Just because they aren't a household name doesn't mean they are not "important". Get used to hearing about organizations that you may never have heard of before on this journey. The semiconductor industry isn't all Apple and Samsung smartphones.
http://www.leti.fr/en/Discover-Leti/About-us
Key figures :
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2800 patents
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40 % under license
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1800 researchers
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250 PhD students
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55 HDR
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39 Nationalities
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54 start-ups & sppin-offs
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350 industrial partners
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318 M€ budget
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>75 % from contracts