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Microelectronics cluster: From silicon to communicating objects
The Côte d’Azur Microelectronics cluster is characterized by the long-established presence of world leaders boosted by young and innovative start-ups... -
A worldwide expertise in chip design
Côte d'Azur and Sophia Antipolis is the only place with the Silicon Valley to concentrate the 3 EDA world leaders : CADENCE, MENTOR GRAPHICS & SYNOPSYS
- Areas of Excellence
- Information Technology (ICT)
- Environmental Sciences
- Aeronautics & Space
- Health and Life Sciences
- Fragrances
- Services and Corporate Functions
- Call Centers
- Tourism
- Clean Technologies
- ITER
- Competitive Clusters
From silicon to communicating objects.
The Côte d’Azur Microelectronics cluster is characterized by the long-established presence of world leaders boosted by young and innovative start-ups. In all, about 75 firms concentrate on developing chips and semiconductors, designing integrated circuits and Bluetooth technology, or producing smart cards and embedded systems.
A STRONG INDUSTRIAL & ACADEMIC COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO R&D INNOVATION
- Long-Established world leaders in contactless and RFID technologies
- A science cluster supported by a robust microelectronics industry community
- An attractive region that offers considerable opportunities for mobility between science and industry
- Standard-setting capacity for business dissemination
- Seven engineering schools with training programs that cover all of the industry’s needs, federated within the national center for training in microelectronics (CNFM)
- Europe’s largest design community
- The only industrial cluster (Secured Communicating Solutions) comprising the full value chain, from silicon to its applications
A WORLDWIDE EXPERTISE IN CHIP DESIGN
- The only place with the Silicon Valley to concentrate the 3 EDA world leaders : CADENCE, MENTOR GRAPHICS & SYNOPSYS
-Home of the Center for Integrated Microelectronics (CIM PACA) Design Platform which offers to its members a collaborative research platform for the development of microelectronics applications.
A MAGNET REGION FOR R&D CENTERS
Recent success stories highlighting the Côte d’Azur appeal and recognized global expertise in the design and development of high value-added microchips
- Greenfield installation of ICERA (USA)
- Greenfield installation of CSR (UK)
- Greenfield installation of SUNPLUS mMobile (Taïwan)
- Acquisition of Stepmind par MSTAR SEMICONDUCTORS (Taïwan)
Usefull links
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TEAM EXPERT
Inward Investments Manager
- Your Contact: Jean-François CHAPPERON
- Phone : + 33 (0)4 92 17 51 58
- (E-mail)
Bio
Jean-François CHAPPERON was appointed in 2008 as Inward Investment Manager within the Business Unit in charge of Information Technologies. Jean-François’ direct responsibility covers Microelectronics & StatNav /ITS sectors. Previously, Jean-François was responsible of Asian & Middle East markets for TEAM COTE D’AZUR. His major tasks included supervision of Asia Representative Office & Definition, Execution & Budgeting of Strategic Marketing Policies of Côte d’Azur area and Sophia-Antipolis International Science Park in Asia (Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taïwan, China, India, Singapore , Malaysia, Middle East region). He holds a Master Degree in Economics with a specialization in Marketing Management from the Institute for Business Administration of The Nice Sophia –Antipolis University.
Key Figures
- 90 companies
- 40% of national turnover
- 50% of companies have an international activity
- 5,200 jobs in microelectronics
- 3,720 jobs in R&D
- 235 million € of private investments in R&D programs
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