Electronics, microelectronics and photonics
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur leads the French and Southern-European regions for microelectronics.
There are over 80 regional SMEs in the
photonics and image
processing sector employing some 2 500 people.
The development of these trades relies on regional technological interface bodies:
The Var is home to many skills uncluding telecommunications and networks, electric cables, optics,
photonics, electronic components and research and development centres.
Some of the firms and establishments
- Groupe Circet: telecommunications and networks.
- Lapp Muller: electric cables.
- Micro BE: electronics and computer engineering office.
- Optis: software and studies to simulate and analyse light and optics.
- Techtonic: R&D into microelectronics and onboard computing.
- Transfix: electric cables.
- Vishay: electronic components.