Microelectronics in Grenoble-Isère: miniaturized solutions for

global challenges

More than €8 billion already invested locally in one of the Key Enabling Technologies for societal applications

 Since 2002, nearly €9 billion invested in the nanoelectronics sector in Grenoble-Isère: Alliance-Crolles2, Minatec, Minalogic, Nanosmart Center (Soitec), Nano 2012, Nanoelectronics IRT.

 Between 2005 and 2012, €1.7 billion invested in 231 research and development projects via the Minalogic world-class competitiveness cluster.

 Nano 2012. R&D Investments of €2.3 billion. Cooperation agreement between STMicroelectronics, IBM, CEA-Leti, Mentor Graphics and ASML.

 Ongoing program: Nanoelectronics IRT. €460 million to be invested in the next 10 years (matched by equivalent investment by private sector), starting in 2012, as part of the French government’s economic stimulus package, Invest for the Future (Investissements d’avenir).

A high-tech, industry-oriented business environment• A longstanding tradition of cooperation between research, industry, university and local government.• Industrial fabric reaching all the way from component design to production, through equipment manufacturers and service providers.

A dense cluster with a critical mass

• 500 companies• 40,000 jobs in ICT• 5,000 jobs in public research• 6,800 students

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The complete food chain for microelectronics, from materials to IDMs 40-30, Applied Materials, ARM, ASML, Atrenta, Dolphin Integration, e2v Semiconductors, Mentor Graphics, Movea, Radiall, Schneider Electric, Sofradir, Soitec, STMicroelectronics, Synopsys, Thales Avionics LCD, Thales Electron Devices, Trixell, Tronics, etc.

An exemplary world-class c luster for micro-nanoelectronics

G R E N O B L E - I S È R E - F R A N C E

 With 40,000 jobs in Grenoble-Isère, ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) is one of the largest sectors in the area, thanks to spectacular growth over the last 15 years. Grenoble-Isère is France’s top center for micro- nanoelectronics, with superior training potential and a solid industrial base. It has forged an international reputation in micro- nanotechnology, drawing on powerful, complementary skills in information technology and software. Grenoble-Isère is consequently a key European center for innovation.

Grenoble-Isère is an ideal location to:• Rise to new technological challenges, streamline innovation and anticipate future demand;• Deploy major interdisciplinary projects through international organizations such as Minatec, Minalogic, etc;• Find multidisciplinary skills serving nanoscience and electronics.

Major research campus for micro - nanoelectronics

 Public and private research in micro and nanoelectronics brings together a total of 5,000 people in world-class laboratories and companies such as CEA-Leti, STMicroelectronics and Soitec, giving Grenoble-Isère a leadership position in France for the registration of patents in such fields.

An international dimension:• One of the world’s largest centers for micro and nanoelectronics R&D;• Numerous European programs;• Major international research facilities (ESRF, ILL);• International cooperation and major partnerships with Dresden’s Nanotechnology competence center, Imec in Belgium, CSEM in Switzerland, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in Germany, VTT in Finland, IBM in the US, etc.

Public research: CEA-Leti, CEA-Liten, CNRS, Inria, associated university laboratories (Imep-LAHC, Simap, Institut Néel, Spintec, TIMA, etc.), CRI-PILSI (Centre de Recherche Intégrative)

Private research: ST and IBM within the CMos Technology Alliance, Nanosmart Center (Soitec), bioMérieux, Mentor Graphics, Atrenta, etc.

Excellence and international collaboration for 1st class education

 Grenoble-Isère’s higher education system, with a total of 61,130 students, is home to a well-known scientific university—Grenoble University—that attracts large numbers of foreign students (9,000). Local industry is actively involved in the training programs, too.

 Numerous international specialized Master’s degrees and Ph.D.’s. can be found, such as Nanotech, CSE, Fame, International semester in design & industrial engineering, Nanoscience & nanotechnology Master, MOSIG, etc.

