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Chirac Inaugurates Crolles2
French president Jacques Chirac inaugurated the Crolles2 Alliance of Philips, Motorola and STMicroelectronics. The joint R&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&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 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.
