General Partner description:

THALES (formerly THOMSON-CSF) Research and Technology – France located near Paris, is the main multidisciplinary research unit of the THALES group, one of the major world players in civilian & professional electronics. Through its internal activities and scientific links with industries and universities, either in France or internationally, TRT is participating in the preparation of THALES industrial future in strategic R&D fields. In addition to R&D activities, TRT also provides scientific and technical advice, expertise or services for the company. TRT has been participating in or leading numerous research programs, either national or EU-funded, in the frame of ACTS, TELEMATICS, ESPRIT, BRITE-EURAM, TMR, FP7, ISM program Its technological lead in these high-added-value fields naturally is compounded with the best production solution at the lowest cost. Owing to its production capacities and to its organizational flexibility, THALES Research & Technology ranks among top competitors worldwide. Technological expertise and extensive know-how make THALES Research & Technology a privileged partner for developing top-performance and highly competitive products and systems.

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With over 250 highly skilled staff, 13000 m2 of labs of which 1700 m2 clean rooms, TRT research teams perform pioneering work in the most advanced areas of optics & opto-electronics, electronic components for microwave applications, advanced interconnect and packaging, Micro-systems for acoustic, RF & optic applications, materials, software architecture and cognitive science. S&T skills, ranging from materials elaboration (epitaxy of various semiconductors or magnetic thin films, ceramics, polymers, PZT), through component modeling, processing, testing, assembly and packaging, to integration in appropriate demonstrators are available on site and allow full validation of the technologies investigated before their transfer to operational divisions of the THALES Group, including the Business Group Communication Components (Turnover: 945 Meuro in 2000) which proposes RF and millimeter wave components and modules for the telecommunication civilian market.