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The '''Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''' is an Italian association which supports the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement free software movement] in the context of silicon integrated circuits. On April 2022 the association acquired legal personality ("associazione riconosciuta") in the sense of law decree n.117 of July 3 2017 known as "Codice del Terzo Settore" (ETS). It's purpose is to promote Free and Open Source (FOS) CAD tools for designing integrated circuits, the sharing of hardware designs, the use of common standards, and the freedom of users in the context of silicon technology.

The Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS welcomes different approaches, paradigms and communities; it promotes the alignment and merging of development efforts, and encourages the cooperation of teams. It further encourages, when appropriate, the distribution of hardware designs under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft copyleft] licence. As defined in its [[Statute_of_the_Free_Silicon_Foundation_(I)_ETS |statute]], the Foundation enforces strong financial policies to avoid conflict of interests with third parties.

The Italian tax code ("codice fiscale") of the association is 90039680518. The Italian certified email of the association (PEC) is f-si'at'pec.it .

=Involvement in EU projects=
Since September 2022 the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS is involved in the [[GoIT_Project|Go IT! ''Coordination and Support Action'']] ''Coordination and Support Action'' (CSA) funded by the European Union (see also [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Main_Page official website] and [https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101070660 Cordis report page]) .

=Activities=
As part of the "[[GoIT_Project|Go IT! project]]", the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS co-organized the Free Silicon Conference in [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 2023], [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024 2024] and [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2025 2025], wrote a [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Recommendations_and_roadmap_for_the_development_of_open-source_silicon_in_the_EU roadmap] for the European Commission and delivered talks in several universities across Europe.

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The '''Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''' is an Italian association which supports the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement free software movement] in the context of silicon integrated circuits. On April 2022 the association acquired legal personality ("associazione riconosciuta") in the sense of law decree n.117 of July 3 2017 known as "Codice del Terzo Settore" (ETS). It's purpose is to promote Free and Open Source (FOS) CAD tools for designing integrated circuits, the sharing of hardware designs, the use of common standards, and the freedom of users in the context of silicon technology.

The Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS welcomes different approaches, paradigms and communities; it promotes the alignment and merging of development efforts, and encourages the cooperation of teams. It further encourages, when appropriate, the distribution of hardware designs under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft copyleft] licence. As defined in its [[Statute_of_the_Free_Silicon_Foundation_(I)_ETS |statute]], the Foundation enforces strong financial policies to avoid conflict of interests with third parties.

The Italian tax code ("codice fiscale") of the association is 90039680518. The Italian certified email of the association (PEC) is f-si'at'pec.it .

=Involvement in EU projects=
Since September 2022 the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS is involved in the [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Main_Page ''Go IT!''] ''Coordination and Support Action'' (CSA) funded by the European Union.

=Activities=
As part of the "[[GoIT_Project|Go IT! project]]", the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS co-organized the Free Silicon Conference in [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 2023], [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024 2024] and [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2025 2025], wrote a [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Recommendations_and_roadmap_for_the_development_of_open-source_silicon_in_the_EU roadmap] for the European Commission and delivered talks in several universities across Europe.

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The '''Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''' is an Italian association which supports the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement free software movement] in the context of silicon integrated circuits. On April 2022 the association acquired legal personality ("associazione riconosciuta") in the sense of law decree n.117 of July 3 2017 known as "Codice del Terzo Settore" (ETS). It's purpose is to promote Free and Open Source (FOS) CAD tools for designing integrated circuits, the sharing of hardware designs, the use of common standards, and the freedom of users in the context of silicon technology.

The Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS welcomes different approaches, paradigms and communities; it promotes the alignment and merging of development efforts, and encourages the cooperation of teams. It further encourages, when appropriate, the distribution of hardware designs under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft copyleft] licence. As defined in its [[Statute_of_the_Free_Silicon_Foundation_(I)_ETS |statute]], the Foundation enforces strong financial policies to avoid conflict of interests with third parties.

The Italian tax code ("codice fiscale") of the association is 90039680518. The Italian certified email of the association (PEC) is f-si'at'pec.it .

=Involvement in EU projects=
Since September 2022 the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS is involved in the [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Main_Page ''Go IT!''] ''Coordination and Support Action'' (CSA) funded by the European Union.

=Activities=
As part of the "[[GoIT_Project|Go IT! project]]", the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS co-organized the Free Silicon Conference in [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 2023] and [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024 2024], wrote a [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Recommendations_and_roadmap_for_the_development_of_open-source_silicon_in_the_EU roadmap] for the European Commission and delivered talks in several universities across Europe.

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The '''Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''' is an Italian association which supports the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement free software movement] in the context of silicon integrated circuits. On April 2022 the association acquired legal personality ("associazione riconosciuta") in the sense of law decree n.117 of July 3 2017 known as "Codice del Terzo Settore" (ETS). It's purpose is to promote Free and Open Source (FOS) CAD tools for designing integrated circuits, the sharing of hardware designs, the use of common standards, and the freedom of users in the context of silicon technology.

The Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS welcomes different approaches, paradigms and communities; it promotes the alignment and merging of development efforts, and encourages the cooperation of teams. It further encourages, when appropriate, the distribution of hardware designs under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft copyleft] licence. As defined in its [[Statute_of_the_Free_Silicon_Foundation_(I)_ETS |statute]], the Foundation enforces strong financial policies to avoid conflict of interests with third parties.

The Italian tax code ("codice fiscale") of the association is 90039680518. The Italian certified email of the association (PEC) is f-si'at'pec.it .

=Involvement in EU projects=
Since September 2022 the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS is involved in the [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Main_Page ''Go IT!''] ''Coordination and Support Action'' (CSA) funded by the European Union.

=Activities=
As part of the "[[GoIT_Project|Go IT!]]" project, the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS co-organized the Free Silicon Conference in [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 2023] and [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024 2024], wrote a [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Recommendations_and_roadmap_for_the_development_of_open-source_silicon_in_the_EU roadmap] for the European Commission and delivered talks in several universities across Europe.

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GoIT Project

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The '''GoIT Project''' (Grant Agreement No. 101070660) was a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) project funded under the European Union's Horizon Europe framework, specifically under call ''[https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-cl4-2021-digital-emerging-01-05 HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-05: Open Source Hardware for ultra-low-power, secure processors]''. The project started on 1 September 2022 and was supposed to last 3 years. On 11 April 2025 the Coordinator signed a self-termination amendment with retroactive End-of-Work date set to 28 February 2025. The European Commission signed the amendment on 16 May 2025 thereby terminating the project on the same day. The project was coordinated by the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI) in Latvia.

== Consortium members ==

# Elektronikas un Datorzinatnu Instituts (EDI), Latvia ('''coordinator''')
#* [https://www.edi.lv/en/team/rihards-novickis_eng/ Rihards Novickis], [https://www.edi.lv/en/robotics-and-machine-perception/ department of robotics and machine perception]
# [https://sciences.sorbonne-universite.fr/ Sorbonne Université (SU)], France
#* [https://largo.lip6.fr/~mariem/index.php Marie-Minerve Louerat] (retired on 1 May 2024), [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P206 Roselyne Chotin], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P109 Jean-Paul Chaput], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
# [https://f-si.it Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS], Italy
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-4179 Luca Alloatti]
#* [https://libreda.org/ Thomas Kramer]
# Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Spain
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-5338 Piedad Brox Jiménez], [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
#* [https://dargcsic.github.io/ David Arroyo Guardeno], [https://www.itefi.csic.es/es Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información]
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-5736 Macarena Cristina Martínez Rodríguez], [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
#* Pablo Navarro Torrero, [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
# FibraServi (FS), Belgium
#* Staf Verhaegen ([https://fosstodon.org/@Chips4Makers @Chips4Makers@fosstodon.org], [https://gitlab.com/FatsieFS FatsieFS@gitlab])
# G-INP/CIME-P, France
#* Jeremy Perret, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]
#* Aurélien Nicolet, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]

== Proposal and transparency commitment ==

Under the initiative of the Free Silicon Foundation (I), all Parties joining the Consortium were requested to agree to publish the resulting proposal: The '''submitted manuscript''' (after redacting only Work Package 5) is '''available for download''' [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Horizon_2021_Coordination_and_Support_Action_(CSA)_proposal here]. For maximizing transparency, the Consortium committed in the proposal to '''publish all deliverables''' (including the reports in WP7 later marked as sensitive) except those in WP5, and to '''publish all milestones'''.

== Objectives ==

GoIT aimed to structure and support a European open-source silicon ecosystem.
Key goals included:
* Creating three roadmaps for the development of open-source silicon in Europe
* Developing a copyleft, GPL-compatible hardware licence
* Organizing annual community-building conferences (Free Silicon Conference)
* Fostering academic engagement in open silicon
* Packaging EDA tools for mainstream GNU/Linux distributions
* Identifying gaps in EDA tools, IP maturity, and certification practices

== Grant Agreement (GA) changes vs. submitted proposal ==

On 18 March 2022 the European Commission shared with the Consortium the [[Media:2022_03_18_GoIT_evaluation_summary.pdf|evaluation results]] and started the Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP). Based on the argument that the Free Silicon Foundation was (i) not validated by REA - the EC's validation service, and (ii) "finacially weak" based on REA's examination, the Project Officer (PO) mandated (a) a "drastic decrease" of the tasks allocated to FSI and (b) a change of coordinator.
Despite FSI acquired legal personality on 13 April 2022 and offered to inject 500kEUR of private capital, the PO replied that "''In view of the interest of the European Commission I am obliged to insist on a consortium set-up that holds the promise to carry out the project as proposed and favorably evaluated. This implies in particular that the coordinator having a decisive role for the success of the project is a well established entity.''"

As a consequence:
# The '''coordinator role was transferred''' from FSI to EDI
# Several tasks originally assigned to FSI were assigned to other Partners, including:
## the leadership of writing '''three Roadmaps''' was transferred from FSI to EDI
## the '''leadership of Work Package 1''' ("Roadmapping and direct technical coordination") was transferred from FSI to EDI
## the task of organizing an '''(economic-)Sustainability Session''' at three Free Silicon Conferences was transferred from FSI to SU
## FSI was '''not permitted''' to deliver the planned university talks in countries where other partners are based, and later in locations closer to those partners
## The '''100'000EUR budget to engage a lawyer''' to support the development of a GPL-compatible copyleft hardware licence was transferred from FSI to EDI while FSI retained the leadership and responsibility for this task
# The FSI '''budget was diminished to 49%''' of the original value

== List of Work Packages (WP)==

* WP1: Roadmapping and direct technical coordination (leader: EDI)
* WP2: Sustainability and licences (leader: FSI)
* WP3: Hub of open-source EDA software and hardware libraries, from high-level design to layout (physical synthesis) (leader: EDI)
* WP4: Certifications and standards (leader: CSIC)
* WP5: Open-source Process Design Kit (PDK), PDK compatibility with open-source EDA tools, open-source standard-cell libraries (leader: G-INP)
* WP6: Open source for hardware Root-of-Trust (RoT) components (leader: CSIC)
* WP7: Project Management (leader: EDI)

== List of milestones and status==
The table below summarizes the status of all milestones after the Project end.

In the original proposal milestones 14 and 15 were foreseen to be published, but they were later turned into sensitive. In the second Review Report it was noted "Reportedly completed but categorized as
confidential; the inventory is not accessible for verification." FSI did not access them either.

