​Micro/nanoelectronics platform (clean room)

The Micro/nanoelectronic Platform enables design, development and manufacture of small series of integrated circuits and microsystems that will be produced in 3-5 years. Currently, CEA employs 800 people on this platform. The 500 pieces of major equipment for 200 and 300 mm silicon wafers on which electronic chips are etched are spread over 7,000 m2 of clean room space, representing a cumulative investment of over €1 billion. Only two other sites in the world have such resources.

The platform operates 24/7 and work with 150 firms, including STMicroelectronics, Soitec and IBM.

It optimizes the performance of electronic chips, electricity consumption and manufacturing processes. The priority: increase performance and chip functionality.

embedded systems design platform

Embedded systems design platform

With 3,000 m² of rooms, 280 employees and several tens of millions of euros in CAD equipment, the embedded systems design platform has no equivalent in French research.

It offers its industrial partners (STMicroelectronics, EADS, Schneider Electric, Delphi, SMEs, etc.) the possibility of producing specific integrated circuits with high added value: breakthough architecture, advanced miniaturization, low consumption, high-level performance, etc.

Integrated circuits are designed on site, from the initial specifications to final prototype tests. Some thirty patents are registered each year to protect the design and manufacturing process.