Tronics, one of the leading international MEMS foundries, is expanding its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Grenoble. After 14 years of operations, and several recent significant investments in the US, this is an important milestone in the growth of the company. Following several years of solid performance and a recent increase in bookings, Tronics has invested in a much larger headquarters in Grenoble and is expanding its manufacturing facilities.
Since 2003, Tronics, had been located in a 1,400 square meter building housing both its offices and MEMS manufacturing clean rooms. In 2011, Tronics decided to expand both its office and manufacturing areas by moving all offices and engineering labs to a new modern building across the street. The high-end 1,500 square meter building was renovated during Q2 2011, and the move took place mid-August.
The former office space will now be used exclusively for manufacturing, including a new back-end clean room that is being built. This new space will provide more MEMS assembly capacity and enhanced process capabilities and automation. The existing wafer fab in the same building remains fully operational during the transition. Overall, more than half a million euros were invested for this expansion, excluding new equipment. The project is self-funded and will be 100% complete by the end of 2011.
"This significant step will be very positive for both our employees and customers. It prepares us for the strong growth we foresee in the next 5 years," says Peter Pfluger, CEO of Tronics.
Tronics has MEMS wafer fabs in France and the US, as well as representation in Asia. The company's services include MEMS design and high-volume MEMS manufacturing. The company provides MEMS devices and systems ranging from wafers to integrated custom components, and also supports earlier phases of projects where prototyping is required. Tronics' engineering support includes electronic interface development, assembly and custom packaging, as well as medical device development, from its dedicated medical division in California. Founded in 1997, Tronics has 14 years of experience in developing, manufacturing, and packaging accelerometers, gyroscopes, micropumps, pressure sensors, switches, biodetectors and many more MEMS.
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