CEITEC

For the Central European Institute of Technology, see CEITEC (Central European Institute of Technology)

CEITEC

Type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Semiconductors
Founded	November 7, 2008 (2008-11-07) [1]
Headquarters	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Products	RFID, Digital media and Wireless Communication
Owner(s)	Brazilian Government
Website	http://www.ceitec-sa.com/

The Centro Nacional de Tecnologia Eletrônica Avançada S.A (CEITEC - National Centre for Advanced Electronic Technology) is a Brazilian technology center specialized in project development and fabrication in microelectronics, i.e. integrated circuits, or "chips". This center is one of the agents for the Brazilian Microelectronics Program (PNM - Programa Nacional de Microeletrônica).

The main objective of CEITEC is to provide an incentive to the production of semiconductor components and microeletronics education. This project is part of the technology and industrial development policy of the federal Brazilian government. The initiative is a result of a partnership between governmental entities, universities, research centers and companies and will be operating in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul in a 13,650 m² facility divided into:

Research

CEITEC played an important role until 2008 preparing workers for the Brazilian semiconductor industry.

Design House

The Design House worked on projects funded by FINEP.

Objectives

General

• To offer infrastructure in form of labs, equipments and human resources to companies, research and development (R&D) centers and universities in order to promote the microelectronic technology in Brazil.
• Stimulate the local development in microelectronic projects and education, which implies new qualified jobs and income distribution.

Specific

• Support human resources qualification in integrated circuit production processes;
• Provide integrated circuit production services to industries and for scientific and technological research purposes;
• Stimulate the construction of a national network of technological services, enabling the qualification of electronics products and processes;
• Transfer technology on microelectronics to companies in the electronics sector for the competitive qualification of products, processes, and services.

References

1. ^ DECRETO Nº 6.638, DE 7 DE NOVEMBRO DE 2008.

External links

• CEITEC Home Page