CEA-Leti has published its 2026 Scientific Report, detailing a year of breakthroughs in semiconductor technologies and underscoring its pivotal role in the global innovation landscape. The work aligns with CEA’s strategic priorities across international, European, and national levels, including France 2030 programs and the EU Chips Act.

Key 2025 achievements stem from major collaborative projects such as the Priority Research Programs and Infrastructures (PEPR) and the FAMES Pilot Line, now in its second year. These initiatives are generating tangible results and speeding the transfer of advanced technologies to industry. Partnerships were vital: CEA-Leti intensified collaborations with global partners and European research and technology organizations, driving progress in FD-SOI, embedded memory, and advanced 3D integration—critical to technological sovereignty.

The report highlights a paradigm shift from scaling for density to scaling for functionality. Novel materials, interconnects, and device architectures are unlocking new physical properties and integrated system capabilities. Research spans photonics, on-chip learning, energy management, quantum technologies, and applications in space, security, healthcare, alongside eco-innovation.

CEA’s excellence was recognized with a spot among Clarivate’s Top 100 Global Innovators. Scientific Director Thomas Ernst thanked worldwide partners and the staff in labs, cleanrooms, and support roles, crediting their expertise for the advances. The full report is available for download, offering in-depth examples of how CEA-Leti leverages its pre-industrialization facilities to shape future technologies.

​​​​​CEA-Leti has releases its 2026 Scientific Report, showcases a year of significant advances in semiconductor technologies and reaffirms its central role in International's innovation ecosystem. The report reflects the institute's commitment to supporting the CEA's strategic priorities at international, european and national level, notably through France 2030 programs and the EU Chips Act.

The results achieved in 2025 demonstrate the tangible impact of major collaborative initiatives, including the Priority Research Programs and Infrastructures (PEPR) and the FAMES Pilot Line, which has been operational for two years. These large-scale investments are already delivering promising outcomes and accelerating the transfer of advanced technologies to industry.

Strong partnerships were more crucial than ever in 2025. CEA-Leti strengthened its collaborations with intertnational partners, and leading European research and technology organizations (RTOs). These joint efforts have led to major progress in key domains such as FD-SOI, embedded memory, and advanced 3D integration, technologies that are essential to reinforcing technological sovereignty.

The report also highlights a broader shift in semiconductor innovation: moving from scaling for density to scaling for functionality. Advances in materials, interconnects, and device architectures are enabling new physical properties and unlocking unprecedented capabilities in integrated systems.

Readers will discover cutting-edge research across a wide range of fields, including photonics, on-chip learning, energy management, quantum technologies, and applications for space, security, and healthcare, as well as ongoing eco-innovation initiatives.

Finally, the report underscores the excellence of CEA's research, recently recognized by its ranking among the world's Top 100 Global Innovators by Clarivate.

Thomas Ernst, Scientific Director of CEA-Leti, highlights the importance of collaboration and collective commitment: « I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all our partners worldwide, and to the dedicated people in our labs, cleanrooms, and support functions whose expertise and dedication have made the exciting advances on the following pages possible. »

Download the 2026 Scientific Report to explore in-depth examples of this approach and discover how CEA-Leti continues to shape the future to deliver solid expertise, leveraging world-class pre-industrialization facilities.​