A pool of talented young minds

• 2,800 students• 1,200 graduate students each year

Grenoble-Isère: 1/3 of French jobs in microelectronics

• Companies: 22,050 jobs• Public research: 5,000 jobs• + 7,000 jobs in the past 10 years

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France’s top center for micro - nanoelectronics

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Major research campus for micro - nanoelectronics

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 Minatec: Europe’s top center for micro- nanoelectronics innovation. 4,000 jobs, 10,000 sq m of clean room space, an investment of €1 billion over five years. Minatec is at the heart of the GIANT program, which will enlarge its scope and reach out to life sciences and energy and consolidate a world class multidisciplinary campus and urban lab.

 ST/IBM CMos Technology Alliance: a new partnership starting in 2008 on 32 and 22 nm CMos technologies.

 Minalogic: World-class competitiveness cluster. Close to 200 members to merge chips and software, develop smart miniaturized solutions.

 SEMI: The global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the micro- nanoelectronics industries. SEMI opened an office in Grenoble in 2010.

 Grenoble-Dresden partnership: A joint force for European competitiveness. A cooperation to promote the excellence of the microelectronics industry in Europe.

 Silicon Europe: Through this new Cluster Alliance, Grenoble-Isère is uniting with three of the leading micro- nanoelectronics regions in Europe: Silicon Saxony; DSP Valley; Holland High Tech.

Local partnerships in an international context

A cluster of international ranking, from component design to fabrication

 With 22,050 industrial jobs in micro- nanoelectronics, Grenoble-Isère is one of Europe’s largest centers and among the most active worldwide. Grenoble-Isère boasts microelectronics firms working in fields that extend all the way from component design to fabrication, including all the essential equipment manufacturers and service providers.

• Microelectronics and microsystems: e2v Semiconductors, Memscap, Movea, Sofradir, Soitec, STMicroelectronics, Thales Electron Devices, Trixell, Tronics, Ulis, Xenocs, etc.

• Electronic design automation: Atrenta, CWS, DeFacto Technologies, Dolphin Integration, EASII IC, Maxim, Maya Technologies, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Tiempo, Wind River/Intel, etc.

• Equipment manufacturers: Advantest, Applied Materials, ASM France, ASML, KLA-Tencor, LAM Research, Novellus, Teradyne, Advantest, Tokyo Electron, etc.

• Clean room manufacturers and service providers: 40-30, Air Liquide Electronics Systems, Cegelec, Cleanpart, Elyo, Entegris, Mondiaquartz, MW Group, Omega Concept, Presto Engineering, Vêpres Constructions, etc.

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Grenoble-Isère is not only a center of excellence of global renown for micro- nanoelectronics, but it also maximizes on solid, complementary skills in information technology and software.

• Key leaders in IT technologies : HP, Bull, Xerox, Oracle, CapGemini, Atos, Orange L@bs, etc.

Grenoble-Isère is also well placed to address emerging sectors such as new energy technologies and printed electronics. The synergy and growing collaboration between the various fields holds the prospect of further development for Grenoble-Isère!

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Supports companies exploring activities in the Grenoble-Isere area with complimentary services including information on,

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Grenoble-Isère:the smart move

 A consumer market with 9 million inhabitants within a 200 kilometer (125 mile) radius

 Young, well-qualified population• 33% of population under 25 years• No. 2 in France for engineers, as a percentage of total jobs in the urban area• No. 1 in France for proportion of jobs in conception and research

 Higher education and research• ~ 30,000 jobs in research• > 60,000 students• International research facilities: ESRF, ILL, EMBL, IRAM, GHMFL• 9 national research organizations: CEA, CEN, CNRS, CSTB, INRA, INRIA, INSERM, IRD, IRSTEA

 Diversified economic fabric• Electronics and Advanced Technologies, Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, Logistics, Software, IT engineering, Medical equipment, Chemicals...

 International dimension • 40% of Grenoble-Isère’s manufacturing jobs in foreign-owned companies• International schooling is free of charge at Cité internationale de Grenoble• 45% students in PhD are non-nationals

 A location at the heart of the Rhône-Alpes region, with 1,229,800 inhabitants, on a human scale

 An exceptional natural setting in which to enjoy skiing, hiking, climbing, hang gliding, water sports, etc.

 Diverse, cosmopolitan cultural life

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