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Chirac Inaugurates Crolles2
French president Jacques Chirac inaugurated the Crolles2 Alliance of
Philips, Motorola and STMicroelectronics. The joint R and D centre will pioneer
CMOS technology from 90nm processes to 32nm over the next five years and
also includes a 300mm wafer semiconductor manufacturing pilot line, which is
now beginning operation. Taiwan foundry TSMC also has participation in the
work in terms of process development and alignment.
French president Jacques Chirac inaugurated the Crolles2 Alliance of
Philips, Motorola and STMicroelectronics. The joint R and D centre will pioneer
CMOS technology from 90nm processes to 32nm over the next five years and
also includes a 300mm wafer semiconductor manufacturing pilot line, which is
now beginning operation. Taiwan foundry TSMC also has participation in the
work in terms of process development and alignment.
Philips, Motorola and STMicroelectronics. The joint R and D centre will pioneer
CMOS technology from 90nm processes to 32nm over the next five years and
also includes a 300mm wafer semiconductor manufacturing pilot line, which is
now beginning operation. Taiwan foundry TSMC also has participation in the
work in terms of process development and alignment.
The main building and infrastructure of the Crolles2 Alliance facility is
now in place and equipment is being installed. The three partners will have
invested 1.4bn dollars in the facility by 2005. Crolles2 already employs 450
engineers and researchers coming from the three companies. By the end of
2005, the Alliance plans to create more than 1200 direct jobs on the site
and 4500 indirect jobs in the region.
