This purpose build facility will be able to develop innovative solutions and meet rising demand for microchips and smarter embedded solutions and systems.
23 October 2021: Safran is all set to open a 4,589 square meter brand new facility at their new Research & Development (R&D) center at the Rovaltain business park in Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southwest France. This facility will house Safran Electronics and Defence’s R&D activities focussed on developing high-integration electronics technologies. More than 120 people are employed at the site, almost three-quarters of whom are engineers, along with 11 Experts. The teams have at their disposal more than 580 square meters of state-of-the-art clean rooms, while laboratories account for one-third of the facility’s total surface area. These engineers and research teams are developing next-generation electrical actuation systems and electronics integration and assembly technologies for severe environments, all of which are considered strategic.
Martin Sion, CEO of Safran Electronics & Defense, said, “The inauguration of this new electronics centre of excellence marks a major step forward for Safran. Thanks to this purpose-built R&D facility, we will be able to develop innovative solutions and meet demand for microchips and increasingly smarter embedded solutions and systems, thus guaranteeing a high level of satisfaction for our aircraft manufacturer and defense customers.”
With this new facility, Safran Electronics & Defense now has the resources required to prepare for the future in microelectronics, focusing on the main families of high-integration electronics: smart sensors, advanced chips and SiP (System-in-Package) solutions for more electric aircraft and space and defense markets.
