INVEST IN CÔTE D AZUR A European leader in chip design

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1 INVEST IN CÔTE D AZUR A European leader in chip design Leading IT innovation since 1959

2 CÔTE D AZUR AN ACTIVE NETWORK FOR YOUR BUSINESS INNOVATE FASTER INTERACT EASIER A top destination in France for foreign R&D investments Sophia Antipolis: the leading European IT technology park (1,335 companies, 31,470 jobs) French Riviera Eco-Vallée: Major National Interest Project dedicated to sustainable development - 3 million m² of greenbuilding on 10,000 ha An international metropolis of 160 nationalities 1,700 foreign capital companies BOOST R&D Huge incentives available from the French government and the local authorities at all stages of development from small and medium businesses to big international players : Incentive of up to 300,000 for the creation of 20 R&D jobs in France Finance your R&D with a direct cash back of 30 % of all your R&D investments in France ACCESS YOUR CLIENTS & PARTNERS WORLDWIDE FROM NICE CÔTE D AZUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT! 105 destinations to 33 countries 25 connections are serviced by same day return flights Less than 2 hours away from Major European Capitals Low cost business leader in France Daily direct flights: Paris: 35 New York: 1 Dubai: 2 Stockholm: 2 Copenhagen: 4 London: 19 Amsterdam: 6 Frankfurt: 4 Munich: 5 Nice airport: 2 nd airport in France, 11 million passengers, 61% of international passengers NET TAX CREDIT PER COMPANY, IN MILLION EUROS Very favorable Underfavorable Source: AFII / a simulation by Taj Firm (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited 2011)

3 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS AND NICE CÔTE ENHANCE YOUR INNOVATION POTENTIAL WITH CUTTING-EDGE EXPERTISE The Côte d Azur became in 30 years one of the major European hub in the chip design for mobile communications. Today, the Côte d Azur s microelectronics industry features a toolbox which promotes the deployment of innovative applications across the many areas of IT. KEY TECHNOLOGIES LEADING COMPANIES Contactless M2M & mobile networks Security & digital identity Intel, Samsung, Huawei, Freescale, NXP, ARM, Gemalto, NVIDIA ST Microelectronics, Cadence, Synopsis, Maxim, Orolia, ASK IT MARKETS INNOVATIVE START-UPS Mobile telecommunications Security Wireless markets (NFC, secure payments, smart cities) Embedded electronics (automotive industry) Aeronautics and space Acute 3D, Rivierawaves, Insight SIP, Lumilog, EASIIC, Studiel A POWERFUL ECOSYSTEM The Sophia Antipolis Microelectronics (SAME) Association incorporates around 30 companies and drives the regional ecosystem in partnership with the SCS Cluster. At its annual SAME Conference, leading specialists discuss disruptive technologies and their market application.

4 D AZUR WELCOME YOUR PROJECT ATTRACTING AND TRAINING THE BEST TALENT A POOL OF TECHNICIANS AND ENGINEERS More than 20,000 people work in IT (2,500 R&D positions created over 10 years) 2,200 students graduate every year with a master or PhD Sophia-Antipolis-Careers.com and Edrh 06.com services facilitate recruitment and staff management Côte d Azur IT skills Electronics Architecture Microchips Printed circuits Home automation Microelectronics Robotics 23% 13% Telecom Telecom software architecture Hardware architecture Integration/Validation Standardization Protocol R&D 27% 14% 8% 17% 21% 13% Software Algorithms Analysis Development Documentation Project management Test and quality 23% 14% 9% 13% 24% 17% SOPHIATECH A NEW ACADEMIC AND R&D CAMPUS 20,000 m² 2,500 students International academic partners (Nice Sophia Antipolis University, Eurecom, Inria, Inra, CNRS...) Forecast 2015: 3,000 students, 800 research professors. The Côte d Azur has a rich pool of expertise in every aspect of mobile telephony, from wireless solutions to systems engineering and software integration. Thierry CAMMAL, Director Intel UMG Europe

5 MICROELECTRONICS IN PROVENCE CÔTE D AZUR KEY FIGURES 1st region in France with 40% of the national production of semiconductors 530 companies, 9,000 jobs 430 companies involved in microelectronics have their global headquarters located in the South of France Near 80 % of the microelectronics world leaders have their strategic operation located here THE SCS CLUSTER THEY CHOOSE THE CÔTE D AZUR Nearly 270 members, 75% of which are innovative SMEs, 26 leading international companies, 18 research and training establishments 60,000 jobs 12,000 researchers in the public sector 1,500 engineers trained annually The 60 more powerful and dynamic microelectronics companies generate a turnover of 3.3 billion 15 disruptive research laboratories (private & public) are dedicated to microelectronics topics 15 platforms, common tools and infrastructures are devoted to microelectronics 103 academic courses of all levels are educating more than 2,000 students 730 million in R&D for 170 projects and over 285 million in subsidies since themes: connectivity, mobility, security, identity, traceability

6 Our expertise is free, personalized and strictly confidential. provides a complete range of services with the full support of local authorities. Go-between with the Côte d Azur business community (clusters, partners, universities ) Qualified economic information Government grants engineering Personalized human resources services Advice and research of business locations Promotion, communication and media support (0) Octobre Photos : IStock, R. Palomba, J. Kélagopian, Team Côte d Azur. WWW APP APP Tél : +33 (0) info@investincotedazur.com 400, Promenade des Anglais - BP NICE CEDEX 3 - FRANCE A joint initiative