Milestone 5 ("Finalization and announcement of the novel licence") is essentially complete. '''It only remains to publicly announce the results, but this is actively impeded by EDI which claims to be the only rightful owner of the licence''' as documented below:
* [[Media:2025_05_28_Formal_Notification_FSI2EDI.pdf|2025/05/28 Formal notification from FSI to EDI]]
* [[Media:2025_06_05_Formal_Notification_FSI2EDI.pdf|2025/06/05 Formal notification from FSI to EDI]]
* [[Media:2025_06_09_Formal_Notification_EDI2FSI.pdf|2025/06/09 Formal notification from EDI to FSI]]. Excerpts: "''EDI explicitly opposes the position of the FSI stated in the Letter that the GPL-compatible hardware licence [..] developed under the project “Go IT!” [..] rightfuly belongs to FSI. Currently '''the only rightful owner of the Licence is EDI'''.''"
✖ means not submitted or rejected. ✔ and ✔ mean completed or submitted (see "Comments" column).
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Milestone name + URL if available !! WP # !! Lead !! Verification !! Due month !! Status !! Comments
|-
| 1 || Map of expertise across EU || WP1 || EDI || online check || 12 || ✖ ||
|-
| 2 || [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 FSiC2023] || WP1 || FSI || participation || 11 || ✔ ||
|-
| 3 || [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024 FSiC2024] || WP1 || FSI || participation || 23 || ✔ ||
|-
| 4 || [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2025 FSiC2025] || WP1 || FSI || participation || 35 || ✔ ||
|-
| 5 || Finalization and announcement of the novel licence || WP2 || FSI || online check || 36 || ✔ || Draft ready. EDI prevented publication.
|-
| 6 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Survey of open-source EDA tools, published on the hub web page] || WP3 || EDI || online check || 12 || ✔ || Inside deliverable [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS D3.1]
|-
| 7 || Update the open-source EDA hub and report compilation and testing results (web page) || WP3 || EDI || online check || 24 || ✖ ||
|-
| 8 || Public hardware repository || WP3 || EDI || online check || 30 || ✖ ||
|-
| 9 || Update the open-source EDA hub (web page) || WP3 || EDI || online check || 30 || ✖ ||
|-
| 10 || Software packages of selected interoperable open-source EDA tools || WP3 || EDI || online check || 36 || ✖ ||
|-
| 11 || [https://2024.ares-conference.eu/ohc Organization of a workshop on open source hardware and cybersecurity] || WP4 || CSIC || participation || 24 || ✔ ||
|-
| 12 || Organization of a workshop on open source hardware and artificial intelligence || WP4 || CSIC || participation || 28 || ✖ ||
|-
| 13 || Organization of a workshop on open source hardware, digital forensics, audit and certification || WP4 || CSIC || participation || 32 || ✖ ||
|-
| 14 || Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for an open-source PDK || WP5 || G-INP || <s>online check</s> sensitive || 12 || ✔ || Sensitive. Reviewers and FSI had no copy.
|-
| 15 || Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for a PDK compatible with open-source EDA tools || WP5 || G-INP || <s>online check</s> sensitive|| 12 || ✔ || Sensitive. Reviewers and FSI had no copy.
|-
| 16 || [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Standard_Cell_Libraries Map/survey/cartography of the open-source standard -cell libraries (web presence)] || WP5 || SU || online check || 12 || ✔ ||
|-
| 17 || [https://github.com/lip6/alliance-check-toolkit/tree/main/cells Preliminary release of standard-cell libraries and analog, mixed-signal blocks for selected process nodes (software)] || WP5 || SU || online check || 24 || ✔ || Never acknowledge in any Review Report
|-
| 18 || [https://largo.lip6.fr/equipe-cian/logiciels/standardcelllibraries/ Update the survey of the open-source standard-cell libraries (web presence)] || WP5 || SU || online check || 36 || ✔ || Never acknowledge in any Review Report
|-
| 19 || Final release of standard-cell libraries and analog, mixed-signal blocks for selected process nodes (software) || WP5 || SU || online check || 36 || ✖ ||
|-
| 20 || [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/images/5/5c/Newsletter_GoIT_M6.1.pdf Newsletter to disseminate available repositories among subscribers] || WP6 || CSIC || online check || 12 || ✔ ||
|-
| 21 || [https://balanbbb.corp.csic.es/playback/presentation/2.0/playback.html?meetingId=568457678e10188723d2da4bcabab153fcdcc799-1702545662604 Organization of an open discussion panel to fix strategies around open ad-hoc RoTs] || WP6 || CSIC || participation || 15 || ✔ || Video recordings available
|-
| 22 || Organization of an international student contest to promote open hardware for security purposes || WP6 || CSIC || participation || 30 || ✖ ||
|}

==List of deliverables and status==
The table below summarizes the status of all deliverables after the Project end based on the data in the three Review Reports:

✖ means not submitted. ✔ means accepted.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Deliverable
! Deliverable name + URL if available
! WP
! Lead
! Due month
! Status
|-
| D1.1 || First roadmap || WP1 || EDI || 10 || ✖
|-
| D1.2 || Second roadmap || WP1 || EDI || 24 || ✖
|-
| D1.3 || Third roadmap || WP1 || EDI || 36 || ✖
|-
| D2.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e521d6c862&appId=PPGMS Report on activities and licence development] || WP2 || FSI || 12 || ✔
|-
| D2.2 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5115b3e86&appId=PPGMS Second report on activities and licence development] || WP2 || FSI || 24 || ✔
|-
| D3.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Report on requirements, methodology and structure of the hardware repository] || WP3 || SU || 12 || ✔
|-
| D3.2 || Report on the status of the hardware repository, its structure and tools || WP3 || SU || 18 || ✖
|-
| D3.3 || Report on hardware repository statistics, contributors and future prospects || WP3 || EDI || 36 || ✖
|-
| D4.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e511d4c4e7&appId=PPGMS Report on the main initiatives in open source hardware] || WP4 || CSIC || 12 || ✔
|-
| D4.2 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e50bf66ae4&appId=PPGMS Report describing goals, communication strategy and target audience ...] || WP4 || CSIC || 20 || ✔
|-
| D4.3 || Report on the conclusions from the workshops organized to foster the interaction between the open hardware, standards and certification communities || WP4 || CSIC || 36 || ✖
|-
| D5.1 || Intermediate report on the results of the negotiations with foundries || WP5 || G-INP || 24 || ✖
|-
| D5.2 || Intermediate report on the actions to release PDKs compatible with open-source EDA tools || WP5 || G-INP || 24 || ✖
|-
| D5.3 || Final report on the perspectives towards open-source PDKs || WP5 || G-INP || 36 || ✖
|-
| D5.4 || Final report on the support actions for the distribution of PDKs compatible with open-source EDA tools || WP5 || G-INP || 36 || ✖
|-
| D6.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e511ebe570&appId=PPGMS Report on future prospects to boost open hardware for securing embedded systems] || WP6 || CSIC || 36 || ✔
|-
| D7.1 || Project management plan (including initial Data Management Plan) || WP7 || EDI || 3 || ✔ (not public)
|-
| D7.2 || Intermediate report || WP7 || EDI || 18 || ✔ (not public)
|-
| D7.3 || Final report || WP7 || EDI || 36 || ✖
|}

== Consortium dynamics ==
=== Forced change of Coordinator and redistribution of tasks ===
During the Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP) phase, the mandate of the Project Officer (PO) to change the coordinator ignited the first tensions within the consortium. First, indeed, it was attempted to move the coordinator role from FSI to SU, but the higher monthly salaries of SU and the extra Person-Months (PMs) requested by SU were incompatible with PO's constraints. The proposal of balancing the extra cost by removing the organization of the Free Silicon Conferences from the proposal were dismissed by the PO: "''Most of what you write is basically bad news and calls into question, whether the GAP can further proceed for the following reasons: 1. Reducing tasks alters the proposal, as it was evaluated. Therefore, the evaluation result is not valid any longer and thus I must insist that the proposed change to suppress those conferences is not executed. [..]''". At last, EDI accepted to overtake the coordinator role thereby saving the project. This was possible because the change did not affect the overall budget thanks to the lower monthly personnel costs of EDI compared to FSI. The PO finally approved the change, but with restrictions: "''I have decided to give it a chance. However, I have ticked reinforced monitoring, which means that the consortium has to report travel intentions upfront to me seeking for approval. Please let FSI already know that I will reject every travel that is for giving a talk in one of the member states in which another partner of the consortium is residing. If such travel still occurs, I will reject the cost accordingly.''"

===Early symptoms of under-performance ===
Shortly after its beginning, the project started to accumulate delays. Out of the following Milestones which had to be delivered within the first 12 months:
# M1: Map of expertise across EU,
# M2: FSiC2023,
# M6: Survey of open-source EDA tools,
# M14: Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for an open-source PDK,
# M15: Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for a PDK compatible with open-source EDA tools,
# M16: Map/survey/cartography of the open-source WP5 standard-cell libraries,
# M20: Newsletter to disseminate repositories among subscribers,
only M2 ([https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 FSiC2023], by FSI), M16 ([https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Standard_Cell_Libraries Map/survey/cartography of the open-source WP5 standard-cell libraries] by SU) and M20 ([https://wiki.goit-project.eu/images/5/5c/Newsletter_GoIT_M6.1.pdf Newsletter to disseminate repositories among subscribers] by CSIC) have been published or have been accessible to the reviewers by the end of the project.

As leader of Work Package 2 (WP2), FSI felt increasingly uncomfortable with the lack of updates from SU. Amicable requests for a meeting were dismissed by SU ("''it is impossible for us to have regular meetings on WP2 as we are more involved in WP3''", "''GoIT is a small project and till now, we have more meetings and implications than in our other projects''"). The coordinator could finally enforce a first WP2 meeting on 27 April 2023 (month 8). The minutes of the meeting report that: 1. SU does not want to contact "large game-openers" (task 2.1) until the EDA tools developed in-house (Coriolis) are fully working, and 2. SU does not want to risk spending money for "stands at most relevant conferences" (task 2.4) since the material for stands is very costly without the PO explicitly confirming.
The tensions between FSI and SU increased further during the organisation of the "Sustainability Session" at the 2023 Free Silicon Conference. This task, originally allocated to FSI, was reallocated to SU following PO's mandate to reallocate FSI's tasks. The Sustainability Session, as clearly specified by the context of the proposal and as acknowledge in deliverable [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e521d6c862&appId=PPGMS D2.1], had to address the '''''economic'' sustainability''' of the open-source ecosystem rather than the '''''ecological/green'' sustainability'''. Except for the speaker invited by FSI (Hess) the other four talks (Bol, Pelcat, Quilici, Fennis) were -even if interesting- formally off-topic with respect to the GoIT project. The poor performance on the "economic-sustainability" aspects was later confirmed by the Review Reports. The situation worsened during FSiC2024 when the Sustainability Session was announced on a website entitled "'''Ceci n'est pas un Département'''" (https://largo.lip6.fr/en/events/). This website reported '''6 speakers, 5 of whom finally attended, 3 abstracts and 0 videos''' (despite money was budgeted and '''spent''' for the recording). None of the talks (despite being interesting) addressed the economic sustainability topic foreseen by the GoIT project.

===Delays in sub-contracting the lawyer to support the development of a GPL-compatible copyleft hardware licence===
Work Package 2 faced delays also on the front of the GPL-compatible copyleft hardware licence development (task 2.6 and 2.7). While the leadership and the responsibility of these tasks remained on FSI, the PO mandated that the budget of 100kEUR to engage a lawyer to be reallocated from FSI to EDI. This created a '''paradoxical situation''' where the responsibility and the control of the tasks had been separated. Despite numerous reminders and several iterations on requirements and specifications, EDI failed to publish the [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Tender_for_GPL-compatible_hardware_licence_development tender] to engage the lawyer for over 20 months from the Project begin, seriously compromising the associated tasks and deliverables. Given that time was running out, FSI called for a Consortium General Assembly to evaluate whether EDI was in breach of contract. The General Assembly took place on 15 May 2024 -the day before the first official Project Review Meeting- and EDI finally published the very same day the [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Tender_for_GPL-compatible_hardware_licence_development first tender]. However, without consulting FSI, EDI set a submission deadline as short as two weeks and requested the application to be submitted in Latvian. Following FSI's protest, the deadline was then extended to 3 July 2025 and submissions in English were accepted too. Ironically, despite months of previous discussions, FSI was not consulted for the preparation of the last version of the tender which set requirements that FSI considered nearly impossible to satisfy. Indeed, the only person who applied was rejected for not qualifying to the call. EDI issued then a [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Tender_for_GPL-compatible_hardware_licence_development second tender], the same applicant applied again and he was finally engaged starting from 1 September 2024 (exactly two years from Project's begin, and just 6 months before the retroactive End-of-Work date of 28 February 2025). Despite the difficult circumstances, FSI and the lawyer worked intensively together and could develop in record time a first draft of the licence. EDI -which played only the administrative role of budget "gateway" for the European Commission- is now currently disallowing FSI from publishing the licence claiming sole ownership. See [[GoIT_Project#List_of_milestones_and_status|the section about the current status]] for more details.

