Within CEA, CEA-LETI is one of the major European research centers for applied electronics serving innovation and the transfer of technology in key domains. It operates 11000 m²-State-of-the-Art CMOS clean rooms, 200 and 300 mm wafer size with ST microelectronics as the main industrial partner.

From 2002 CEA-Leti has developed strong expertise in silicon photonics field and know how in devices’ design, integration and test, including Ge-on-Silicon photodetectors and heterogeneous III/V-on-Silicon lasers.