Project Architecture & Technical Pillars
Deep-Dive into the SCVCS Atoms-to-Law Research Infrastructure
Project Overview
The Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Chips Value Chain Services (SCVCS) is a federated, multi-scalar research infrastructure platform engineered as an interoperable System of Systems (SoS). It converts escalating global regulatory friction into automated, data-sovereign digital services that bridge the critical chasm between raw manufacturing physics, transnational regulatory compliance, and institutional markets.
1. The Atoms-to-Law Framework Layers
SCVCS architecture organizes physical fab signals into legal compliance matrices across four distinct operational layers:
Layer 1: The Physical Layer (Atoms-Electrons Nexus)
Collects raw physical signals from advanced fabrication environments, including inline atomic process deviations, chemical consumption metrics, and energy demands from cooling and facility infrastructure systems.
Layer 2: The Cybernetic Layer (RealSoS Continuum)
Translates physical sensor data into predictable models through Virtual Metrology and cognitive soft-sensing. It deploys time-sensitive, multi-rate control loops via the SIPAEA (Sense-Interpret-Plan-Act-Evaluate-Adapt) framework to dynamically balance physical yields against real-time ecological constraints at the edge.
Layer 3: The Governance Layer (GuardSoS Airlock)
Packages validated operational telemetry inside hardware-isolated Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) enclaves. Within these boundaries, autonomous agentic workflows execute declarative Policy-as-Code parameters (such as CSDDD, REACH, and CBAM), allowing trusted cross-border auditing without exposing proprietary factory trade secrets.
Layer 4: The Jurisprudential & Asset Layer (AuditSoS Engine)
Transforms compliance certifications into standardized Digital Product Passports (DPP) and data-sovereign Bill of Materials ledgers. This step anchors validated data assets straight to green finance instruments, sustainable public procurement networks, and institutional investments.
[!TIP] ## Project Overview The Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) Chips Value Chain Services (SCVCS) represents a federated, multi-scalar research infrastructure platform engineered as an interoperable System of Systems (SoS). It converts escalating global regulatory friction into automated, data-sovereign digital services that bridge the critical chasm between raw manufacturing physics (Atoms and Electrons), transnational regulatory compliance (Law), and institutional markets (Tax and Finance). Driven by the compounding environmental demand shock of linear generative computing stacks, the platform establishes a regenerative, “Atoms-to-Law” socio-technical architecture that internalizes ecological debt straight onto value chain balance sheets.
2. Project Consortium Work Packages
| WP | Title | Focus Area | Core Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP1 | Data Fabric & Knowledge Services | Scientometric Topology | D1.1: Knowledge Portal |
| WP2 | Cybernetic Continuum (RealSoS) | Virtual Metrology & SIPAEA | D2.1: Software Stack |
| WP3 | Security & Governance (GuardSoS) | TEE Enclaves & Policy-as-Code | D3.1: Policy Compiler |
| WP4 | Regenerative socio-technical Auditing (AuditSoS) | Scope 3 Footprinting & DPP | D4.1: Audit Framework |
| WP5 | EU-ASEAN Corridor Deployment | GBS 5.0 Hubs & Talent Upskilling | D5.1: Deployment Playbook |
3. Open Science & Data Management
Open Access Commitment
- All systematic literature reviews and conceptual frameworks are published in open-access journals.
- Core code repositories, simulation profiles, and DPP schemas are distributed openly on GitHub under permissive open-source licenses (MIT/Apache 2.0).
- Architecture strictly complies with FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
Data Privacy Safeguards
- GDPR Article 25 compliance is achieved via edge-based, hardware-rooted pseudonymization.
- The infrastructure avoids the raw ingestion of unencrypted factory-floor metrics; only zero-knowledge verification vectors and aggregated compliance indices are outputted across transnational borders.
[!IMPORTANT] ## Registrations * OSF: https://osf.io/dpjyn DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/DPJYN - Datasets - Resources - Working Papers (preprint pending) * Zenodo-github: - Working Papers (preprint pending)