=== "Bad-faith" allegations, breach/default/termination votes on FSI, retroactive End-of-Work date===
* '''2024/08/07''': One month after the first Review Report and under the initiative of SU based on Art. 4.1 of the [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] (general rules/good faith), the '''Consortium General Assembly voted FSI in "breach-of-contract"''' based on the '''accusation''' that "''FSI did not agree that SU became the '''coordinator''' at the beginning of the project, that FSI contacted the '''director''' of SU, that FSI did not share a '''link''' to a list of open-source EDA tools''" -allegations which arguably fall well below the threshold of "bad-faith" under Belgian law. '''FSI firmly protested''' the assertions and replied that "''SU could not be the coordinator because of the impossibility to keep the same person-months without increasing the budget''", "''that it is FSI’s duty to contact a superior if an employee cuts the communications''", and that "''the questioned link can be easily found online and that no email request was made.''" Incidentally, the questioned link referred to the [https://codeberg.org/fsi/toolchain-directory list of open-source EDA tools '''curated by FSI'''] which contains a list of '''over 400 tools''' (describing core identifiers, classification, function/flow, licence, dependencies when present, I/O formats, maturity) '''in contrast to SU's''' [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Deliverable 6 ("Survey of open-source EDA tools, published on the hub web page")] '''which contains 36 tools''' ("git" listed among them) along with "''Name, Link, Main Maintainer, Licence, Description, Comments''", and which was published inside [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Deliverable D3.1].
* '''2024/08/28''': On the EU portal, the PO writes to the Coordinator: "''When are you going to have the next GA in order to decide on the vote against [FSI] for breach of contract?''".
* '''2024/09/04''': On the EU portal, the PO writes to the Coordinator: "''What is the state of play on the situation of FSI in the project, i.e. has the allegation of breach of contract been confirmed in another GA meeting recently or is this still pending?''".
* '''2024/09/27''': FSI receives a registered-mail Formal Notification from EDI (personal delivery, registered-mail or telefax are mandatory for Formal Notifications under [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] Art.11.3).
* '''2024/10/14''': FSI’s law firm serves a five-page notice which: (i) contests the breach allegation; (ii) notes that none of the parties have, at any moment, provided FSI with a conclusive or cogent overview of what caused this breach or how it could be remedied; (iii) notes that FSI has performed all of the foreseen tasks under the Grant Agreement; (iv) accuses the other beneficiaries of bad faith; (v) invokes [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] Art. 11.8 and expressly proposes mediation.
* '''2024/10/15''': Despite the unresolved mediation request, and despite the 30-day cure period foreseen by Art. 4.2 of the [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] did not elapse, the General Assembly votes FSI “Defaulting Party” and decides to terminate its participation.
* '''In the following months and until the Project end''', FSI remains a '''full beneficiary''' of the Grant Agreement: '''No Amendment''' of the Grant Agreement requesting FSI’s exclusion is approved or even drafted. '''FSI continues to work and deliver under the Grant Agreement and it continues maintaining (even after the Project end) critical infrastructure of the Project''' (including etherpad, nextcloud and the official [https://goit-project.eu Project website itself].
* '''2024/10/17''': On the EU portal, the PO writes to the Coordinator: "''If I understand the situation correctly FSI has been voted off by the consortium being in breach of contract. Although I do not know your [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] I assume that this has immediate effect, i.e. any activity of FSI in the project is terminated and FSI cannot represent the consortium any longer.''"
* '''2025/02/14''': EDI asks the '''Consortium (FSI included)''' to vote per email by 24 February about the submission of a self-termination Amendment of the Grant Agreement with End-of-Work date on 28 February 2025.
* '''2025/02/28''': Based on Section 6.3.5.4 of the [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]], '''FSI vetoes the decision of self-termination''' taken without a meeting.
* '''2025/03/17''': FSI sends a [[Media:2025_03_17_GoIT_formal_notification_I_to_EU.pdf|first Formal Notification to EU]] explaining the situation and suggesting "''to launch an "EU-initiated GA suspension" according to GA Art. 31.2.1 of the parts of the grant affected by poor performance as indicated by the Review Report''".
* '''2025/03/27''': FSI sends a [[Media:2025_03_27_GoIT_formal_notification_II_to_EU.pdf|second Formal Notification to EU]] informing EU about the on-going activities which risk to be damaged by a termination.
* '''2025/04/09''': FSI sends a [[Media:2025_04_09_GoIT_formal_notification_III_to_EU.pdf|third Formal Notification to EU]] informing EU that "''we [FSI] continue to deliver on our project responsibilities — including ongoing license development and the organization of the Free Silicon Conference 2025 — and have accumulated over €10,000 in unreimbursed project costs''" and asking EU to "''1. Clarify our official status within the consortium under the Grant Agreement; 2. Confirm whether the Coordinator is authorized to withhold our share of the payments in the absence of a formal amendment or decision; 3. Ensure that funds legally owed to us under the Grant Agreement are disbursed appropriately.''"
* '''2025/04/28''': The Project Officer asks the Coordinator: "''The old GA amendment request (restructuring the consortium and change of coordinator) is still in the system. '''Could you please delete this amendment so as to clean up the system? I have also asked you for a confirmation that my administration would like to have before signing the termination amendment, namely that the termination request has been submitted in line with the rules of the CA.''' Could you please provide me with this confirmation at your earliest convenience.''"
* '''2025/05/15''' (one day before EU's signature of the retroactive amendment): The Coordinator replies to the PO: ''I hereby '''confirm that that the termination is supported by the Consortium in line with the rules of the CA''', i.e. that the rules of the CA were followed. In particular: Section 6.3.7 of the CA: Decisions of the General Assembly Permitting the Consortium to take decisions, including "Proposal to the Granting Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement". Section 6.3.3 of the CA: Decisions without a meeting Permitting the Consortium to take "any decision" without a meeting, given that: - "The Coordinator circulates to all Members of the General Assembly a suggested decision with a deadline for responses of at least 10 calendar days after receipt by a Party and" - "the decision is agreed upon by majority of all Parties."''
* '''2025/10/25''': (Ares(2025)9133478), well after the Project termination, EU answers the three above-mentioned Formal Notifications to EU claiming that '''"''the Commission does not enter into the application of the consortium agreement adopted by consortium members and disputes between consortium members.''"''' and that "''In the particular case of the project GOIT, '''cost incurred after receipt of the review outcome letter [..], sent 28 January 2025 is not eligible for reimbursement, as it cannot be considered as ‘reasonable’, ‘necessary for the project implementation’ and complying with the principle of 'sound financial management''' (regarding '''economy and efficiency''' [i.e. be in line with good housekeeping practice when '''spending public money''']).''"

== Project timeline ==
Below is the timeline of the Project. Consortium-related events are not listed here.
* '''2021/09/28-2021/10/21''': FSI coordinates the creation of the Consortium and the writing of the proposal. As a necessary condition to participate all Partners are requested that the proposal manuscript will be published.
** M.M. Louerat (SU) is asked on 2021/09/28. She will later ask S. Verhaegen (FS) on 2021/10/13, P. Brox (CSIC) on 2021/10/11. P. Brox introductes D. Arroyo (CSIC) on 2021/10/11.
** L.Alloatti asks Kaspars Ozols (EDI) on 2021/09/29 who then introduces Rihards Novickis who will become the coordinator as a consequence of the requests of the Project Officer before signing the Grant Agreement.
** L.Alloatti asks Kholdoun Torki (G-INP, formerly CIME-P, formerly CMP) on 2021/10/7
* Early march: First non-official rumours spread suggesting that the proposal was successful.
* '''2022/03/18''': The European Commission notifies the original Coordinator (FSI) that the proposal was accepted and it reached the stage of Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP).
* '''2022/03/22-2022/04/25''': The Project Officier (PO) M. Korn mandates a change of Coordinator, requires that the tasks of FSI are drastically reduced, and enforces “reinforced monitoring” on all travelling activities implying that all travelling must be approved by the PO in advance.
* '''2022/03/23''': FSI offers up to half a million EUR assets to increase the financial capacity of the association which the EC classified as “weak”.
* '''2022/04/13''': The Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS acquires legal personality through a public notary act.
* '''2022/04/25''': EDI becomes the new Coordinator
* '''2022/06/13''': End of the Grant Agreement Preparation phase. The Commission signs the Grant Agreement.
* '''2022/09/01''': '''Project starting date'''
* '''2023-2024''': Delays across multiple WPs. Some partners report limited staffing or activity.
* '''2024/05/16''': First Review Meeting
* '''2024/07/03''': First Review Report. Excerpts: ''"corrective action will be required", "it is recommended that all ongoing activities in WP4 and WP6 cease with immediate effect as they are no longer demonstrably relevant", "Economic sustainability [..] has not been sufficiently worked out so far", "the project did not adequately consider the economic sustainability nor engaged a sufficiently broad industrial representation."''
* '''2024/12/17''': Second Review Meeting
* '''2024/01/28''': Second Review Report. Excerpts: ''"The project has failed to achieve critical objectives and/or milestones and/or is severely delayed", "the review team recommends that the project be terminated", "irrecoverable delays are apparent in all core activities (e.g. licensing model, Open PDK status, etc.). While the objectives of WPs 1-3 remain somewhat relevant, they are no longer achievable within the remaining timeframe."''
* '''2025/02/28''': '''Retroactive End-of-Work date''' (signed on 2025/05/16)
* '''2025/04/11''': EDI signs and submits a self-termination amendment (AMD-11) with retroactive End-of-Work set to 2025/02/28. Beneficiaries are formally still bound by the Grant Agreement to deliver.
* '''2025/05/16''': The EU signs the amendment (AMD-11). '''The project is terminated on the 2025/05/16 with retroactive End-of-Work set to 2025/02/28'''.
* '''2025/08/31''': Original project end date (superseded by the self-termination amendment)
* '''2025/09/04''': Third and final Review Meeting
* '''2025/10/10''': Third and final Review Report

==Observations to EU==
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The '''GoIT Project''' (Grant Agreement No. 101070660) was a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) project funded under the European Union's Horizon Europe framework, specifically under call ''[https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-cl4-2021-digital-emerging-01-05 HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-05: Open Source Hardware for ultra-low-power, secure processors]''. The project started on 1 September 2022 and was supposed to last 3 years. On 11 April 2025 the Coordinator signed a self-termination amendment with retroactive End-of-Work date set to 28 February 2025. The European Commission signed the amendment on 16 May 2025 thereby terminating the project on the same day. The project was coordinated by the Institute of Electronics and Computer Science (EDI) in Latvia.

== Consortium members ==

# Elektronikas un Datorzinatnu Instituts (EDI), Latvia ('''coordinator''')
#* [https://www.edi.lv/en/team/rihards-novickis_eng/ Rihards Novickis], [https://www.edi.lv/en/robotics-and-machine-perception/ department of robotics and machine perception]
# [https://sciences.sorbonne-universite.fr/ Sorbonne Université (SU)], France
#* [https://largo.lip6.fr/~mariem/index.php Marie-Minerve Louerat] (retired on 1 May 2024), [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P206 Roselyne Chotin], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
#* [https://www.lip6.fr/actualite/personnes-fiche.php?ident=P109 Jean-Paul Chaput], [https://www.lip6.fr/recherche/team.php?acronyme=CIAN group of Analog and Digital Integrated Circuit (CIAN) at LIP6]
# [https://f-si.it Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS], Italy
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1245-4179 Luca Alloatti]
#* [https://libreda.org/ Thomas Kramer]
# Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Spain
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-5338 Piedad Brox Jiménez], [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
#* [https://dargcsic.github.io/ David Arroyo Guardeno], [https://www.itefi.csic.es/es Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información]
#* [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-5736 Macarena Cristina Martínez Rodríguez], [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
#* Pablo Navarro Torrero, [http://www.imse-cnm.csic.es/home.php Instituto de Microlelectronica de Sevilla]
# FibraServi (FS), Belgium
#* Staf Verhaegen ([https://fosstodon.org/@Chips4Makers @Chips4Makers@fosstodon.org], [https://gitlab.com/FatsieFS FatsieFS@gitlab])
# G-INP/CIME-P, France
#* Jeremy Perret, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]
#* Aurélien Nicolet, CIME-P, a team within [http://www.cime.inpg.fr/ CIME Nanotech], a lab from [https://www.grenoble-inp.fr/ G-INP]

== Proposal and transparency commitment ==

Under the initiative of the Free Silicon Foundation (I), all Parties joining the Consortium were requested to agree to publish the resulting proposal: The '''submitted manuscript''' (after redacting only Work Package 5) is '''available for download''' [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Horizon_2021_Coordination_and_Support_Action_(CSA)_proposal here]. For maximizing transparency, the Consortium committed in the proposal to '''publish all deliverables''' (including the reports in WP7 later marked as sensitive) except those in WP5, and to '''publish all milestones'''.

