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February 03 2014
Renovation: 300 mm clean room to get 500 m2 of new space
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The old 200 mm clean room in the 41.02 Building (near the H3 cafeteria) is getting a €5.3 million makeover. The space will be renovated and expanded to create a new 300 mm clean room spanning 500 m2. Twenty high-tech machines were moved out of the building this summer and the old 200 mm clean […] >>
February 03 2014
Test wireless systems from the comfort of your own lab
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Now Leti researchers can test wireless connections without having to perform costly and time-consuming on-site tests. Leti (via the IRT NanoElec research institute) has recently acquired a wireless channel emulator—the first of its kind in France. It lets engineers easily test the effects of electromagnetic environments (like multipath channels) and electromagnetic disruptors on the performance […] >>
February 03 2014
Nanocharacterization platform beefs up 3D microscopy capabilities
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The MINATEC nanocharacterization platform now boasts two new state-of-the-art machines: a rapid plasma etching system using xenon ions; and a unique x-ray tomographic microscope for generating 3D images. This cutting-edge equipment will help scientists better understand and improve the reliability of large-scale 3D components. The etching system operates some 60 times faster than conventional gallium-ion-beam […] >>
February 03 2014
Phelma Dean Pierre Benech enters second term
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Pierre Benech, Dean of Grenoble Institute of Technology’s Phelma engineering school, was officially reappointed for a second five-year term in January. He intends to pursue the strategy he has spearheaded since taking up the position in 2008, with a particular focus on further expanding the school and strengthening the school’s role in major institutional initiatives […] >>
February 03 2014
Chile’s APEX telescope gets new bolometers
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Leti is gearing up to deliver sixteen bolometer matrices with wavelengths of 200, 350, and 450 microns for the APEX telescope in Chile. The telescope, located at 5,100 meters above sea level on the Chajnantor plateau, already boasts four 350-micron matrices delivered by Leti in June 2013. The bolometers serve as the eyes of the […] >>