WORKSHOP - Sophia Antipolis & the economic crisis
EXHIBITION THEATER – April 22 2009 : 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm

In front of the downturn which is hitting the worldwide Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry with its stream of restructuring and layoffs, what are the assets of the Sophia Antipolis area to better resist than other technology parks?
The Riviera ICT cluster has indeed strong specific features which will limit the effects of the recession, and notably the presence in the same place, and within the same economic community, of all the links of the value chain, from components design to usage.

As an example, while Texas Instruments was disengaging from some of its mobile phone activities, INTEL announced the opening of a new design center in wireless technologies, reporting into its Ultra Mobility Group which is developing very low-consumption components for mobile PCs (UMPCs and MIDs). The new unit’s mission will be to design RF subsystems for communicating mobile objects.

The Sophia Antipolis MicroElectronics (SAME) association, which brings together the major players of the microelectronics industry in the Sophia Antipolis area around various projects such as SAME forum, « Promotion of Engineer careers » or the dedicated support to local start-ups, is a major contributor to the dynamysm of this sector in the region.

Please read more within the Workshop Invitation (doc).
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