== Objectives ==

GoIT aimed to structure and support a European open-source silicon ecosystem.
Key goals included:
* Creating three roadmaps for the development of open-source silicon in Europe
* Developing a copyleft, GPL-compatible hardware licence
* Organizing annual community-building conferences (Free Silicon Conference)
* Fostering academic engagement in open silicon
* Packaging EDA tools for mainstream GNU/Linux distributions
* Identifying gaps in EDA tools, IP maturity, and certification practices

== Grant Agreement (GA) changes vs. submitted proposal ==

On 18 March 2022 the European Commission shared with the Consortium the [[Media:2022_03_18_GoIT_evaluation_summary.pdf|evaluation results]] and started the Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP). Based on the argument that the Free Silicon Foundation was (i) not validated by REA - the EC's validation service, and (ii) "finacially weak" based on REA's examination, the Project Officer (PO) mandated (a) a "drastic decrease" of the tasks allocated to FSI and (b) a change of coordinator.
Despite FSI acquired legal personality on 13 April 2022 and offered to inject 500kEUR of private capital, the PO replied that "''In view of the interest of the European Commission I am obliged to insist on a consortium set-up that holds the promise to carry out the project as proposed and favorably evaluated. This implies in particular that the coordinator having a decisive role for the success of the project is a well established entity.''"

As a consequence:
# The '''coordinator role was transferred''' from FSI to EDI
# Several tasks originally assigned to FSI were assigned to other Partners, including:
## the leadership of writing '''three Roadmaps''' was transferred from FSI to EDI
## the '''leadership of Work Package 1''' ("Roadmapping and direct technical coordination") was transferred from FSI to EDI
## the task of organizing an '''(economic-)Sustainability Session''' at three Free Silicon Conferences was transferred from FSI to SU
## FSI was '''not permitted''' to deliver the planned university talks in countries where other partners are based, and later in locations closer to those partners
## The '''100'000EUR budget to engage a lawyer''' to support the development of a GPL-compatible copyleft hardware licence was transferred from FSI to EDI while FSI retained the leadership and responsibility for this task
# The FSI '''budget was diminished to 49%''' of the original value

== List of Work Packages (WP)==

* WP1: Roadmapping and direct technical coordination (leader: EDI)
* WP2: Sustainability and licences (leader: FSI)
* WP3: Hub of open-source EDA software and hardware libraries, from high-level design to layout (physical synthesis) (leader: EDI)
* WP4: Certifications and standards (leader: CSIC)
* WP5: Open-source Process Design Kit (PDK), PDK compatibility with open-source EDA tools, open-source standard-cell libraries (leader: G-INP)
* WP6: Open source for hardware Root-of-Trust (RoT) components (leader: CSIC)
* WP7: Project Management (leader: EDI)

== List of milestones and status==
The table below summarizes the status of all milestones after the Project end.

In the original proposal milestones 14 and 15 were foreseen to be published, but they were later turned into sensitive. In the second Review Report it was noted "Reportedly completed but categorized as
confidential; the inventory is not accessible for verification." FSI did not access them either.

Milestone 5 ("Finalization and announcement of the novel licence") is essentially complete. '''It only remains to publicly announce the results, but this is actively impeded by EDI which claims to be the only rightful owner of the licence''' as documented below:
* [[Media:2025_05_28_Formal_Notification_FSI2EDI.pdf|2025/05/28 Formal notification from FSI to EDI]]
* [[Media:2025_06_05_Formal_Notification_FSI2EDI.pdf|2025/06/05 Formal notification from FSI to EDI]]
* [[Media:2025_06_09_Formal_Notification_EDI2FSI.pdf|2025/06/09 Formal notification from EDI to FSI]]. Excerpts: "''EDI explicitly opposes the position of the FSI stated in the Letter that the GPL-compatible hardware licence [..] developed under the project “Go IT!” [..] rightfuly belongs to FSI. Currently '''the only rightful owner of the Licence is EDI'''.''"
✖ means not submitted or rejected. ✔ and ✔ mean completed or submitted (see "Comments" column).
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Milestone name + URL if available !! WP # !! Lead !! Verification !! Due month !! Status !! Comments
|-
| 1 || Map of expertise across EU || WP1 || EDI || online check || 12 || ✖ ||
|-
| 2 || [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 FSiC2023] || WP1 || FSI || participation || 11 || ✔ ||
|-
| 3 || [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024 FSiC2024] || WP1 || FSI || participation || 23 || ✔ ||
|-
| 4 || [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2025 FSiC2025] || WP1 || FSI || participation || 35 || ✔ ||
|-
| 5 || Finalization and announcement of the novel licence || WP2 || FSI || online check || 36 || ✔ || Draft ready. EDI prevented publication.
|-
| 6 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Survey of open-source EDA tools, published on the hub web page] || WP3 || EDI || online check || 12 || ✔ || Inside deliverable [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS D3.1]
|-
| 7 || Update the open-source EDA hub and report compilation and testing results (web page) || WP3 || EDI || online check || 24 || ✖ ||
|-
| 8 || Public hardware repository || WP3 || EDI || online check || 30 || ✖ ||
|-
| 9 || Update the open-source EDA hub (web page) || WP3 || EDI || online check || 30 || ✖ ||
|-
| 10 || Software packages of selected interoperable open-source EDA tools || WP3 || EDI || online check || 36 || ✖ ||
|-
| 11 || [https://2024.ares-conference.eu/ohc Organization of a workshop on open source hardware and cybersecurity] || WP4 || CSIC || participation || 24 || ✔ ||
|-
| 12 || Organization of a workshop on open source hardware and artificial intelligence || WP4 || CSIC || participation || 28 || ✖ ||
|-
| 13 || Organization of a workshop on open source hardware, digital forensics, audit and certification || WP4 || CSIC || participation || 32 || ✖ ||
|-
| 14 || Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for an open-source PDK || WP5 || G-INP || <s>online check</s> sensitive || 12 || ✔ || Sensitive. Reviewers and FSI had no copy.
|-
| 15 || Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for a PDK compatible with open-source EDA tools || WP5 || G-INP || <s>online check</s> sensitive|| 12 || ✔ || Sensitive. Reviewers and FSI had no copy.
|-
| 16 || [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Standard_Cell_Libraries Map/survey/cartography of the open-source standard -cell libraries (web presence)] || WP5 || SU || online check || 12 || ✔ ||
|-
| 17 || [https://github.com/lip6/alliance-check-toolkit/tree/main/cells Preliminary release of standard-cell libraries and analog, mixed-signal blocks for selected process nodes (software)] || WP5 || SU || online check || 24 || ✔ || Never acknowledge in any Review Report
|-
| 18 || [https://largo.lip6.fr/equipe-cian/logiciels/standardcelllibraries/ Update the survey of the open-source standard-cell libraries (web presence)] || WP5 || SU || online check || 36 || ✔ || Never acknowledge in any Review Report
|-
| 19 || Final release of standard-cell libraries and analog, mixed-signal blocks for selected process nodes (software) || WP5 || SU || online check || 36 || ✖ ||
|-
| 20 || [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/images/5/5c/Newsletter_GoIT_M6.1.pdf Newsletter to disseminate available repositories among subscribers] || WP6 || CSIC || online check || 12 || ✔ ||
|-
| 21 || [https://balanbbb.corp.csic.es/playback/presentation/2.0/playback.html?meetingId=568457678e10188723d2da4bcabab153fcdcc799-1702545662604 Organization of an open discussion panel to fix strategies around open ad-hoc RoTs] || WP6 || CSIC || participation || 15 || ✔ || Video recordings available
|-
| 22 || Organization of an international student contest to promote open hardware for security purposes || WP6 || CSIC || participation || 30 || ✖ ||
|}

==List of deliverables and status==
The table below summarizes the status of all deliverables after the Project end based on the data in the three Review Reports:

✖ means not submitted. ✔ means accepted.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Deliverable
! Deliverable name + URL if available
! WP
! Lead
! Due month
! Status
|-
| D1.1 || First roadmap || WP1 || EDI || 10 || ✖
|-
| D1.2 || Second roadmap || WP1 || EDI || 24 || ✖
|-
| D1.3 || Third roadmap || WP1 || EDI || 36 || ✖
|-
| D2.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e521d6c862&appId=PPGMS Report on activities and licence development] || WP2 || FSI || 12 || ✔
|-
| D2.2 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5115b3e86&appId=PPGMS Second report on activities and licence development] || WP2 || FSI || 24 || ✔
|-
| D3.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Report on requirements, methodology and structure of the hardware repository] || WP3 || SU || 12 || ✔
|-
| D3.2 || Report on the status of the hardware repository, its structure and tools || WP3 || SU || 18 || ✖
|-
| D3.3 || Report on hardware repository statistics, contributors and future prospects || WP3 || EDI || 36 || ✖
|-
| D4.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e511d4c4e7&appId=PPGMS Report on the main initiatives in open source hardware] || WP4 || CSIC || 12 || ✔
|-
| D4.2 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e50bf66ae4&appId=PPGMS Report describing goals, communication strategy and target audience ...] || WP4 || CSIC || 20 || ✔
|-
| D4.3 || Report on the conclusions from the workshops organized to foster the interaction between the open hardware, standards and certification communities || WP4 || CSIC || 36 || ✖
|-
| D5.1 || Intermediate report on the results of the negotiations with foundries || WP5 || G-INP || 24 || ✖
|-
| D5.2 || Intermediate report on the actions to release PDKs compatible with open-source EDA tools || WP5 || G-INP || 24 || ✖
|-
| D5.3 || Final report on the perspectives towards open-source PDKs || WP5 || G-INP || 36 || ✖
|-
| D5.4 || Final report on the support actions for the distribution of PDKs compatible with open-source EDA tools || WP5 || G-INP || 36 || ✖
|-
| D6.1 || [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e511ebe570&appId=PPGMS Report on future prospects to boost open hardware for securing embedded systems] || WP6 || CSIC || 36 || ✔
|-
| D7.1 || Project management plan (including initial Data Management Plan) || WP7 || EDI || 3 || ✔ (not public)
|-
| D7.2 || Intermediate report || WP7 || EDI || 18 || ✔ (not public)
|-
| D7.3 || Final report || WP7 || EDI || 36 || ✖
|}

== Consortium dynamics ==
=== Forced change of Coordinator and redistribution of tasks ===
During the Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP) phase, the mandate of the Project Officer (PO) to change the coordinator ignited the first tensions within the consortium. First, indeed, it was attempted to move the coordinator role from FSI to SU, but the higher monthly salaries of SU and the extra Person-Months (PMs) requested by SU were incompatible with PO's constraints. The proposal of balancing the extra cost by removing the organization of the Free Silicon Conferences from the proposal were dismissed by the PO: "''Most of what you write is basically bad news and calls into question, whether the GAP can further proceed for the following reasons: 1. Reducing tasks alters the proposal, as it was evaluated. Therefore, the evaluation result is not valid any longer and thus I must insist that the proposed change to suppress those conferences is not executed. [..]''". At last, EDI accepted to overtake the coordinator role thereby saving the project. This was possible because the change did not affect the overall budget thanks to the lower monthly personnel costs of EDI compared to FSI. The PO finally approved the change, but with restrictions: "''I have decided to give it a chance. However, I have ticked reinforced monitoring, which means that the consortium has to report travel intentions upfront to me seeking for approval. Please let FSI already know that I will reject every travel that is for giving a talk in one of the member states in which another partner of the consortium is residing. If such travel still occurs, I will reject the cost accordingly.''"

===Early symptoms of under-performance ===
Shortly after its beginning, the project started to accumulate delays. Out of the following Milestones which had to be delivered within the first 12 months:
# M1: Map of expertise across EU,
# M2: FSiC2023,
# M6: Survey of open-source EDA tools,
# M14: Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for an open-source PDK,
# M15: Inventory of the most promising European technologies candidates for a PDK compatible with open-source EDA tools,
# M16: Map/survey/cartography of the open-source WP5 standard-cell libraries,
# M20: Newsletter to disseminate repositories among subscribers,
only M2 ([https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 FSiC2023], by FSI), M16 ([https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Standard_Cell_Libraries Map/survey/cartography of the open-source WP5 standard-cell libraries] by SU) and M20 ([https://wiki.goit-project.eu/images/5/5c/Newsletter_GoIT_M6.1.pdf Newsletter to disseminate repositories among subscribers] by CSIC) have been published or have been accessible to the reviewers by the end of the project.

