Jul 8 2014
Minalogic , the leading French cluster dedicated to micro- and nanoelectronics and software, and AEPI , the Grenoble-Isère economic development agency, join their forces to promote the Rhône-Alpes Region during SEMICON West 2014 (booth 2028) and help visitors foster productive relationships with this very innovative territory ranked by Forbes, in 2013, as the 5th most inventive in the world.
According to AEPI 2013 fact and figures , Grenoble-Isère is internationally recognized as one of the 5 European places of reference for micro- and nano electronics with more than 25 000 professionals. Leaders such as Thales Electron Devices, Thales Avionics, STMicroelectronics, Soitec, e2v, Sofradir, Ulis, Trixell, ARM, ASML, AMAT, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, Cadence, Air Liquide Electronic Systems, Tokyo Electron, Lam Research, Atrenta, Tronics, Dolphin Integration, Radiall, Movea, 40-30, come and stay in Grenoble where they interact within a very dynamic and powerful ecosystem in order to generate even more innovative products and services.
The Grenoble-Isère region has invested more than 10 Billion Euros since 2002 in favor of the industry with major projects among which Alliance Crolles2, Minatec, Nanosmart Center (Soitec), Nano 2012 and Nanoelectronics IRT (Institute of Technological Research). In addition, the European Commission has just approved a French public subvention of 400 Million Euros to boost the global research project Nano 2017 led by STMicroelectronics.
Grenoble-Isère counts no less than 3000 researchers working in R&D public centers dedicated to electronics, including the renowned CEA-Leti, CEA-Liten, CNRS, Inria, and also associated university laboratories (Imep-LAHC, Simap, Institut Néel, Spintec, TIMA, etc.) and CRI-PILSI (Centre de Recherche Intégrative). Several private R&D departments of international companies also choose Grenoble, like STMicroelectronics and IBM (CMos Technology Alliance), Nanosmart Center (Soitec), bioMérieux, Mentor Graphics, Atrenta, etc.
Those research efforts are emphasized by Minalogic. As one of the five clusters of the Silicon Europe Alliance , member of the Microtechnics Alliance together with three other clusters and an expert to the European Commission for the definition of the framework and implementation of its microelectronics strategy, the Grenoble cluster encourages collaborations and facilitates open innovation. Minalogic recently confirmed its commitment to reinforce its collaboration with other international clusters and contribute to the development of the "French Tech" worldwide. It also takes part and supports the 2014 edition of Semicon Europa that will take place in Grenoble, for the first time, on October 8-10.
Source: http://www.minalogic.org/