The GIP is the official structure – legal entity – acting on behalf of all the members of the CNFM network.
GIP CNFM (Le Groupement d'Intérêt Public pour la Coordination Nationale de la Formation en Micro et nanoélectronique - public interest grouping for the national centre for microelectronic training) was officially created though an order by the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry and the Ministry of Education on February 20, 2002.
This GIP brings together the network of universities active in microelectronics, Microsystems and nanotechnologies training and research, and the semiconductor industries generated by the SITELESC (French semiconductor and electronic tubes association).
The objective of the grouping is to foster the development of common activities needed for university activity, in the disciplines of microelectronics and microsystems, in cooperation with the related socio-economic partners.
The CNFM, ensures in its field of expertise :
the coordination of common clusters and services allowing for availability of operational resources and required
technical support to their users. The CNFM notably decides on the distribution of the means which are assigned to it to the
various inter-universitary clusters of the national network;
national relations with the training and research establishments and with the profession (federations, syndicates,
companies) allowing to direct the actions and resources in a dual aim of efficiency and cost-effectiveness; ;
international relations notably in the frame of European programs.
The CNFM missions contribute to :
facilitating the adaptation of university and college students to the economic posts and functions;
perfecting the knowledge of engineers, executives and technicians in operation in the companies,
training instructors,
helping companies innovate thanks to use of new technologies,
assisting the research laboratories in experimental achievements connected to their works
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The university members are the university affiliated institutions of the 12 national clusters and services. They represent within the GIP, the higher education institutions, founders and users of the joint main services. .
Ecole nationale supérieure d'électronique, informatique et radiocommunications de Bordeaux (French National College
of Electronics, Information technology and radio communication in Bordeaux)
Institut polytechnique de Grenoble (Grenoble Institute of Technology)
Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon (National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon)
Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse (National Institute of Applied sciences in Toulouse)
Université d'Aix Marseille 1 (University of Aix en Provence – Marseilles 1)
Université de Lille 1 (University of Lille 1)
Université de Limoges ( University of Limoges)
Université de Montpellier 2 ( University of Montpellier 2)
Université de Paris 6 ( University of Paris 6)
Université de Paris 11 ( University of Paris 11)
Université de Rennes 1 ( University of Rennes 1)
Université de Strasbourg 1 ( University of Strasbourg 1)
Syndicat des Industries de Tubes Electroniques et Semiconducteurs (French Semiconductor and Electronic Tubes
Association)
