The Centro de Tecnologia da Informação Renato Archer (CTI) is a research and development center of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT), previously named Fundação Centro Tecnológico para Informática (CTI), which was founded 1982.
The center was thus named in honor of former Brazilian politician, naval officer and minister of science and technology Renato Archer.
One of its missions is to establish collaborative ties with the corresponding industrial sectors in Brazil, in order to carry out technology transfer.
CTI Renato Archer was also responsible for the first Liquid Crystal Display pilot line in South Hemisphere.
CTI Renato Archer pioneered also in semiconductor research by establishing the first lithography mask fab in south hemisphere.