Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology

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CSEM SA

Type	S.A. (corporation)
Industry	Astrophysics, Automation, Energy, Food, Healthcare, Information and communications technology, Life sciences, Photovoltaics, Security, Space, Transportation, Watchmaking
Founded	1984
Headquarters	Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Key people	Alexandre Pauchard (CEO), Claude Nicollier (Chairman)
Services	, R&D, IP, Consulting, Prototyping
Revenue	89 million CHF[1]
Number of employees	525[1]
Website	www.csem.ch

The Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) is a Swiss research and development centre active in the fields of precision microfabrication, digitalization, and renewable energy.^[2] CSEM builds up the ties between industry and academia.^[3] The headquarters is in Neuchâtel. CSEM also has centers in the cities Muttenz, Zürich, Alpnach and Landquart in Switzerland.

History[]

CSEM was launched in the early 1980s.

In 1984, three Neuchâtel institutions active in the field of microtechnology — the Centre Electronique Horloger (CEH), the Fondation Suisse pour la Recherche en Microtechnique (FSRM), and the Laboratoire Suisse de Recherches Horlogères (LSRH) — merged to become the Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM).^{[citation needed]}

Former CSEM chief executive officers[]

Since March 2021, Alexandre Pauchard is CEO of CSEM.

Notes and references[]

See also[]

• Science and technology in Switzerland

Coordinates: 46°59′51″N 6°56′51″E / 46.99750°N 6.94750°E / 46.99750; 6.94750