SPOTlight on Smart Power

SOI-based Smart Power Innovator Atmel leads new Medea+ program.

Atmel, a leading proponent of SOI for Smart Power, is heading up a new Medea+ program called SPOT-2 (program #2T205), for Deep Sub-micron Smart-Power Technologies.

The 3-year program aims to develop a new generation of Smart Power Technologies for automotive and consumer applications. More than a dozen partners from industry, academia and research laboratories are participating.

The industrial partners joining Atmel include Bosch, Infineon, NXP, Siemens VDO Automotive, Soitec and X-FAB, most all of whom are active in SOI-related development.