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All publications from IMEC Belgium

17.07.2022
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Conference

Imec Shows Path to Line Resistance Halving using Semi-Damascene with High-Aspect-Ratio Processing

At the 2022 IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference (IITC 2022), imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presented options to reduce the metal line resistance at tight metal pitches, mitigating the resistance/capacitance (RC) incre…

09.07.2022
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Automation

Macronix octaflash UW Series Memory Provides High-Density Flash Solutions for NXP S32Z and S32E Real-Time Processors

Macronix International Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2337) today announced that Macronix’s MX25UW high efficiency octaflash flash memory family has been selected for NXP® Semiconductor’s S32Z and S32E real-time processors for safe integration of real-time applications. The selection marks the companies’ ne…

Huw Hampson Jones (Solithor) and -Olivier Rousseaux (imec)

28.05.2022
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Battery

Breakthrough approach to solid-state batteries will break the barriers for the electrification of transport

Imec spin-off SOLiTHOR closes a €10M seed investment round to develop a new disruptive solid-state battery cell technology

SOLiTHOR , the newly created spin-off company from imec – partner in the top European energy R&D innovation hub Energyville – is spearheading the development, manufacturing and commercialisation of innovative solid-state lithium (Li) battery cell technology to reliably and economically offer…

20.03.2022
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Science

Imec.xpand II reaches an important milestone on its way to become one of world’s most impactful, early-stage funds dedicated to semiconductor innovation

Imec.xpand, the early-stage deep tech investor who leverages the knowledge, expertise, infrastructure, and network of imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technology, today announced the first closing of its second fund at EUR 150 million in committed ca…

The flexible 8-bit microprocessor from Imec next to a 2-euro coin.

Screenshot of the Snake game in action and timestamps.

24.02.2022
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EDP, Hardware, Software

Imec, KU Leuven, and PragmatIC Semiconductor demonstrate the fastest flexible 8-bit microprocessor for energy-efficient applications

This week, imec, a globally leading research and innovation center for nanoelectronics and digital technologies, together with KU Leuven and PragmatIC Semiconductor, a worldwide leading company for flexible electronics, will present at the 2022 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (2022 ISS…

The new impulse radio ultra-wideband transmitter chip from Imec enables data transfer rates of up to 1.66 Gb/s for in-body and short-range applications.

24.02.2022
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Trade fair

ISSCC ’22 contribution confirms that UWB technology is capable of supporting low-power, high-bitrate applications – from smart glasses delivering tomorrow’s AR/VR experiences, to wireless telemetry modules for intracortical sensing.

Imec Pioneers Ultra-Wideband Transmitter Chip That Pushes Data Rates up to 1.66Gb/s with Milliwatt Power

At this week’s International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), imec – a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies – presents a new impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) transmitter chip that could redefine the future of UWB technology.

Fabricated in 28n…

05.01.2022
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Corona

Longitudinal study indicates high exhaled viral load early in the course of a SARS-CoV-2 infection

Scientists from KU Leuven, UZ Leuven and imec warn that, during the first two days after an infection, the result of a rapid antigen test is less reliable than expected. A longitudinal study, including unprecedented molecular tests performed on aerosols, reveals that exhaled viral load (the purporte…

Process cross-sections of the high-voltage components fabricated on 200 mm GaN-on-SOI substrates (a) e-mode pGaN-HEMT, (b) d-mode MIS-HEMT, (c) Schottky barrier diode. All devices include metal field plates based on front-end and interconnect metal layers and separated by dielectric layers.

12.12.2021
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Science

The addition of these components will boost the performance of GaN power systems

Imec demonstrates successful monolithic integration of Schottky diodes and depletion-mode HEMTs with 200 V GaN-IC

This week, at the 2021 International Electron Devices Meeting (IEEE IEDM 2021), imec, a world-leading research and innovation center in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, presents the successful co-integration of high-performance Schottky barrier diodes and depletion-mode HEMTs on a p-GaN HEM…

The news SSTS program combines imec’s insights in infrastructure, technology, and machinery to help the complete IC value chain reduce its ecological footprint.

29.10.2021
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Science

Apple joins as first public partner in new imec research program that helps entire semiconductor value chain reduce its ecological footprint

Imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today announces that Apple Inc. has joined imec’s brand-new Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research program. The SSTS program is the first initiative rallying stakeholders from…

A diced GaN wafer, similar to what the winners will be able to produce with imec.

19.10.2021
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Award

Contest aims to stimulate innovation in power electronics, leveraging GaN technology to create higher power, smaller and faster components that increase devices’ power density

Imec and EUROPRACTICE announce winners of 2021 GaN-IC technology design contest

Imec, the world-leading research and innovation center in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, and EUROPRACTICE announced today the winners of their 2021 GaN-IC design contest. The contest aims to encourage innovation in power electronics applications using imec’s Gallium Nitride technology f…

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