As leader of Work Package 2 (WP2), FSI felt increasingly uncomfortable with the lack of updates from SU. Amicable requests for a meeting were dismissed by SU ("''it is impossible for us to have regular meetings on WP2 as we are more involved in WP3''", "''GoIT is a small project and till now, we have more meetings and implications than in our other projects''"). The coordinator could finally enforce a first WP2 meeting on 27 April 2023 (month 8). The minutes of the meeting report that: 1. SU does not want to contact "large game-openers" (task 2.1) until the EDA tools developed in-house (Coriolis) are fully working, and 2. SU does not want to risk spending money for "stands at most relevant conferences" (task 2.4) since the material for stands is very costly without the PO explicitly confirming.
The tensions between FSI and SU increased further during the organisation of the "Sustainability Session" at the 2023 Free Silicon Conference. This task, originally allocated to FSI, was reallocated to SU following PO's mandate to reallocate FSI's tasks. The Sustainability Session, as clearly specified by the context of the proposal and as acknowledge in deliverable [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e521d6c862&appId=PPGMS D2.1], had to address the '''''economic'' sustainability''' of the open-source ecosystem rather than the '''''ecological/green'' sustainability'''. Except for the speaker invited by FSI (Hess) the other four talks (Bol, Pelcat, Quilici, Fennis) were -even if interesting- formally off-topic with respect to the GoIT project. The poor performance on the "economic-sustainability" aspects was later confirmed by the Review Reports. The situation worsened during FSiC2024 when the Sustainability Session was announced on a website entitled "'''Ceci n'est pas un Département'''" (https://largo.lip6.fr/en/events/). This website reported '''6 speakers, 5 of whom finally attended, 3 abstracts and 0 videos''' (despite money was budgeted and '''spent''' for the recording). None of the talks (despite being interesting) addressed the economic sustainability topic foreseen by the GoIT project.

===Delays in sub-contracting the lawyer to support the development of a GPL-compatible copyleft hardware licence===
Work Package 2 faced delays also on the front of the GPL-compatible copyleft hardware licence development (task 2.6 and 2.7). While the leadership and the responsibility of these tasks remained on FSI, the PO mandated that the budget of 100kEUR to engage a lawyer to be reallocated from FSI to EDI. This created a '''paradoxical situation''' where the responsibility and the control of the tasks had been separated. Despite numerous reminders and several iterations on requirements and specifications, EDI failed to publish the [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Tender_for_GPL-compatible_hardware_licence_development tender] to engage the lawyer for over 20 months from the Project begin, seriously compromising the associated tasks and deliverables. Given that time was running out, FSI called for a Consortium General Assembly to evaluate whether EDI was in breach of contract. The General Assembly took place on 15 May 2024 -the day before the first official Project Review Meeting- and EDI finally published the very same day the [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Tender_for_GPL-compatible_hardware_licence_development first tender]. However, without consulting FSI, EDI set a submission deadline as short as two weeks and requested the application to be submitted in Latvian. Following FSI's protest, the deadline was then extended to 3 July 2025 and submissions in English were accepted too. Ironically, despite months of previous discussions, FSI was not consulted for the preparation of the last version of the tender which set requirements that FSI considered nearly impossible to satisfy. Indeed, the only person who applied was rejected for not qualifying to the call. EDI issued then a [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Tender_for_GPL-compatible_hardware_licence_development second tender], the same applicant applied again and he was finally engaged starting from 1 September 2024 (exactly two years from Project's begin, and just 6 months before the retroactive End-of-Work date of 28 February 2025). Despite the difficult circumstances, FSI and the lawyer worked intensively together and could develop in record time a first draft of the licence. EDI -which played only the administrative role of budget "gateway" for the European Commission- is now currently disallowing FSI from publishing the licence claiming sole ownership. See [[GoIT_project#List_of_milestones_and_status|the section about the current status]] for more details.

=== "Bad-faith" allegations, breach/default/termination votes on FSI, retroactive End-of-Work date===
* '''2024/08/07''': One month after the first Review Report and under the initiative of SU based on Art. 4.1 of the [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] (general rules/good faith), the '''Consortium General Assembly voted FSI in "breach-of-contract"''' based on the '''accusation''' that "''FSI did not agree that SU became the '''coordinator''' at the beginning of the project, that FSI contacted the '''director''' of SU, that FSI did not share a '''link''' to a list of open-source EDA tools''" -allegations which arguably fall well below the threshold of "bad-faith" under Belgian law. '''FSI firmly protested''' the assertions and replied that "''SU could not be the coordinator because of the impossibility to keep the same person-months without increasing the budget''", "''that it is FSI’s duty to contact a superior if an employee cuts the communications''", and that "''the questioned link can be easily found online and that no email request was made.''" Incidentally, the questioned link referred to the [https://codeberg.org/fsi/toolchain-directory list of open-source EDA tools '''curated by FSI'''] which contains a list of '''over 400 tools''' (describing core identifiers, classification, function/flow, licence, dependencies when present, I/O formats, maturity) '''in contrast to SU's''' [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Deliverable 6 ("Survey of open-source EDA tools, published on the hub web page")] '''which contains 36 tools''' ("git" listed among them) along with "''Name, Link, Main Maintainer, Licence, Description, Comments''", and which was published inside [https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5136cd072&appId=PPGMS Deliverable D3.1].
* '''2024/08/28''': On the EU portal, the PO writes to the Coordinator: "''When are you going to have the next GA in order to decide on the vote against [FSI] for breach of contract?''".
* '''2024/09/04''': On the EU portal, the PO writes to the Coordinator: "''What is the state of play on the situation of FSI in the project, i.e. has the allegation of breach of contract been confirmed in another GA meeting recently or is this still pending?''".
* '''2024/09/27''': FSI receives a registered-mail Formal Notification from EDI (personal delivery, registered-mail or telefax are mandatory for Formal Notifications under [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] Art.11.3).
* '''2024/10/14''': FSI’s law firm serves a five-page notice which: (i) contests the breach allegation; (ii) notes that none of the parties have, at any moment, provided FSI with a conclusive or cogent overview of what caused this breach or how it could be remedied; (iii) notes that FSI has performed all of the foreseen tasks under the Grant Agreement; (iv) accuses the other beneficiaries of bad faith; (v) invokes [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] Art. 11.8 and expressly proposes mediation.
* '''2024/10/15''': Despite the unresolved mediation request, and despite the 30-day cure period foreseen by Art. 4.2 of the [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] did not elapse, the General Assembly votes FSI “Defaulting Party” and decides to terminate its participation.
* '''In the following months and until the Project end''', FSI remains a '''full beneficiary''' of the Grant Agreement: '''No Amendment''' of the Grant Agreement requesting FSI’s exclusion is approved or even drafted. '''FSI continues to work and deliver under the Grant Agreement and it continues maintaining (even after the Project end) critical infrastructure of the Project''' (including etherpad, nextcloud and the official [https://goit-project.eu Project website itself].
* '''2024/10/17''': On the EU portal, the PO writes to the Coordinator: "''If I understand the situation correctly FSI has been voted off by the consortium being in breach of contract. Although I do not know your [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]] I assume that this has immediate effect, i.e. any activity of FSI in the project is terminated and FSI cannot represent the consortium any longer.''"
* '''2025/02/14''': EDI asks the '''Consortium (FSI included)''' to vote per email by 24 February about the submission of a self-termination Amendment of the Grant Agreement with End-of-Work date on 28 February 2025.
* '''2025/02/28''': Based on Section 6.3.5.4 of the [[Media:GoIT_Consortium_Agreement.pdf|Consortium Agreement]], '''FSI vetoes the decision of self-termination''' taken without a meeting.
* '''2025/03/17''': FSI sends a [[Media:2025_03_17_GoIT_formal_notification_I_to_EU.pdf|first Formal Notification to EU]] explaining the situation and suggesting "''to launch an "EU-initiated GA suspension" according to GA Art. 31.2.1 of the parts of the grant affected by poor performance as indicated by the Review Report''".
* '''2025/03/27''': FSI sends a [[Media:2025_03_27_GoIT_formal_notification_II_to_EU.pdf|second Formal Notification to EU]] informing EU about the on-going activities which risk to be damaged by a termination.
* '''2025/04/09''': FSI sends a [[Media:2025_04_09_GoIT_formal_notification_III_to_EU.pdf|third Formal Notification to EU]] informing EU that "''we [FSI] continue to deliver on our project responsibilities — including ongoing license development and the organization of the Free Silicon Conference 2025 — and have accumulated over €10,000 in unreimbursed project costs''" and asking EU to "''1. Clarify our official status within the consortium under the Grant Agreement; 2. Confirm whether the Coordinator is authorized to withhold our share of the payments in the absence of a formal amendment or decision; 3. Ensure that funds legally owed to us under the Grant Agreement are disbursed appropriately.''"
* '''2025/04/28''': The Project Officer asks the Coordinator: "''The old GA amendment request (restructuring the consortium and change of coordinator) is still in the system. '''Could you please delete this amendment so as to clean up the system? I have also asked you for a confirmation that my administration would like to have before signing the termination amendment, namely that the termination request has been submitted in line with the rules of the CA.''' Could you please provide me with this confirmation at your earliest convenience.''"
* '''2025/05/15''' (one day before EU's signature of the retroactive amendment): The Coordinator replies to the PO: ''I hereby '''confirm that that the termination is supported by the Consortium in line with the rules of the CA''', i.e. that the rules of the CA were followed. In particular: Section 6.3.7 of the CA: Decisions of the General Assembly Permitting the Consortium to take decisions, including "Proposal to the Granting Authority for termination of the Project and the Consortium Agreement". Section 6.3.3 of the CA: Decisions without a meeting Permitting the Consortium to take "any decision" without a meeting, given that: - "The Coordinator circulates to all Members of the General Assembly a suggested decision with a deadline for responses of at least 10 calendar days after receipt by a Party and" - "the decision is agreed upon by majority of all Parties."''
* '''2025/10/25''': (Ares(2025)9133478), well after the Project termination, EU answers the three above-mentioned Formal Notifications to EU claiming that '''"''the Commission does not enter into the application of the consortium agreement adopted by consortium members and disputes between consortium members.''"''' and that "''In the particular case of the project GOIT, '''cost incurred after receipt of the review outcome letter [..], sent 28 January 2025 is not eligible for reimbursement, as it cannot be considered as ‘reasonable’, ‘necessary for the project implementation’ and complying with the principle of 'sound financial management''' (regarding '''economy and efficiency''' [i.e. be in line with good housekeeping practice when '''spending public money''']).''"

== Project timeline ==
Below is the timeline of the Project. Consortium-related events are not listed here.
* '''2021/09/28-2021/10/21''': FSI coordinates the creation of the Consortium and the writing of the proposal. As a necessary condition to participate all Partners are requested that the proposal manuscript will be published.
** M.M. Louerat (SU) is asked on 2021/09/28. She will later ask S. Verhaegen (FS) on 2021/10/13, P. Brox (CSIC) on 2021/10/11. P. Brox introductes D. Arroyo (CSIC) on 2021/10/11.
** L.Alloatti asks Kaspars Ozols (EDI) on 2021/09/29 who then introduces Rihards Novickis who will become the coordinator as a consequence of the requests of the Project Officer before signing the Grant Agreement.
** L.Alloatti asks Kholdoun Torki (G-INP, formerly CIME-P, formerly CMP) on 2021/10/7
* Early march: First non-official rumours spread suggesting that the proposal was successful.
* '''2022/03/18''': The European Commission notifies the original Coordinator (FSI) that the proposal was accepted and it reached the stage of Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP).
* '''2022/03/22-2022/04/25''': The Project Officier (PO) M. Korn mandates a change of Coordinator, requires that the tasks of FSI are drastically reduced, and enforces “reinforced monitoring” on all travelling activities implying that all travelling must be approved by the PO in advance.
* '''2022/03/23''': FSI offers up to half a million EUR assets to increase the financial capacity of the association which the EC classified as “weak”.
* '''2022/04/13''': The Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS acquires legal personality through a public notary act.
* '''2022/04/25''': EDI becomes the new Coordinator
* '''2022/06/13''': End of the Grant Agreement Preparation phase. The Commission signs the Grant Agreement.
* '''2022/09/01''': '''Project starting date'''
* '''2023-2024''': Delays across multiple WPs. Some partners report limited staffing or activity.
* '''2024/05/16''': First Review Meeting
* '''2024/07/03''': First Review Report. Excerpts: ''"corrective action will be required", "it is recommended that all ongoing activities in WP4 and WP6 cease with immediate effect as they are no longer demonstrably relevant", "Economic sustainability [..] has not been sufficiently worked out so far", "the project did not adequately consider the economic sustainability nor engaged a sufficiently broad industrial representation."''
* '''2024/12/17''': Second Review Meeting
* '''2024/01/28''': Second Review Report. Excerpts: ''"The project has failed to achieve critical objectives and/or milestones and/or is severely delayed", "the review team recommends that the project be terminated", "irrecoverable delays are apparent in all core activities (e.g. licensing model, Open PDK status, etc.). While the objectives of WPs 1-3 remain somewhat relevant, they are no longer achievable within the remaining timeframe."''
* '''2025/02/28''': '''Retroactive End-of-Work date''' (signed on 2025/05/16)
* '''2025/04/11''': EDI signs and submits a self-termination amendment (AMD-11) with retroactive End-of-Work set to 2025/02/28. Beneficiaries are formally still bound by the Grant Agreement to deliver.
* '''2025/05/16''': The EU signs the amendment (AMD-11). '''The project is terminated on the 2025/05/16 with retroactive End-of-Work set to 2025/02/28'''.
* '''2025/08/31''': Original project end date (superseded by the self-termination amendment)
* '''2025/09/04''': Third and final Review Meeting
* '''2025/10/10''': Third and final Review Report

==Observations to EU==
On 2025/11/09 FSI submitted to EU the [[Media:2025_11_09_GoIT_observations_to_EU.pdf|attached "Observations"]] to the draft Final Review package (Ares(2025)8633621, 10 October 2025) and the Pre-information letter on the payment of the balance (Ares(2025)9113272, 24 October 2025).

