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TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2019 SCIENTIFIC REPORT 2019 SCIENTIFIC REPORT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LETI 2019 Scientific Report LETI 2019 Scientific Report “CREATIVITY Emmanuel IS INTELLIGENCE Sabonnadière HAVING FUN.” Chief Executive Officer Albert Einstein As one of France’s leading research institutes in the fields of micro and nanoelectronics, CEA-Leti actively supports society’s digital transition—in energy, the environment, and the future of medicine—driven Thomas Ernst by the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy VP for Science © Benjamin Zwarts © CEA-Leti Commission (CEA). and Technology he digital transition, which aligns closely with CEA-Leti’s Our last two programs are integrated LiDAR and 5G. They are With the digital revolution well underway, the core expertise, underpins advances in all of these fields, rooted in the cyber-physical systems domain, an area in which use of information technology is expanding faster Tand the institute is running a far-reaching program on we have a long history of early-stage research with our industrial than ever before in fields like transportation, embedded artificial intelligence that will accelerate/boost partners. These technologies are mature, and our R&D is tailored the digital transition. This program is foundational in that it to specific market applications. Here, we leverage the power of telecommunications, healthcare, and augmented will bring the groundbreaking semiconductor technologies our cleanrooms outfitted with the most advanced More-than- reality. The challenge now is to achieve much finer we have developed with our partners over the past several Moore production equipment and the passion for innovation integration. This means inventing new system and years to the forefront. The innovations range from the latest of our application- and industry-specific departments to device designs and architectures while innovating advances in spiking neural networks (SNNs) combining new- continuously improve power management and energy efficiency. technologies to bring data processing (the generation resistive memory and FD-SOI to very-low-power MEMS, NEMS, and biosensors. Assembled in 3D architectures, Finally, environmental preservation is fundamental to all of our “smart” in smart systems) as close to the device these devices will meet the performance and energy- work. The natural world—including humanity—is a perpetual as possible. And, with increasing pressure on our efficiency requirements of the microcontrollers and processors source of inspiration and innovation. Exploring the functioning planet, we must work toward these objectives with that will one day enable embedded artificial intelligence (AI). of the human brain and investigating the amazing biological sustainability in mind at every step of the way. systems found in nature motivates and excites our scientists. The most obvious applications and biggest opportunities In fact, our research on the brain has produced progress in ne of the things that makes Leti so unique is that we develop for AI are found in the automotive, aeronautics, energy, interfaces between the brain and its environment, including embedded technologies across the value chain, from healthcare, and agriculture industries and in the services some major advances in the brain-computer interface in Omaterial to system. In the era of More than Moore this is a sector. We have acquired broad, deep knowledge of these 2019—a area that will remain central to our work. real advantage: The technologies that are emerging at component applications through our strong, long-term partnerships with level are determined by the characteristics of the end system. At stakeholders—global companies, SMEs and startups—in all of We are also conducting innovative research on organs-on-chip Leti, we address design and technology simultaneously, and develop the industries concerned. Today our research scientists, to blend microbiology and microelectronics. This exciting advanced tools and methods to optimize system bricks, components, engineers, and staff are profoundly committed to the success pathway into the future of medicine represents an exciting and materials in an integrated and interrelated manner. of our embedded artificial intelligence program, and their new direction for our researchers, as well as for our partners. efforts have made the program one of Leti’s flagships. The 2019 Scientific Reportpresents our most significant results Leti is developing tomorrow’s technologies across the entire We also have assigned senior scientists to the institute’s and publications of the past year. Many of these projects are IT spectrum, from data collection and signal transmission and ambitious silicon quantum computing program, which in support of the digital transition. I and everyone here at Leti processing to secure data processing and new computing unites some of France’s leading experts—both from Leti and are thrilled to be able to share our work with you. It is our hope paradigms. Our groundbreaking research is backed by world- from the CEA, as well as CNRS, France’s national center for that the following pages will spark your curiosity and inspire class equipment and some of the finest minds in science and scientific research. This program has the capacity to bring you to take part in creating the new innovations that will make technology—strengths that will position us to integrate a wide major advances in high-performance computing (HPC). As a difference to our industrial economy, our society, and the variety of emerging materials into future generations of systems. in all major Leti programs, our overall focus is on technology environment. transfer to industry, ultimately. My warmest regards, And, as a technology research organization, we nurture our Emmanuel technologies to a degree of maturity compatible with transfer to established companies or with the creation of startups. The Leti 2019 Scientific Report highlights the significant contributions made by our scientists, technicians, students, and partners from academia and industry over the course of the year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them, and I hope that you will find their work as exciting and inspirational as I do. My best regards, Thomas © Pierre Jayet © Pierre 4 5 LETI 2019 Scientific Report LETI 2019 Scientific Report Founded in Committed to Innovation, Leti at a glance 1,850 1967 researchers Leti Creates Differentiating Based in Solutions for its Industrial TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 800 (Grenoble) 3,100 publications per year France patents in portfolio Partners INSTITUTE with offices in the US (San Francisco) and 10,000 sq. meters cleanroom space, IS0 9001 (Tokyo) eti is a research institute of CEA Tech and have sparked the creation of 64 start-ups. certified since 2000 Japan 100-200-300 mm wafers a recognized global leader in miniaturization Leti and its industrial partners work together technologies. Leti’s teams are focused on through bilateral projects, joint laboratories and L 300 startup created developing solutions that will enable future collaborative research programs. industrial partners 65 information and communication technologies, health and wellness approaches, clean and safe Leti maintains an excellent scientific level by energy production and recovery, sustainable working with the best research teams worldwide, CEA Tech is the technology research branch of the French transport, space exploration and cybersecurity. establishing partnerships with major research Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), technology organizations and academic a key player in research, development and innovation in For 50 years, the institute has built long- institutions. Leti is also a member of the Carnot defense & security, nuclear energy, technological research term relationships with its industrial partners, Institutes network*. for industry and fundamental physical and life sciences. tailoring innovative and differentiating solutions *Carnot Institutes network: French network of 34 institutes to their needs. Its entrepreneurship programs serving innovation in industry. www.cea.fr/english World-class scientific ou may be wondering just how a “minor” markets have located their R&D divisions in French city like Grenoble became Grenoble. The high concentration of tech- research in the heart Yan internationally-renowned hub for oriented businesses and a strong fabric of more A great place to study of the French Alps technological innovation. Grenoble has a long traditional manufacturing companies have The Shanghai Academic history of excellence in scientific research, but made Grenoble particularly fertile ground for Ranking of World Universities the tipping point was perhaps the advent of the collaborative innovation projects—often funded named Grenoble-Alpes University Minatec micro and nanotechnology innovation No matter how you measure it—from through EU and national instruments—designed no. 1 in France for: campus. Minatec pioneered a groundbreaking to rapidly bring novel concepts from lab to • Computer Science academic publications and patents to cluster model that unites sci-tech stakeholders market. • Electrical & Electronic Engineering startups and job creation—the Greater from education, research, and industry. Its success • Energy Science Grenoble area, known as “Grenoble- has inspired initiatives like the Clinatec biomedical Although Grenoble—a medium-sized city— • Water Resources Engineering Alpes”, is by far one of Europe’s most research center,

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