News : Industry

CEA-Leti’s M&NEMS technology, which has already been transferred to Tronics for use in the manufacturing of ultra-miniaturized sensors, recently got its own Cadence design kit. The kit offers up more than 110 Calibre rules and 11 automated drawing programs for sensor components like the pivot, mobile mass, comb drive, and electrode. The kit also generates […] >>

Major global semiconductor industry trade fair SEMICON Europa was held in Grenoble for the first time ever this year. Turnout far exceeded expectations, with the number of exhibitors up 18% over 2013, and the number of visitors up 28%. The event kicked off on October 7 in the presence of the French government’s Secretary of […] >>

For the first time ever, ESRF has accepted a long-term project submitted by a manufacturer, STMicroelectronics. Starting in January 2015, STMicroelectronics will be eligible for 20 days’ use of the beamline over three years to conduct very-high-resolution characterization of defects on 3D electronic components. Leti will be assisting with the characterization. Until now, only academic […] >>

Sorin Cristoloveanu, IMEP-LAHC: « SHG gives us a new SOI wafer characterization technique » US-based equipment manufacturer FemtoMetrix has just installed its first-ever Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) instrument at IMEP-LAHC. Read on to learn more about this innovative prototype. SHG is a surface and interface characterization technique for thin layer materials. Here is how it […] >>

Microoled, located at MINATEC, designs and manufactures high-definition, low-power microdisplays that leverage a technology developed in partnership with CEA-Leti. The rapidly-growing start-up, which is now seven years old, has shipped more than 100,000 displays since 2012. From its inception, Microoled has set its sights on a wide range of consumer and BtoB markets in France […] >>