Statute of the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS

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==TITOLO I - DENOMINAZIONE, SEDE, FINALITA' OGGETTO, DURATA==
===Articolo 1 – Costituzione, denominazione e normativa applicabile===
1.1. E' costituita, ai sensi del D.Lgs. 3 luglio 2017 n. 117 (Codice del terzo settore), l'associazione riconosciuta ente del terzo settore de nominata "FREE SILICON FOUNDATION (I) ETS" (d'ora innanzi l'"Associazione").

1.2. L’Associazione è regolata dal presente Statuto, dal Codice del Terzo Settore, dal codice civile e da ogni altra normativa, di natura primaria e secondaria, vigente in materia.

1.3. Lo Statuto è informato al principio di favorire, nel modo più ampio possibile, la partecipazione degli Associati all'organizzazione ed all'attività dell'Associazione.

1.4. L'Associazione indica gli estremi di iscrizione nel Registro Unico Nazionale del Terzo Settore negli atti, nella corrispondenza e nelle comunicazioni al pubblico.

===Articolo 2 – Sede===
2.1. L’Associazione ha sede in Castelfranco Piandiscò.

2.2. Il Consiglio direttivo può istituire e sopprimere, in Italia ed all'estero, uffici direzionali ed operativi, filiali, succursali, comunque de nominate.

===Articolo 3 – Scopo e principi===
3.1. L'Associazione non ha scopo di lucro e, quale espressione di partecipazione e pluralismo, si ispira alla finalità di perseguire il bene comune ed elevare i livelli di cittadinanza attiva, di coesione e protezione sociale, favorendo la partecipazione, l'inclusione ed il pieno sviluppo della persona.

A tal fine l'Associazione si propone di promuovere, in forma di azione volontaria ed erogazione gratuita di denaro, beni o servizi, e ponendo in essere le relative attività di formazione e ricerca, il silicio libero.

Con il termine "silicio" si intendono i circuiti integrati, i quali sono generalmente composti di silicio.

Il termine "libero" è inteso nel senso di libero come libertà o libero come "software libero" come definito dalla Free Software Foundation e dal Progetto GNU.

3.2. Più specificamente, l'Associazione ha lo scopo di promuovere:
# il software CAD libero ed aperto Free per progettare circuiti integrati;
# la condivisione di progetti hardware;
# l'uso di standard comuni o la loro creazione quando è strettamente necessario;
# la libertà degli utenti nel contesto della tecnologia del silicio.

L'Associazione accoglie diversi approcci, paradigmi e comunità; promuove l'allineamento e la fusione degli sforzi di sviluppo, e incoraggia la cooperazione dei team.

L'Associazione scoraggia l'uso di licenze software e hardware permissive come la licenza licenza "Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)" o la licenza "Solderpad Hardware License". Queste licenze permettono alle entità di chiudere il codice sorgente, o più in genera le la documentazione, che è stata pubblicamente disponibile, quindi in conflitto con i principi dell'Associazione, e in particolare con la missione di promuovere la costruzione di una comunità.

===Articolo 4 - Oggetto===
4.1. In particolare, l’Associazione persegue esclusivamente le finalità civiche, solidaristiche e di utilità sociale precisate al precedente articolo 3 mediante l’esercizio in via principale delle seguenti attività, di cui all’articolo 5, lette re d), g) e h) del D.Lgs 117/2017, e precisamente:

a) educazione, istruzione e formazione professionale, ai sensi della Legge 28 marzo 2003 n. 53 e successive modificazioni, nonché le attività culturali di interesse sociale con finalità educativa;

b) formazione universitaria e postuniversitaria;

c) ricerca scientifica di particolare interesse sociale.

4.2. In via secondaria e strumentale, l’Associazione potrà altresì svolgere attività diverse ed accessorie, nei limiti di cui all’articolo 6 del D.Lgs 117/2017.

4.3. Per il raggiungimento dei suoi scopi l’Associazione potrà tra l’altro:

a) stipulare ogni opportuno atto o contratto, anche per il finanzia mento delle operazioni deliberate, tra cui, senza l’esclusione di altri, l’assunzione di finanziamenti e mutui, a breve o a lungo termine, la locazione, l’assunzione in concessione o comodato o l’acquisto, in proprietà od in diritto di superficie, di immobili, la stipula di convenzioni di qualsiasi genere anche trascrivibili nei pubblici registri, con Enti Pubblici o Privati, che siano considerate opportune ed utili per il raggiungimento degli scopi dell’Associazione;

b) amministrare e gestire i beni di cui sia proprietaria, locatrice, comodataria o comunque posseduti, anche predisponendo ed approvando progetti e lavori di consolidamento o manutenzione straordinaria;

c) stipulare convenzioni e contratti per l’affidamento in gestione di parte delle attività;

d) partecipare ad associazioni, enti ed istituzioni, pubbliche e private, la cui attività sia rivolta, direttamente od indirettamente, al perseguimento di scopi analoghi a quelli dell'Associazione medesima; l’Associazione potrà, ove lo ritenga opportuno, concorrere anche alla costituzione degli organismi anzidetti;

e) promuovere ed organizzare spettacoli, manifestazioni, convegni, seminari e giornate di studio, procedendo alla pubblicazione dei relativi atti o documenti, e tutte quelle iniziative idonee a favorire un organico contatto tra l’Associazione, gli altri operatori degli stessi settori ed i soggetti pubblici di riferimento;

f) svolgere ogni altra attività idonea al perseguimento degli scopi istituzionali;

g) partecipare a bandi di enti pubblici o privati.

===Articolo 5 - Durata===
L'Associazione ha durata illimitata.

===Articolo 6 - Volontari e lavoratori dipendenti===
6.1. L’Associazione può avvalersi di volontari nello svolgimento delle proprie attività. I volontari che svolgono la loro attività in modo non occasionale sono iscritti in un apposito registro.

6.2. L’Associazione può assumere lavoratori dipendenti o avvalersi di prestazioni di lavoro autonomo nei limiti necessari al suo regolare funzionamento.

==TITOLO II - ASSOCIATI ==
===Articolo 7 – Associati===
7.1. Sono membri dell'Associazione ("Associati") i soggetti che, secondo lo Statuto e la normativa applicabile, sono chiamati a parteciparvi e fintanto che non si verifichi una causa di cessazione della loro qualità di Associati.

Gli Associa ti hanno i diritti e sono gravati dagli obblighi derivanti dallo Statuto e dalla normativa applicabile.

7.2. La qualità di associato è a tempo indeterminato e si perde per il mancato pagamento della quota annuale nei termini stabiliti dal Consiglio Direttivo.

La qualità di associato si perde inoltre per recesso, decesso, esclusione o per le altre cause previste dalla normativa applicabile.

===Articolo 8 - Pluralità degli Associati===
L’Associazione presuppone la pluralità degli Associati e, pertanto, il non temporaneo venir meno della pluralità degli Associati è da considerare come una fattispecie di scioglimento dell’Associazione.

===Articolo 9 - Diritti ed obblighi degli Associati===
9.1. Gli Associati hanno i diritti e sono gravati dagli obblighi derivanti dallo Statuto e dalla disciplina applicabile.

9.2. In particolare, gli Associati hanno diritto di partecipare a norma dello statuto a tutte le iniziative e manifestazioni promosse dall'Associazione,
partecipare alle assemblee per discutere e vota re sulle questioni riguardanti l’Associazione, comunicate preventivamente tramite un ordine del giorno, eleggere ed essere eletti membri degli organi dirigenti, accedere ai documenti, delibere, bilanci, rendiconti e registri dell’Associazione, previa richiesta al Consiglio Direttivo.

9.3. L'acquisto della qualità di Associato implica l'accettazione e l’osservanza del presente Statuto e degli eventuali regolamenti.

===Articolo 10 – Ammissione degli Associati===
10.1. Hanno diritto di conseguire la qualità di Associato tutte le per so ne fisiche che si riconoscono nello Statuto e che ne facciano domanda, dichiarando di condividere le finalità del l'Associazione e di impegnarsi - in caso di ammissione - ad osservare lo Statuto, gli eventuali regolamenti e la normativa applicabile.

10.2. Il Presidente sottopone le richieste alla decisione del Consiglio Direttivo che delibera sull’accoglimento della domanda, previa valutazione del profilo morale del richiedente e dell'adesione dello stesso alle finalità dell'Associazione.

10.3. Il Consiglio Direttivo deve deliberare in ordine alla domanda di ammissione entro novanta giorni.

Se entro il decimo giorno successivo alla scadenza del termine la deliberazione del Consiglio Direttivo in ordine alla domanda non è stata comunicata al soggetto che l'ha presentata, la domanda si intende accettata. In caso di rigetto della domanda, la relativa deliberazione deve essere adeguatamente motivata.

Ragioni sufficienti al rigetto includono il coinvolgimento in progetti software o hardware di tipo non libero, ovvero con codice sorgente chiuso o con codice sorgente pubblicato con una licenza permissiva, avere rapporti di professionali con enti che contrastano con i principi del software e hardware libero.

10.4. Il soggetto che ha presentato la domanda assume la qualità di Associato con effetto dal giorno in cui riceve la comunicazione del l'accoglimento del la domanda.

===Articolo 11 - Recesso degli Associati===
11.1. Qualunque Associato può, in qualsiasi momento, comunicare la sua volontà di recedere dal l’Associazione e di cessare conseguentemente la sua qualità di Associato.

11.2. La comunicazione di recesso deve essere effettuata mediante lettera raccomandata o con posta elettronica certificata.

11.3. La dichiarazione di recesso ha efficacia immediata dal momento della ricezione della comunicazione di recesso da parte dell’Associazione.

11.4. Il recesso non estingue gli obblighi originatisi in capo all’Associato anteriormente al momento di efficacia del recesso. In particolare, l’Associato che recede è tenuto al pagamento dell’intera quota annuale dovuta per l’esercizio nel quale viene effettuata la comunicazione di recesso.

===Articolo 12 - Esclusione dell’Associato===
12.1. Il Consiglio Direttivo può deliberare l’esclusione dell’Associato che si renda gravemente inadempiente rispetto agli obblighi derivanti dalla sua qualità di Associato o per gravi motivi.

12.2. Qualora l’Associato per il quale è proposta l’esclusione sia un componente del Consiglio Direttivo, egli non può intervenire alla riunione in cui si discute e si delibera l’esclusione.

12.3. La deliberazione di esclusione, recante la motivazione in base alla quale la decisione è stata adottata, deve essere comunicata al l’Associato escluso mediante lettera raccomandata o posta elettronica certificata.

12.4. La deliberazione di esclusione sospende, dal momento della sua comunicazione all’Associato escluso, i diritti di partecipazione dell’Associato medesimo all’organizzazione e al l’attività dell’Associazione con effetto dal momento in cui essa è comunicata all’Associato escluso.

12.5. La deliberazione di esclusione provoca la cessazione delle qualità di Associato a far tempo dal primo giorno del secondo mese successivo a quello nel quale essa è comunicata all’Associato escluso a meno che, entro tale termine, essa sia impugnata innanzi al Collegio Arbitra le. Qualora sia proposta l’impugnazione al Collegio Arbitrale:

a) il Collegio Arbitrale decide immediatamente se mantenere l’Associato escluso in stato di sospensione dai diritti di partecipazione al l’organizzazione e all’attività dell’Associazione fintanto che il giudizio arbitrale non sia terminato;

b) nel caso di non accoglimento dell’impugnazione, l’Associato è escluso dal momento in cui gli viene comunicata la decisione del Collegio Arbitrale;

c) nel caso di accoglimento dell’impugnazione, cessa l’eventuale stato di sospensione in cui l’Associato si trovi.

