RIBER: winner of the France Relance plan

RIBER, winner of the France Relance plan, will benefit from financial support from the State for its project dedicated to the development of its ROSIE pilot line for the photonics sector on Silicon

Bezons, March 14, 2022 – 8:00 a.m. – As part of the call for projects “Recovery plan for industry – strategic sectors”, initiated by the Ministry for Industry, RIBER, world leader in epitaxy equipment beam technology (MBE) for the semiconductor industry, has obtained public aid for the financing of its 300mm pilot line.

ROSIE is a unique platform that allows the epitaxy of perovskite materials and more particularly BTO/STO on silicon. This configuration makes it possible to address the building block of several emerging applications including electro-optical modulators, electric vehicles, beyond CMOS or quantum computing.

The subsidy from the French State in the amount of 1.1 million euros increases the resources of RIBER dedicated to the implementation of the ROSIE pilot line which aims to provide the material and human resources to the actors of the sector for producing small series, demonstrators and proofs of concept.

Based on the ultra-high vacuum deposition technique and compatible with semiconductor industry standards (300 millimeters), ROSIE will be dedicated to the deposition of very thin films of epitaxial materials on silicon and will offer monatomic precision in terms of control. on a slice of 300mm.

ROSIE represents an overall industrial investment of 3 million euros over a period of 3 years. A real development lever for photonics on silicon, it will contribute to meeting the current challenges of the integration and convergence of semiconductor industries (silicon, III-V) to design new microprocessors that go beyond current technological limitations and offer extremely high switching speed properties with near-zero optical losses. The ROSIE pilot line, which should be operational at the end of 2023, has already received several expressions of interest from customers in Europe and the United States.

ROSIE is the perfect illustration that the industry is a source of solutions to meet the strategic challenges of tomorrow. It is also a concrete example of support from the French government in the most promising areas of the productive fabric in France.

Mrs Fiona LAZAAR, Member of Parliament for Val d’Oise, and Mr Adrien ALLARD, Sub-Prefect for Relaunch of Val-d’Oise, who visited the RIBER site in Bezons last Wednesday, were able to observe that the advance technology of the company and its dynamism have enabled it to create a world center of excellence which today employs more than 100 people in France.

• Through the call for “(Re)locations in critical sectors” projects, the government has taken concrete measures to support productive investment and strengthen the resilience of our

industry. Winner in the electronics sector – in a context of unprecedented tension on our production capacities for such components, the project led by the RIBER company will fully contribute to these challenges. » declares Adrien ALLARD, sub-prefectat the Relaunch of Val d’Oise.

• The significant support for the RIBER company in Bezons is a concrete illustration of our desire to relocate strategic sectors in France with a double challenge: the reconquest of our industrial sovereignty and the reindustrialization of the country. Our territory is full of know-how, capacity for innovation in cutting-edge technologies, such as the ROSIE project. The recovery plan supports them by massively reinvesting in the industrial tool of tomorrow. adds Fiona LAZAAR, MP for Val d’Oise.

Philippe LEY, Chairman of the Executive Board of RIBER, concludes “ Thanks to the support of the State, RIBER affirms its quality as an essential industrial partner to strengthen the competitiveness of the semiconductorsin Europe. This public aid will contribute to optimizing and securing the industrial development of our highly strategic ROSIE pilot line. RIBER is thus pursuing its ambition to work on innovative and disruptive technologies at the service of the silicon industry. »

About RIBER

RIBER is the world leader in Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) equipment. The company designs and manufactures MBE systems as well as evaporators for the semiconductor industry. It also offers its customers technical and scientific support by maintaining its equipment and optimizing its performance and yield. Through its high-tech equipment, RIBER plays a key role in the development of advanced semiconductor devices that are used in many consumer applications, including information technology, 5G telecommunications networks, OLED screens or new generations of solar cells.

RIBER is labeled Innovative Company by BPI France and is listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market (ISIN: FR0000075954).

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