CEA-Leti and Fraunhofer IPMS Validate Wafer Exchange for Ferroelectric Memory Materials Within the FAMES Pilot Line

CEA-Leti and Fraunhofer IPMS have
successfully completed the first exchange of ferroelectric memory wafers within the FAMES Pilot Line, marking a pivotal milestone in establishing a shared European platform for advanced embedded non-volatile memory
(NVM) technologie
FAMES Announces 2026 Open-Access Call for Chip Industry Stakeholders

Building on Strong Interest and early silicon results of the 2025 Pilot Line Users, the 2026 program adds four new Process Design Kits (PDKs) and research advances
FAMES Pilot Line Inaugurated After Delivering First Validated Technical Results

The FAMES Pilot Line was officially inaugurated today—two years after it began, now delivering validated technical results across advanced FD-SOI, RF, embedded non-volatile memories, 3D integration technologies, and Power Management ICs.
R&D Advances for the FAMES Pilot Line: 400 °C CMOS Breakthrough Opens Critical Doors to 3D Integration Goals

CEA-Leti, the coordinator of the FAMES Pilot line, has achieved a major milestone for next-generation chip stacking: fully functional 2.5 V SOI CMOS devices fabricated at 400 °C. The devices match electrical performance of devices fabricated at standard thermal budget (>1000 °C), removing one of the last barriers to large-scale 3D sequential integration (3DSI) —a core objective of FAMES.
FAMES Pilot Line Launches FAMES Academy To Train Europe’s Chip Engineers with Skills to Leverage FD-SOI Technology and Design Circuits Using Advanced Setups

FAMES Pilot Line Launches FAMES Academy To Train Europe’s Chip Engineers with Skills to Leverage FD-SOI Technology and Design Circuits Using Advanced Setups Workshop at CEA-Leti Innovation Days—LID World Summit Unveils an Extended SeriesOf Courses and Training to ‘Shape the Future’ of Europe’s Chip Design and Integration GRENOBLE, France – June 6, 2025 – The […]
FAMES Pilot Line Launches Open-Access Call for Chip Industry To Submit Proposals to Join Groundbreaking EU Initiative

FAMES Pilot Line Launches Open-Access Call for Chip Industry To Submit Proposals to Join Groundbreaking EU Initiative Focus Will Be on Developing Technologies That Strengthen EU’s Chip Sovereignty & Ensuring Adoption by Stakeholders BRUSSELS – March 18, 2025 at 4pm CET – The FAMES Pilot Line launched its first Open-Access Call today. A dedicated workshop […]
FAMES Pilot Line In Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering

FAMES Pilot Line In Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering GRENOBLE, FRANCE – Feb. 7, 2025 – The FAMES Pilot Line offers a complete set of technologies to develop innovative chip architectures. FAMES will open new research avenues for enhancing performance and lowering power consumption for mixed-signal circuits – and strengthening European sovereignty in microelectronics, CEA-Leti reported […]
CEA-Leti Announces Launch of FAMES Pilot Line As Part of EU Chips Act Initiative

GRENOBLE, France – June 24, 2024 – CEA-Leti is proud to announce the kick-off meeting today of the FAMES Pilot Line, a pioneering project aimed at advancing semiconductor technologies in Europe. This initiative aligns with the ambition of the EU Chips Act, which seeks to bolster EU semiconductor capabilities and ensure technological sovereignty.The pilot line […]


