navigation search this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message csem sa type s.a. corporation industry micro nano technologies microelectronics systems engineering information & communication technologies photovoltaics founded 1984 headquarters neuch tel switzerland . key people mario el khoury ceo claude nicollier chairman revenue 74.6 million chf 1 number of employees 440 1 website www.csem.ch the swiss center for electronics and microtechnology csem is a swiss research and development centre public private partnership specializing in microtechnology nanotechnology microelectronics system engineering photovoltaics and communications technologies . the headquarters is in neuch tel. csem also has centers in the cities muttenz z rich alpnach and landquart in switzerland contents 1 history 2 competences and activities 3 notes and references 4 see also 5 external links history edit the csem success story was launched thanks to the visionary plans of the swiss confederation back in the early 1980s . at the time the swiss federal council was concerned that swiss industry was losing ground to neighboring countries in the field of new technology . to counter this trend the council vigorously championed the creation of a private research and development center . neuch tel already famous for its long tradition of watchmaking and microtechnology seemed the ideal location for this new innovation center . in 1984 three neuch tel 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 horlog res lsrh merged to become the centre suisse d electronique et de microtechnique csem . from the beginning many well known swiss companies supported the new r & d center most becoming shareholders and maintaining links with csem as it developed further . since its creation csem has been committed to both applied and industry commissioned research and development . this bridging function between the economy and science is still a core aspect of the company and csem has continuously adapted its research focus to the needs of industry . beyond its initial closeness to the watch making industry csem has expanded its fields of activity and today offers a broad range of technologies to diverse markets . competences and activities edit what makes csem special is its high level of expertise in integration and industrialization and its multidisciplinary system oriented approach operating through five strategic programs microsystems systems ultra low power integrated systems photovoltaics and surface engineering corresponding to domains in which the center has acquired over the years a national and international reputation . 2 csem s technologies address the needs of a wide range of markets from healthcare watchmaking aerospace and security to consumer electronics and cleantech including energy production and management . notes and references edit a b key figures csem scientific report 2014 pdf 13 mb see also edit science and technology in switzerland external links edit official website revue historique neuch teloise in french smithonian institute quartz watch subsidiary in brazil technology portal switzerland portal coordinates 46 59 51 n 6 56 51 e 46.99750 n 6.94750 e 46.99750 ; 6.94750 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title swiss center for electronics and microtechnology & oldid 735089656 categories electronics companies of switzerlandcompanies based in neuch telhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from may 2010all articles lacking reliable referencescoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 18 august 2016 at 15 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view