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Patrick Duréault, the General Manager of STMicroelectronics’ Grenoble facility, was elected Chairman of the Grenoble Institute of Technology-Phelma Board on December 6, 2012. He succeeds Louis Zangara. His role is to ensure that the 40-member Board—made up of elected students, staff, faculty, and company representatives—functions as intended. The Board is responsible for approving the school’s […] >>

Germanium-Antimony-Tellurium, or GST, is a phase-change material that passes from an amorphous to a crystalline state at temperatures of 100°C to 150°C, making it a good candidate for phase-change memory. However, when looking at GST samples under a transmission microscope, scientists observed that these properties actually turn into a disadvantage. During the ion-beam preparation phase, […] >>

The first-ever “Grenoble Institute of Technology Information Day” will be held at Ense3 on February 16, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This new event will provide valuable information about Grenoble Institute of Technology’s six engineering schools to students enrolled in high school, engineering school preparatory programs, university technology programs, and their families. The […] >>

Leti researchers Olivier Faynot and Claire Fenouillet-Béranger, along with two engineers from STMicroelectronics, won the 2012 Général Ferrié research in electronics award for their 15 years of work on FD-SOI. Their work has led to the development of a smartphone “super chip” at ST-Ericsson that slashes processing times by up to 35% while lengthening battery […] >>

Phelma Junior Consultants, the school’s student-run consulting club, plans to reach out to more businesses in 2013 to help students refine their career plans. The club’s company outreach activities will also give students a chance to promote the school and its academic programs. Students are currently getting ready for upcoming tours of Elsys Design and […] >>