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June 2013 Mina-News #25

MINATEC gets €150 million worth of new buildings

With €150 million of building construction projects planned or underway, MINATEC is undergoing a major expansion—its biggest leap forward since it was established in 2002. The Nanobio2 building (1,400 m2 of useable space) will be inaugurated in just a few weeks. Construction has begun on the Phelma II building (8,500 m2 of gross floor area) and on a new skills center (10,000 m2 of gross floor area) that will be home to Leti and CNRS researchers starting in 2015. Plans to expand the B2I and BHT...

April 2013 Mina-News #24

Leti and Michelin invent the electronic tire

In a departure from the lab’s typical developments for the high-tech industry, Leti recently collaborated with tire maker Michelin on an original product: RFID chips for the company’s heavy tires. The chips will provide information like the plant and date of manufacture, purchase date, repairs, and retreading. Always cautious about confidentiality, Michelin has kept the 2000 creation of its joint lab with Leti, Tellab, a secret. The partners worked for six years and covered six billion kilometers to...

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February 2013 Mina-News #23

Micro and nanoelectronics design: Grenoble Institute of Technology to propose new apprenticeship program

In March, Grenoble Institute of Technology will present its pioneering new three-year initial training program to the Rhône-Alpes regional government. The new program would give micro and nanoelectronics design students hands-on learning opportunities through apprenticeships with companies in the industry. And Grenoble is home to a substantial number of high-tech companies—STMicroelectronics, Dolphin Integration, Asygn, Tiempo, and many others—likely...

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