Jean-Luc Boujon 11:19 a.m., July 12, 2022
Emmanuel Macron is going this Tuesday afternoon to Crolles, near Grenoble, where he will announce the construction of a semiconductor manufacturing plant: an investment of 6 billion euros and the creation of 1,000 jobs are at stake Good news for the region, where an entire ecosystem is oriented towards the technologies of the future.
Emmanuel Macron is going today to Crolles, near Grenoble, to clarify France's microelectronics strategy for 2030. In a context of global shortage of semiconductors, particularly for the automotive industry, he will announce the launch of the construction of a semiconductor manufacturing plant between the Grenoble-based company ST Micro-Electronics and the American Global Foundries.
An investment of almost 6 billion euros and a strategic factory for French sovereignty in this area with the key to 1,000 jobs.
300 high-tech companies
A site that was not chosen at random: Grenoble and its region have for years now been a French-style Silicon Valley in terms of microelectronics.
Grenoble is an entire ecosystem geared towards the technologies of the future.
At the foot of the mountains, there are therefore 14 research centers, 220 laboratories, 21,000 researchers, and a state-of-the-art university.
But also, close by, 300 high-tech companies, some of which are world leaders such as HP, ST Micro or Soitec.
And everyone is working hand in hand via the CEA.
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"Our research at the CEA is intended to ultimately serve industry. And so industrialists can develop part of their projects with us. It can even go so far as an industrialist decides to transfer all of his Research and Development in our premises. This is the case for part of Soitec's activity", explains Stéphane Siebert, director of technological research.
"Attract talent from France or all over Europe"
The arrival of this new semiconductor factory with its 1,000 jobs is therefore very well received by the bosses of the sector.
"This is very good news. The more actors you have established in the same region, whether at the production or research level, the more it creates a dynamic. And it will attract a lot more talent to France. or even from all over Europe. Everyone will benefit from it. I really believe in this 'runoff' effect", rejoices Serge Maginot, director of Tiempo Secure, specializing in the security of connected objects.
Eventually, 5,000 jobs will be created here.
Grenoble will have a central role in the plan which should allow Europe to produce 20% of the world's production of electronic components in 2030, against only 10% today.