CROLLES, France-Three semiconductor companies STMicroelectronics, Philips and Motorola Inc. opened a research and development center to pioneer CMOS technology from 90 nanometer processes to 32 nanometer processes over the next five years.
The center, known as Crolles2 Alliance facility, will also include 300 mm wafer semiconductor manufacturing pilot line. The companies established Crolles2 Alliance in April 2002 when Motorola joined the alliance.
“This unprecedented alliance, which builds on a ten-year history of successful technological cooperation between ST and Philips and which has now been further enriched by the addition of Motorola, means that three of the semiconductor industry’s most innovative suppliers are working together to develop the leading-edge technology platforms that will propel the growth of the electronics industry in the coming years,” said Pasquale Pistorio, president and chief executive officer of STMicroelectronics.
