Research centre and laboratory on nano-technologies

Grenoble CEA Leti, ST Microelectronics and France Telecom R&D center jointly founded in Grenoble of MINATEC IDEAs Laboratory, a multidisciplinary laboratory to study innovative consumer products and services based on micro and nano-technologies.
MINATEC IDEAs Laboratory(R) focuses on physical devices with embedded software that communicate with each other and interact with their environment. Already used in mobile phones and laptops, this technology is gradually applied in medicine, clothing, leisure, household appliances…
The Laboratory approach is based on a process that combines creativity sessions, prototype development and user testing.