Yole Développement (Yole) has grown to become a group of companies providing marketing, technology and strategy consulting, corporate finance services, reverse engineering and costing services and well as IP and patent analysis. With a strong focus on emerging applications using silicon and/or micro manufacturing, Yole Group of Companies has expanded to include more than 80 collaborators worldwide covering MEMS and image sensors, Compound Semiconductors, RF Electronics, Solid-state lighting, Displays, Software, Optoelectronics, Microfluidics & Medical, Advanced Packaging, Manufacturing, Nanomaterials, Power Electronics, Batteries & Energy Management and Memory.

Yole, along with its partners System Plus Consulting, PISEO, Knowmade and Blumorpho, support industrial companies, investors and R&D organizations worldwide to help them understand markets and follow technology trends to grow their business.

Knowmade is a Technology Intelligence and IP Strategy consulting company specialized in analysis of patents and scientific information. The company supports R&D organizations, industrial companies and investors in their business development by helping them to understand their IP environment and follow technology trends. Knowmade is involved in Compound Semiconductors, Power Electronics, RF & Microwave Technologies, LED/OLED Lighting & Display, Photonics, Memories, MEMS & Sensors, Manufacturing & Advanced packaging, Batteries & Energy management, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Agri-Food & Environment.

Knowmade’s experts provide prior art search, patent landscape analysis, scientific literature analysis, patent valuation, IP due diligence and freedom-to-operate analysis. In parallel the company proposes litigation/licensing support, technology scouting and IP/technology watch service. Knowmade’s analysts combine their technical and patent expertise by using powerful analytics tools and proprietary methodologies to deliver relevant patent analyses and scientific reviews.

System Plus Consulting specializes in the cost analysis of electronics, from semiconductor devices to electronic systems. The company has developed a complete range of services, costing tools and reports to deliver in-depth production cost studies and estimate the objective selling price. Its engineers are experts in Integrated Circuits – Power Devices & Modules – MEMS & Sensors – Photonics – LED – Imaging – Display – Packaging – Electronic Boards & Systems.

Through hundreds of analyses per year, System Plus Consulting helps its customers understand their production processes and determine production costs.

System Plus Consulting is a sister company of Yole Développement.