12.6. L’Associato del quale sia stata deliberata l’esclusione è tenuto al pagamento dell’intera Quota Annuale dovuta sia per l’esercizio nel corso del quale l’esclusione è deliberata sia per l’eventuale successivo esercizio nel corso del quale cessa la sua qualità di Associato a causa della deliberazione
di esclusione.

==TITOLO III - PATRIMONIO ED ENTRATE==
===Articolo 13 - Patrimonio iniziale===
Il patrimonio iniziale dell’Associazione è costituito dalle risorse apportate in sede di costituzione dell’Associazione stessa, il cui complessivo valore è di euro 15.000,00.

===Articolo 14 - Entrate===
L’Associazione finanzia la sua attività, nel rispetto della Normativa Applicabile, mediante:

a) il percepimento della Quota Annuale;

b) il percepimento della Quota Iniziale, ove non destinata dal Consiglio Direttivo a incremento del patrimonio dell’Associazione;

c) gli apporti degli Associati diversi da quelli specificamente destinati a incremento del patrimonio dell’Associazione;

d) le elargizioni (comprese le donazioni e le disposizioni testamentarie) di soggetti diversi da gli Associati non specificamente destinate a incremento del patrimonio dell’Associazione;

e) i redditi derivanti dal patrimonio dell’Associazione;

f) gli introiti di qualsiasi natura conseguiti per effetto dell’attività dell’Associazione;

g) gli eventuali avanzi di gestione, comunque denominati;

h) i proventi derivanti dal risarcimento di danni diversi da quelli pro vocati al patrimonio del l’Associazione;

i) ogni altra entrata conseguita dall’Associazione e non specifica mente destinata a incremento del suo patrimonio.

===Articolo 15 - Quota Iniziale e Quota Annuale===
15.1. L’assunzione della qualità di Associato è subordinata al previo versamento all’Associazione di una somma di denaro il cui importo è stabilito dal Consiglio Direttivo (la “Quota Iniziale”).

15.2. Ogni Associato è obbligato, per ciascun esercizio nel quale dura la sua appartenenza all’Associazione, al versamento all’Associazione di una somma periodica il cui importo è stabilito dal Consiglio Direttivo (la “Quota Annuale”).

15.3. Il Consiglio Direttivo può adottare uno specifico regolamento inerente alla Quota Iniziale e al la Quota Annuale, nel quale, tra l’altro:

a) sia disciplinata la decisione del Consiglio Direttivo inerente al l’entità della Quota Iniziale e della Quota Annuale e alle modalità del loro versamento;

b) sia disciplinata la decisione del Consiglio Direttivo di destinare, in tutto o in parte, la Quota Iniziale e la Quota Annuale a incremento del patrimonio dell’Associazione;

c) siano eventualmente disciplinate le conseguenze del mancato versamento della Quota Annuale, ivi compresa l’esclusione dall’Associazione dell’Associato moroso;

d) si possa esentare dal pagamento dalla Quota Iniziale e dalla Quota Annuale un Associato per motivi eccezionali, quali meriti particolari o mancanza di risorse economiche.

===Articolo 16 - Raccolta fondi e ricezione di finanziamenti===
16.1. Ai sensi dell’articolo 7, comma 2, del D.Lgs 117/2017, l’Associazione può realizzare attività di raccolta fondi anche in forma organizzata e continuativa anche mediante sollecitazione al pubblico o attraverso la cessione od erogazione di beni e servizi di modico valore, impiegando risorse proprie o di terzi, inclusi volontari e dipendenti, nel rispetto dei principi di verità e trasparenza e correttezza nei rapporti con i sostenitori ed il pubblico, in conformità a linee guida adottate con decreto del Ministro del Lavoro e delle politiche sociali, sentiti la Cabina di regia di cui all’articolo 97 del D.Lgs 117/2017 ed il Consiglio nazionale del terzo settore.

16.2. L'Associazione non accetta fondi, donazioni o supporto da enti o aziende che hanno una missione o un comportamento in conflitto con i principi sopra menzionati. Queste includono entità o aziende che scoraggiano attivamente le licenze copyleft, ed eventualmente promuovono e incoraggiano le licenze permissive.

Le donazioni anonime e le donazioni da entità o società che non si aspettano nulla in cambio sono accettate senza requisiti speciali quando la donazione è inferiore a 10.000,00 euro l'anno. Donazioni superiori a 10.000,00 euro all'anno richiedono il consenso esplicito di tutti i membri del Consiglio direttivo.

16.3. L’Associazione può ricevere finanziamenti, erogati anche da suoi Associati, con diritto per il soggetto finanziatore alla restituzione del capitale finanziato, sotto le seguenti condizioni:

a) il contratto di finanziamento deve essere redatto in forma scritta; se il contratto non sia redatto in forma scritta, l’erogazione si intende effettuata a titolo di apporto all’Associazione non ripetibile dal soggetto che ha effettuato l’erogazione;

b) nel caso di finanziamento fruttifero, il tasso di interesse non deve essere superiore al tasso massimo prescritto dalla normativa applicabile, diminuito di un punto percentuale; se il tasso di interesse sia pattuito in misura superiore al tasso massimo prescritto dalla normativa applicabile, diminuito di un punto percentuale, il tasso contrattuale si intende determinato in misura pari al tasso massimo prescritto dalla normativa applicabile, diminuito di un punto percentuale.

16.4. L’adesione all’Associazione non comporta per gli Associati obblighi di finanziamento o di apporto ulteriori rispetto al versamento della Quota Iniziale e della Quota Annuale. É comunque facoltà dell’Associato di effettuare apporti ulteriori rispetto a quelli dovuti in base allo Statuto o alla normativa applicabile.

===Articolo 17 - Patrimonio===
17.1. Il patrimonio dell’Associazione, comprensivo di eventuali ricavi, rendite, proventi, entrate comunque denominate è utilizzato per lo svolgimento del l’attività statutaria ai fini dell’esclusivo perseguimento di finalità civiche, solidaristiche e di utilità sociale.

17.2. L'Associazione non ha fine di lucro; è vietata la distribuzione, anche indiretta, di utili ed avanzi di gestione, fondi e riserve comunque denomina te ad associati, lavoratori e collaboratori, amministratori ed altri componenti de gli organi dell’Associazione, anche nel caso di recesso o di ogni altra ipotesi di scioglimento individuale del rapporto associativo.

17.3. Ai sensi dell’articolo 8, comma 3, del D.Lgs 117/2017, si considerano in ogni caso distribuzione indiretta di utili:

a) la corresponsione ad amministratori, componenti dell'organo di controllo e a chiunque rivesta cariche associative di compensi individuali non propor zio nati all’attività svolta, alle responsabilità assunte e alle specifiche competenze o comunque superiori a quelli previsti in enti che operano nei medesimi o analoghi settori e condizioni;

b) la corresponsione a lavoratori subordinati o autonomi di retribuzioni o compensi superiori del quaranta per cento rispetto a quelli previsti, per le medesime qualifiche, dai contratti collettivi di cui al l’articolo 51 del decreto legislativo 15 giugno 2015, n. 81;

c) l’acquisto di beni o servizi per corrispettivi che, senza valide ragioni economiche, siano superiori al loro valore normale;

d) le cessioni di beni e le prestazioni di servizi, a condizioni più favorevoli di quelle di mercato, ad associati o partecipanti, ai fondatori, ai componenti gli organi amministrativi e di controllo, a coloro che a qualsiasi titolo operi no per l’organizzazione o ne facciano par te, ai soggetti che effettuano erogazioni liberali a favore dell’organizzazione, ai loro parenti entro il terzo grado ed ai loro affini entro il secondo grado, nonché alle società da questi direttamente o indirettamente controllate o collegate;

e) la corresponsione a soggetti diversi dalle banche e dagli intermediari finanziari autorizzati, di interessi passivi, in dipendenza di prestiti di ogni specie, superiori di quattro punti al tasso annuo di riferimento. Il predetto limite può essere aggiornato con decreto del Ministro del lavoro e delle politiche sociali, di concerto con il Ministro dell’economia e delle finanze.

17.4. Il patrimonio dell’Associazione è costituito:

- dai beni mobili o immobili che pervengono all’Associazione per acquisto, per donazioni, lasciti e disposizioni testamentarie;

- dagli eventuali contributi attribuiti all'Associazione dall’Unione Europea, dallo Stato, da Enti Territoriali o da altri Enti Pubblici e privati.

Il patrimonio può essere integrato dagli eventuali avanzi di gestione non impiegati per la realizzazione degli scopi statutari e può essere impiegato, fermi restando i limiti di legge, per la copertura di eventuali perdite di gestione.

Il patrimonio costituisce garanzia per i creditori dell'Associazione in conformità a quanto di sposto dall’ordinamento civile.

Per l’espletamento dei propri compiti, l’Associazione dispone, oltre che dei redditi derivanti dal patrimonio come sopra determinato, di ogni altro eventuale contributo, sovvenzione, elargizione di terzi destinati all’attuazione degli scopi statutari e non espressamente desti nati al l’incremento del patrimonio.

==TITOLO IV - ORGANI DELL'ASSOCIAZIONE==
===Articolo 18 – Organi dell’Associazione===
Sono organi dell'Associazione:

a) l'Assemblea degli associati;

b) il Consiglio direttivo;

c) il Presidente del Consiglio Direttivo;

d) il Vice Presidente del Consiglio Direttivo;

e) l'Organo di Controllo (eventuale);

f) l'Organo di Revisione (eventuale).

===Articolo 19 - Assemblea===
19.1. L'Assemblea è formata da tutti gli Associati in regola col paga mento del la Quota annuale. E' convocata ordinaria mente dal Presidente al meno una volta al l'anno entro quattro mesi dal la chiusura del l’esercizio per l’approvazione del bilancio. Inoltre è convocata dal Consiglio Direttivo quando esso lo ritiene opportuno op pure su richiesta motivata di al meno un decimo degli associati. Essa vie ne convocata mediante avviso con tenente l'ordine del giorno da inviarsi a tutti i Associati nel domicilio da loro indicato o mediante posta elettronica almeno cinque giorni prima di quello fissato per l'adunanza.

In caso di urgenza la convocazione può essere fatta mediante messaggio di posta elettronica al meno un giorno prima della riunione.

L'Assemblea è comunque regolarmente costituita in caso di presenza di tutti gli Associati, dei componenti del Consiglio direttivo e del l'Organo di Controllo, se nominato.

19.2. L'Assemblea è regolarmente costituita:

a) in prima convocazione, qualora vi partecipino almeno la metà de gli Associati;

b) in seconda convocazione, qualunque sia il numero degli Associati che vi intervengano.

L'Assemblea in seconda convocazione non può svolgersi nel medesimo giorno di quella fissata in prima convocazione.

19.3. L'Assemblea può svolgersi in videoconferenza o telecomunicazione, con intervenuti dislocati in più luoghi, contigui o distanti, audio/video collegati, a condizione che siano rispettati il metodo collegiale e i principi di buona fede e di parità di trattamento degli Associati.

A tal fine, è necessario che:

a) sia consentito al Presidente dell'assemblea, anche a mezzo del proprio Ufficio di Presidenza, di accertare l'identità e la legittimazione degli intervenuti, regolare lo svolgimento dell'adunanza, constatare e proclamare i risultati della votazione;

b) sia consentito al soggetto verbalizzante di percepire adeguata mente gli eventi assembleari oggetto di verbalizzazione;

c) sia con sentito agli intervenuti di partecipare alla discussione e alla votazione simultanea sugli argomenti all'ordine del giorno;

d) vengano indicati nel l'avviso di convocazione (salvo che si tratti di assemblea totalitaria) i luoghi audio/video collegati a cura della società, nei quali gli intervenuti potranno affluire, dovendosi ritenere svolta la riunione nel luogo ove saranno presenti il Presidente e il soggetto verbalizzante, onde consentire la sottoscrizione del verbale sul relativo libro.

19.4. L'Assemblea delibera con il voto favorevole della maggioranza degli Associati presenti, in proprio e per delega.

Le deliberazioni aventi ad oggetto la modifica del presente Statuto sono assunte col voto favorevole dei tre quarti degli Associati presenti, in proprio e per delega.

