MINATO Summer School

Micro and Nano-fabrication tools for innovating applied electronics and fundamental research

Micro and Nano-fabrication tools for innovating applied electronics and fundamental research

1st International Summer School on Micro and Nano-fabrication tools for innovating applied electronics and fundamental research




Design your own summer school program with one
or two lab work thematic sessions among :

  • Microelectronics – MOS (metal oxide semiconductor) technology (elementary components, diode, transistor, integrated circuits)
  • Energy : integrated energy harvesting (solar cell) and storage (micro-supercondensator) technologies
  • Nano – chemistry : chemical sensors based on metal oxide semi-conductors nano-objects
  • Nano-Physics : remarkable properties of devices integrating 2D materials (graphene, …)
  • Quantum technologies : ultrasensitive sensors and quantum cryptography* (*only for 4 weeks program)

+ Fundamental concept lectures
+ Conferences by scientific experts
+ French Culture and Language

2 weeks with one lab work session

June 24, 2024 to July 5, 2024

4 weeks with two lab work sessions

June 24, 2024 to July 19, 2024.



Our School

  • The MINATO Summer School aims at introducing micro&nano fabrication techniques, with a hands-on interdisciplinary approach that alternates lectures and experimental activities in a clean room
  • Provide training for graduate students, PhD students from universities and laboratories, all around the world, in the field of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies.
  • Two weeks or four weeks format with one or two training LabWork subject

Lectures and lecturers

  • Lectures cover the fundamentals of selected fields that were chosen as being important aspects of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies in Physics, Chemistry…
  • State of the art in nanotechnology, methods for the elaboration of micro-nanomaterials, process design for the manufacture of nanostructures…
  • Design your own summer school program

Practical work in Cleanroom

  • Experimental workshops in a clean room. More than 50% of the summer school time
  • Access to 400m2 of cleanroom, with professional tools
  • Pick one thematic track among five
  • Elaborate and characterize your own functional device

… and so much more

  • Guided tour in world heritage sites by UNESCO (Carcassonne, Canal du Midi, …)
  • Visit of the AIRBUS facilities…
  • Dinner in a typical French restaurant; Food and Wine tasting;
  • 14th of July celebration (concert, fireworks…)