Isere. On the STMicroelectronics site Emmanuel Macron visits the extension – Le Dauphiné Libéré

Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by the managing director of the Franco-Italian semiconductor giant Jean-Marc Chery accompanied by Tom Caufield, managing director of GlobalFoundries. His visit comes the day after the announcement of a new semiconductor manufacturing unit on the Isère site, operational in 2026. The project is the result of cooperation between the two manufacturers, STMicro and the American GlobalFoundries. The Head of State must visit a future white room and discuss the challenges of the sector by 2030, in the presence of several government ministers who made the trip, Bruno Lemaire (Economy and Finance), Sylvie Retailleau (Education higher education and research), Olivier Veran (spokesperson for the government) and Thierry Breton, European commissioner for the internal market. 2:20 p.m. Macron speaks: “We must not make history stutter and go back. We have recreated competitiveness, we have invested massively in innovation and research. , “we opened twice as many factories as we closed”. To support this “massive investment for national sovereignty” (10 billion euros on industrial projects and 5.7 billion on STMicroelectronics), Macron announces 800 million euros devoted to research and innovation. 2:14 pm It’s time for speeches, in the central courtyard of the STMicroelectronics site. Thierry Breton speaks first: “This future will be written here. And will contribute to our sovereignty, ”says the European Commissioner for the Internal Market. 1:56 p.m. President Macron greets ST employees who have been waiting for him for an hour. A mini walkabout at the end of the visit, before the speeches. 1:40 p.m. Helmets screwed on the head, the visit of the STMicroelectronics factory continues for Emmanuel Macron and his ministers. 1:25 p.m. Matthieu Estrangin, economics journalist at the Dauphiné Libéré, talks about Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Crolles. 12:47 The mayor of Crolles Philippe Lorimier says he is very happy that “the political will of France and Europe for reindustrialisation is expressed here in Crolles, since this also represents the fruit of the work of elected officials who in 1990-1992 made it possible to welcome STMicroelectronics, a major industrial player, on 40 hectares, supplemented today by an extension of 15 hectares. Emmanuel Macron in discussion with Jean-Philippe Mercier, Development Director at Renault Sport F1. Photo LDL/Benoit LAGNEUX 12:26 a.m. Emmanuel Macron visits the site of a clean room at the STMicroelectronics Gateway 3 factory. Here, ST machines should produce silicon wafers before the end of the year.
The joint factory with the Americans will be on the same model.