Soitec Eric Guiot, Manager R&D Soitec 1
Agenda Soitec: company presentation Applications and market PhDs at Soitec 2
Mission Statement Supply innovative materials and technologies for the electronics and energy industries Smart Energy Solutions 3
The company Manufacturing on a worldwide scale Deliver 80% of the world s thin SOI wafers World s leading innovator and provider of engineered substrates solutions Technological Innovations: Smart Cut TM, Smart Stacking TM At the heart of power and energy efficiency on the computing, communications and energy markets SOI 30% higher performance, 50% less energy consumption CPV industrial production of solar energy 4
A healthy and stable financial structure Founded in 1992 Listed on Euronext Paris since 1999 Solid cashflow 60 60 58 36 44 50 52 63 69 69 65 Quarterly Sales (M ) 0 0 April 08-March 09 April 09-March 10 April 10-Jan 11 5
A worldwide presence with a first-class industrial capability III-V Fab, Picogiga, Paris (Fr) HQ / SOI & Tracit Fabs / R&D, Bernin (Fr) PV Fab, Concentrix Solar, Freiburg (Ger.) USA Sales offices Asia Sales offices Epi expertise Lab Production Sales R&D Solar farms SOI Fab, Singapore 6
Partnerships with world leaders in innovation Industry manufacturers and suppliers Universities Dresden Cluster More than 30 leaders from the industry Grenoble Region Europe Worldwide 13.2% of Sales invested in R&D (2009-2010) 7
Soitec en 2010: more than 1100 collaborators 3 types of jobs Operators (25%) Technicians (34%) Engineers (41%) Mean age: 36,6 Spin-off of CEA-Leti Pasir Ris I Concentrix 1080 33% of women 24 nationalities Picogiga Tracit 789 1018 1020 1020 Bernin II 574 481 Bernin I 415 294 209 9 14 17 31 48 76 100 124 135 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 7 mars 2011 JSIam 2011
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Applications in a range of everyday products CMOS Logic Smart Power Analog & Mixed Signal RF & Microwave LEDs Photovoltaics Silicon Photonics Memories Imaging 3D Integration 10
Unique technologies and expertise Disruptive Technologies Advanced Materials Smart Cut SOI : thin/ultra-thin, thick, high resistivity SOI with epitaxy Customised Bonded SOI SOQ Smart Stacking Layer transfer 3D Circuit Stacking Applications Electronique Microprocessors Image sensors RF Circuits Power Components III-V Epitaxy GaAs GaN Energy CPV Concentrated Photovoltaics (CPV) Integrated CPV systems, based on high efficiency solar cells 11 73rd mars November 2011 2010 Corporate JSIamPresentation 2011
to answer to energy challengies of the decade Improve energetic efficiency in electronic devices (SOI) Industrial production of solar energy (CPV) Low consumption lighting applications (LED) 12 7 mars 2011 JSIam 2011
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PhDs at Soitec Thesis CIFRE: 2 new PhDs each year at Soitec Thesis in collaboration with CEA or universities PhDs recruitment at Soitec Feb 2011: 53 engineers at Soitec have a PhD (15%) 14
PhDs at Soitec Recruitment process No specific process for PhDs, one single process for all open positions Two ways to join Soitec with a PhD: Scientific expertise requested Other technical positions PhDs mandatory no PhDs requested (but a plus) Key competences Scientific expertise and background Ability to lead a «project» (timing, budget, ressources, ) Communications and presentation skills Technology survey (bibliography, conference review, ) Understanding of physical sources of technical issues: used for problem solving Use of experimental approach Used to multi cultural environment Used to diverse environment: labs, industries, partnerships, 15
PhDs at Soitec Current positions of PhDs at Soitec R&D 41% Supply chain 4% Business Dvelopment 2% Intellectual Property 6% Manufacturing 15% Product Dev 32% PhDs in R&D: PhDs in Product Dev: 51% of the engineers 24% of the engineers 16
My personnal background CEA Saclay: PhDs on epitaxy of magnetic oxides 1995-98: Fundamental work 1998: Applications oriented (Thalès and external labs) Corning France: R&D engineer 1999-2001: In charge of deposition processes for integrated optics Technicians management Soitec: 2002: Process engineer for new product pilot line 2003: R&D engineer for thermal processes 2005: Manager Smart Cut process development (R&D department) 2008: Manager Exploratory Integration for new products (R&D department) 17
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1992 à 95: Les débuts de Soitec 1992: fondation par J.M. Lamure et A.J. Auberton-Hervé Production SOI par procédé Simox sur le site du Leti Développement du procédé Smart Cut Développement commun et confidentiel entre les équipes Soitec et Leti Développement d un technologie alternative inventée au CEA Partenariat incluant le réseau universitaire (INPG, IMEP, ) 1995: annonce à Semicon West Premier produit SOI Smart Cut disponible sur le marché Technologie compatible fort volume 20
Les grandes étapes de Soitec 1997: alliance avec SEH 1999 : Inauguration de Bernin I & entrée en Bourse 2002 : Bernin II, les débuts du 300 mm 2003 : Reprise des actifs de Picogiga International 2004 : Première implantation en Asie 2006 : Acquisition de Tracit Technologies 2007 : Création du consortium industriel SOI 2008 : Inauguration de l usine de Singapour 2009 : Acquisition de Concentrix Solar (CPV) Au fil des années, la collaboration avec le CEA-Leti n a jamais cessé : Smart Cut, LED, CPV, 3D (ex : programme NanoSmart) 21