hardness assurance on electronic and microelectronic devices.