On 12 April 2025, Mr. Kamel Baddari, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, inaugurated the CDTA expertise subsidiary, visited the microfabrication technology platform at the Baba Hassen Centre of Development of Advanced Technologies, and oversaw the signing of partnership agreements.
following the visit to the Centre of Development of Advanced Technologies in Algiers, Baddari explained that the commitment to develop electronic chips had been achieved, as researchers have successfully created the first chip, which measures1 mm2, using high-precision technology. This achievement comes after the inauguration of the chip design laboratory at the end of December of the previous year.
Regarding the initiation of local production of these electronic chips, the Minister indicated that “this will occur within the next two years”, noting that: “mastering the design of these chips represents an added value for the national economy, given the availability of skilled human resources in this important field”.
The Minister stated that the start of the process of designing electronic chips will add value to Algerian industry and the national economy, as Algeria moves steadily towards its objective of becoming an emerging country by 2027.
On the occasion, Baddari inaugurated the Centre’s subsidiary CDTA Expertise and inspected the microfabrication technology platform. He also chaired the signing ceremony of an agreement between the Centre for Development of Advanced Technologies and the Company of Automation of Interbank Transactions and Electronic Banking, which is focused on “securing the national electronic payment network”.
A second agreement was signed between the same centre and the National Company of Electronic Industries, intended to “create the suitable framework for technical and technological support in the production of electronic components, particularly those associated to the transistors manufacturing”.