News : Industry

Wormsensing, a CEA-Leti startup founded in 2020, has recently raised €3.5 M in fresh capital. The company’s ultrathin piezoelectric vibration sensors, designed to measure warping, can be installed on any component or surface in mere minutes. The sensitivity level of the sensors is one thousand times that of standard strain gauges, for one-tenth of the […] >>

Schneider Electric and the CEA have extended their cybersecurity partnership (a joint lab with dedicated premises and equipment) for at least three more years. Schneider Electric hopes to improve the security of its energy management and industrial automation products. Cyberattacks, which are becoming increasingly widespread and sophisticated, can slow production, damage machines, or reveal sensitive […] >>

Work has started on the third BHT (high-tech building), next to Y.SPOT Partners on the Presqu’île. Now that the major excavation work is finished, the next stage will be the foundations. Building above ground will begin in 2023, with delivery scheduled for early 2024. Interior finishes and fittings requested by the future tenants will be […] >>

AMI (formerly ISKN), a CEA-Leti spinoff founded in 2014, has been acquired by Bic—so, rather than going to the US or China, the company will remain French-held. In September, Bic snapped up the totality of AMI’s share capital, consolidating its position on what it calls the “digital expression” market. AMI is the creator of the […] >>

European patent applications are booming in the semiconductor industry, with an increase of 21% in 2021 alone. The biggest contributors to this increase are multinational companies: The latest edition of the EPO’s* annual innovation barometer places Samsung, Intel, and TSMC in first, second, and third place. The CEA, at number four, is the highest-ranked European […] >>