Le deliberazioni aventi ad oggetto l'estinzione o lo scioglimento del l'Associazione sono assunte col voto favorevole dei tre quarti degli Associati, tanto in prima che in seconda convocazione.

===Articolo 20 – Poteri dell’Assemblea===
L'Assemblea:

a) nomina e revoca i componenti del Consiglio Direttivo;

b) nomina e revoca, quando previsto, l'Organo di Controllo;

c) nomina e revoca, quando previsto, il soggetto incaricato della re visione legale dei conti;

d) approva il bilancio;

e) delibera sulla responsabilità dei componenti degli organi dell’Associazione e promuove azione di responsabilità nei loro confronti;

f) delibera sulle modificazioni dell’atto costitutivo o dello statuto;

g) approva l’eventuale regolamento dei lavori assembleari;

h) delibera lo scioglimento, la trasformazione, la fusione o la scissione dell'Associazione;

i) delibera sugli altri oggetti attribuiti dalla legge, dall’atto costitutivo o dal lo statuto alla sua competenza.

===Articolo 21 – Deleghe===
Gli associati possono farsi rappresentare con delega scritta da altri associati; ogni partecipante non può rappresentare più di tre associati.
La rappresentanza non può essere conferita a componenti di organi o dipendenti dell'Associazione.

===Articolo 22 – Presidenza dell’Assemblea===
L'Assemblea è presieduta dal Presidente dell'Associazione o, se assente, dal Vice Presidente; in assenza di ambedue l'Assemblea nomina un Presidente di turno.

Le funzioni di segretario sono svolte da un associato nominato dal l'Assemblea, che redige il processo verbale.

Il processo verbale è firmato dal Presidente e dal Segretario.

===Articolo 23 – Il Consiglio Direttivo===
23.1. Il Consiglio Direttivo è nominato dall'Assemblea degli associati ed è composto da due a cinque membri, secondo il numero determinato dall'assemblea, scelti tra gli Associati.

Il Consiglio elegge nel suo seno il Presidente e il Vice Presidente. Nomina inoltre i consiglieri delegati alle varie attività associative.

Le suddette nomine ed ogni variazione inerente la composizione del Consiglio Direttivo risultano dai libri dei verbali dell'Assemblea e del Consiglio Direttivo.

23.2. Il Consiglio Direttivo dura in carica per tre esercizi.

23.3. Il Consiglio Direttivo delibera sull’ammissione, sospensione ed esclusione degli Associati.

23.4. Il Consiglio Direttivo propone all’Assemblea le modifiche statutarie e i regolamenti in terni. Esso inoltre forma e sottopone all’Assemblea il bilancio consuntivo annuale ed il bilancio sociale, studia ed elabora i pro grammi della Associazione.

23.5. Il Consiglio Direttivo ed i suoi membri sono responsabili del contenuto dei discorsi pubblici, del sito dell'Associazione e delle piattaforme sociali, e devono agire in conformità alle finalità ed ai principi del l'Associazione.

===Articolo 24 – Riunioni del Consiglio Direttivo===
24.1. Il Consiglio Direttivo si riunisce ordinariamente su richiesta del Presi dente o di un consigliere.

La convocazione deve avvenire mediante avviso trasmesso a mezzo email o con qualsiasi mezzo idoneo ad assicurare la prova dell'avvenuto ricevimento, indirizzato ai consiglieri almeno cinque giorni prima della data stabilita per la riunione, contenente l'ordine del giorno. Le suddette formalità
non sono necessarie qualora il Consiglio si riunisca con la presenza di tutti i suoi componenti.

24.2. Per la validità delle deliberazioni occorre il voto favorevole della maggioranza dei componenti.

===Articolo 25 – Il Presidente dell’Associazione===
25.1. Il Presidente viene eletto dal Consiglio direttivo fra i suoi componenti ed ha la legale rappresentanza dell'Associazione.
Al Presidente spettano in via permanente i poteri per l’ordinaria amministrazione, e così, in via esemplificativa,quelli di aprire conti correnti bancari e postali intestati alla Associazione, eseguire operazioni sugli stessi, emettere assegni, fare versamenti, incassare qualsiasi somma dovuta all'Associazione da qualunque ufficio ed ente pubblico o privato in genere, assumere e licenziare dipendenti, impiegati ed operai, conferire incarichi professionali, nominare avvocati e procuratori.

25.2. La rappresentanza esterna e la responsabilità amministrativa di tutti i servizi gestiti dal l'Associazione è del Presidente, salvo specifiche deleghe di funzione conferite a terzi per la tenuta della contabilità ovvero per la gestione con funzioni direttive di rami di attività. Le deleghe di funzione devono risultare per iscritto.

===Articolo 26 – Il Vice Presidente===
26.1. Il Vice Presidente viene eletto dal Consiglio direttivo fra i suoi componenti e, in caso di necessità e urgenza, sostituisce il Presidente in tutte le sue funzioni qualora ne sia impedito.

26.2. Il Vice Presidente supporta il Presidente nell’ordinaria amministrazione ed in particolare:

- tenuta e cura del patrimonio dell'Associazione; custodia dei beni mobili e immobili, tenuta e aggiornamento dei libri dell’Associazione;

- riscossione delle entrate e pagamento delle spese mediante gli ordinativi contabili in uso;

- tenuta, cura e aggiornamento della contabilità;

- predisposizione dello schema del bilancio consuntivo;

- distribuzione dei comunicati interni e inoltro delle convocazioni;

- ogni altra funzione in cui il Presidente ritenga di avvalersi della sua collaborazione.

===Articolo 27 – Organo di Controllo===
28.1. Deve essere istituito l’Organo di Controllo anche monocratico quando siano superati per due esercizi consecutivi due dei seguenti limiti:

a) totale dell’attivo dello stato patrimoniale: euro 110.000,00;

b) ricavi, rendite, proventi, entrate comunque denominate: euro 220.000,00;

c) dipendenti occupati in media durante l’esercizio: 5 (cinque) unità.

L’obbligo di cui sopra cessa se, per due esercizi consecutivi, i predetti limiti non vengono superati.

28.2. Ai componenti dell’organo di controllo si applica l’articolo 2399 del codice civile. I componenti dell’organo di controllo devono essere scelti tra le categorie di soggetti di cui all’articolo 2397, comma secondo, del codice civile. Nel caso di organo di controllo collegiale, i predetti requisiti devono essere posseduti da almeno uno dei componenti.

28.3. L’organo di controllo vigila sull’osservanza della legge e dello statuto e sul rispetto dei principi di corretta amministrazione, anche con riferimento alle disposizioni del decreto legislativo 8 giugno 2001, n. 231, qualora applicabili, nonché sull’adeguatezza dell’assetto organizzativo, amministrativo e contabile e sul suo concreto funzionamento. Esso esercita inoltre il controllo contabile nel caso in cui non sia nominato un soggetto incaricato della revisione legale dei conti e nel caso in cui un suo componente sia un revisore legale iscritto nell’apposito registro.

28.4. L’organo di controllo esercita inoltre compiti di monitoraggio dell’osservanza delle finalità civiche, solidaristiche e di utilità socia le, ed attesta che il bilancio sociale, ove obbligatorio, sia stato redatto in conformità alle linee guida. Il bilancio sociale dà atto degli esiti del monitoraggio svolto dall’organo di controllo.

===Articolo 28 – Organo di Revisione===
28.1. Salvo quanto previsto dall’articolo 30, comma 6, del D.Lgs 117/2017, deve essere istituito l’Organo di Revisione dei Conti quando si superino per due esercizi consecutivi due dei seguenti li miti:

a) totale dell’attivo dello stato patrimoniale: euro 1.100.000,00;

b) ricavi, rendite, proventi, entrate comunque denominate: euro 2.200.000,00;

c) dipendenti occupati in media durante l’esercizio: 12 (dodici) unità.

L’obbligo di cui sopra cessa se, per due esercizi consecutivi, i predetti limiti non vengono superati.

28.2. E’ composto da un solo Revisore se il totale dei ricavi è inferiore ad euro 2.200.000,00, mentre è composto da tre Revisori qualora sia superiore, per almeno due esercizi.

28.3. I componenti dell’Organo di Revisione sono nominati dall’Assemblea degli associati e sono scelti tra persone iscritte nell’elenco dei Revisori Legali.

Il Presidente del Collegio di Revisione è scelto dallo stesso Collegio dei Revisori.

28.4. L’Organo di Revisione esercita il controllo contabile e vigila sulla gestione finanziaria del l’Associazione; accerta la regolare tenuta delle scritture con tabili, esamina le proposte di bilancio preventivo e di conto consuntivo, redigendo apposite relazioni, ed effettua veri fiche di cassa.

28.5. I componenti dell’Organo di Revisione restano in carica sino all'approvazione del bilancio consuntivo relativo al terzo esercizio successivo alla loro nomina e possono essere riconfermati.

==TITOLO V - BILANCIO – SCIOGLIMENTO==
=== Articolo 29 – Bilancio e Amministrazione===
29.1. Il bilancio di esercizio dell’Associazione è formato dallo stato patrimoniale, dal rendiconto finanziario, con l’indicazione, dei proventi e degli oneri e dalla relazione di missione che illustra le poste di bilancio, l’andamento economico e finanziario dell’ente e le modalità di perseguimento del le finalità statutarie.

L’organo di amministrazione documenta il carattere secondario e strumentale delle attività accessorie, ai sensi dell’articolo 13, comma 6, D.Lgs 117/2017.

L’Associazione redige il bilancio sociale, laddove prescritto dalla legge, anche ai fini della valutazione dell’impatto sociale delle attività svolte.

29.2. Oltre le scritture precedenti (bilancio, bilancio sociale e registro dei volontari), l’Associazione deve tenere:

a) il libro degli associati;

b) il libro delle adunanze e delle deliberazioni delle assemblee, in cui devono essere trascritti anche i verbali redatti per atto pubblico;

c) il libro delle adunanze e delle deliberazioni dell’organo di amministrazione, dell’organo di controllo, e di eventuali altri organi associativi.

29.3. L’Associazione adotta un regolamento di organizzazione e uno o più regolamenti per i servizi.

Il regolamento di organizzazione disciplina l’articolazione delle strutture organizzative, le funzioni di economato e conservazione del patrimonio, i requisiti e le modalità di assunzione del personale, ogni altra funzione organizzativa.

29.4. L’Associazione persegue il pareggio annuale di bilancio nonché un sistema di controllo interno di gestione organizzato per centri di costo. Ciascun centro di costo deve tenere una contabilità separata.

L'esercizio sociale e finanziario si chiude al 31 (trentuno) dicembre di ogni anno.

=== Articolo 30 – Norme per lo scioglimento===
30.1. In caso di scioglimento dell'Associazione per qualsiasi motivo, il patrimonio residuo dovrà essere devoluto, previo parere favorevole dell’Ufficio di cui all’articolo 45, comma 1, del D.Lgs 117/2017, ad altri enti del Terzo settore secondo le disposizioni dell’assemblea de gli associati, ovvero alla Fondazione Italia sociale, come per legge.

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The '''Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS''' is an Italian association which supports the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement free software movement] in the context of silicon integrated circuits. On April 2022 the association acquired legal personality ("associazione riconosciuta") in the sense of law decree n.117 of July 3 2017 known as "Codice del Terzo Settore" (ETS). It's purpose is to promote Free and Open Source (FOS) CAD tools for designing integrated circuits, the sharing of hardware designs, the use of common standards, and the freedom of users in the context of silicon technology.

The Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS welcomes different approaches, paradigms and communities; it promotes the alignment and merging of development efforts, and encourages the cooperation of teams. It further encourages, when appropriate, the distribution of hardware designs under a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft copyleft] licence. As defined in its [[Statute_of_the_Free_Silicon_Foundation_(I)_ETS |statute]], the Foundation enforces strong financial policies to avoid conflict of interests with third parties.

The Italian tax code ("codice fiscale") of the association is 90039680518. The Italian certified email of the association (PEC) is f-si'at'pec.it .

=Involvement in EU projects=
Since September 2022 the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS is involved in the [https://wiki.goit-project.eu/index.php?title=Main_Page ''Go IT!''] ''Coordination and Support Action'' (CSA) funded by the European Union.

=Activities=
As part of the "Go IT!" project, the Free Silicon Foundation (I) ETS co-organized the Free Silicon Conference in [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2023 2023] and [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC2024 2024], wrote a [https://wiki.f-si.org/index.php?title=Recommendations_and_roadmap_for_the_development_of_open-source_silicon_in_the_EU roadmap] for the European Commission and delivered talks in several universities across Europe.