STMicroelectronics’ Tours, France plant featured in French business daily les Echos

STMicroelectronics announced that it had launched production of new power components at its Tours, France plant. The components will target embedded energy systems for the automotive market.

A new 100 sq. m building at STMicroelectronics’ Tours, France plant will be entirely dedicated to the fabrication of GaN (gallium nitride) power components on 200 mm wafers using a technology developed in part under an IRT Nanoelec program.

STMicroelectronics is targeting a range of markets that use power components, including automotive, space, Industry 4.0, and 5G telecommunications.

Read the full article here (in French): https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/centre-val-de-loire/stmicroelectronics-produira-de-nouveaux-composants-a-tours-1130458