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More than 1,850 people work at imec, 35% of 660 European universities and research centers joint R&D which are guest researchers and residents from get training and access to advanced knowledge Imec also welcomes industrially oriented engineers and people with even other backgrounds to support the academic and industrial world. and tools from imec. organic electronics worldwide imec’s development activitiesThe and ime cooporateC C withampus industry, universities, polytechnic schools, associated partnerships photovoltaics labs, and other research institutes. 37 66 300mm 37 is the average age of our staff. biomedical66 nationalities work at imec. To stay on the forefront of research on The imec campus also houses laboratories electronics future cleanroom nanotechnology and nanoelectronics, imec for solar cell research, research on sustain- disposes of an ultramodern research facil- able wireless communication, biomedical imeC vision systems 450mm compatible ity that is continuously expanding. The imec research and long-term brain research in your future 208 285 campus comprises 30,481m² office space, the framework of NERF. aT a glanCe nanoparticles READY TOsmall laboratories, APPLY training facilities and ? starts at imec technical and IT support rooms. An important part of imec’s lab-infra- Last year, more than 208 Ph.D. researchers silicon solar cells285 million euro - the total budget of imec in structure is directed towards pilot lines: ASPIRE INVENT ACHIEVE contributed with their work to imec’s long-termmemory ic2010.s The two clean rooms form the heart of for deep-submicron CMOS processing, research. imecBelgium headquartered imec. They count for about 10,000m² and for silicon and organic solar cells and for are backed up by over 32,259m² support prototypes of systems-in-a-package and Go to www.imec.be andinfrastructure. find out Warehouse more facilitiesabout cover Ph.D., heterogeneous internship systems-on-chip. and master thesis topics and application Pursuing a Ph.D. Degree procedures under the “Education”3,659m². Since 2010 section. imec’s clean rooms 26 research1,776 institute are extended, making imec’s clean room Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, Writing a Master Thesis facilities 450mm-ready so that imec’s ad- and has offices in Belgium, the Nether- nanoelectronics applied research About 26 awards are granted last year tosi imecsolar cellMore than 1,776 imecrenewa scientificBle energy papers, articles vanced research in chip process technol- lands, Taiwan, US, China and Japan. Doing an Internship at imec researchers for the quality and significance pilotof lineand conference contributionspreventive are published ogy can continue to follow the industry standards. their research poster, scientific papers, or thesis. every year, often inhealthcare collaboration with Flemish1984 universities. A considerableheterogeneous number of papers are MEMS integration sustainable society presented at renowned conferences. holographic display 35 spinoffs 66 nationalities targeted therapy 1,895 employees state-of the-art infrastructure galliumnitride smart lenses Contact us si photonics 60 ghz radio imec Belgium Interesting weblinks to visit cmos imagers Kapeldreef 75 www.imec.be green radios supercomputing B-3001 Leuven www.imec.be/newsletter Belgium www.imec.be/annualreport power scavenging design Tel: +32 16 28 12 11 www.holstcentre.com reliaBility Fax: +32 16 22 94 00 www.nerf.be www.imec.be/contact logic ics 3d integration Ph.D. 2011 ok.indd 1 organic solar cells 14/02/2011 15:11:06 Imec is a registered trademark for the activities of IMEC International (a legal entity set up under Belgian law as a “stichting van openbaar nut”), imec Belgium (IMEC vzw supported by the Flemish Government), imec the Netherlands (Stichting IMEC Nederland, part of Holst Centre which is supported by the Dutch Government), imec Taiwan (IMEC Taiwan Co.) and imec China (IMEC Microelectronics (Shangai) Co. Ltd.). 20110330_WordCloud_EN.indd 1 30/03/11 10:55 01 300mm silicon wafer with hundreds of chips. 02 ECG necklace with ultralow-power radio. 03 Tandem organic solar cells. 04 Imec’s 60GHz receiver module. 05 Set-up for holographic display technology. IMEC R&D Technologies for Electronics for Sustainable energy Sustainable Imaging and future future chips and healthcare and life solutions wireless 3D visualization systems sciences Imec’s energy research focuses on key communication Imec develops visualization and imaging IMEC R&D IMEC INFORMS Together with world-leading IC manufactur- The idea of leveraging IC technology for technologies for the future smart grid, a Imec develops cognitive reconfigurable systems by combining software and tech- ers, foundries, and equipment and material healthcare is gathering worldwide attention. grid in which energy will be generated, radio systems for next-generation wire- nology into an optimal solution for a given Imec aims to find solutions – with nanoelectronics – for the chal- The progress in science and technology can increase everyone’s suppliers, imec tackles the roadblocks for There is a growing hope that, with the help stored, transported, and consumed in an less communication. Flexible radio chips market. This research has 4 application lenges faced by society in the coming decennium. These challenges well-being. Imec takes on the challenge to inform both the public continued transistor scaling into the 22nm of electronics, more people can be treated, interlligent and sustainable way. that can swich between communication drivers. include climate change and the depletion of the earth’s sources and the scientific world about technology in general and imec’s node and beyond resulting in increased IC at a lower price per person, and for a wider standards, looking for the best trade-off (renewable energy), the ageing population and the rising costs of results in particular. performance both for logic and memory range of conditions, even including preven- Imec’s silicon solar cell research belongs in each situation. These will be used in in- Imec’s research into smart lenses pio- healthcare (biomedical electronics), sustainable mobility, efficient (DRAM and flash). tive healthcare. to the top in the world. It deals with the telligent, multi-standard terminals, such as neers the miniaturization of conventional communication etc. Imec’s outreach group sets up initiatives to inform the public: noc- main challenge to make silicon solar cells smartphones of the future. camera systems working on replacing the turnes at which people can visit imec, publications (inspiration Imec’s research comprises innovative use of Imec and Holst Centre, an open innova- cheaper with a factor 3 to 4, and improve bulky and expensive elements of lens sys- books on nanotechnology with Ad!dict Creative Lab), and exhibi- new materials, transistor architectures and tion R&D center setup by imec and TNO, conversion efficiency. This is needed to With the evolution towards ambient tems IMEC COLLABORATES tions. lithographic techniques, advanced memory develop technologies for wearable and reach grid parity, the point at which buying high-resolution multimedia, radio ICs for concepts, interconnects with focus on 3D implantable body area networks, with low- solar power is no more expensive than the wireless communication of massive With respect to hyperspectral imaging, Imec collaborates with industry, universities and other research Together with RVO-Society, an organization promoting technology and connected IC process technology with power components, radios and sensors. buying power from, say, an electricity plant data streams, for example for high-defi- imec develops miniaturized modules that institutes worldwide. Large international semiconductor compa- to youngsters using all kinds of projects, imec has also published system design. Research builds on an ex- These body area networks can for example running on coal. Imec also studies organic nition television, also becomes indispen- will be the heart of fast and low-cost hy- nies and system houses are well-known partners of imec, but also picture books about technology for children aged 4 to 7. tensive knowhow in characterization and be used for autonomous monitoring of pa- solar cells which are less efficient than sable. Such data streams require a mas- perspectral cameras. Such cameras will medical, pharmaceutical and energy companies work with imec in modeling. tients in daily life. silicon solar cells, but outperform them sive throughput, in the order of GBits per replace today’s large and complex sys- joint R&D programs. when it comes to flexibility, lightness, and second. Imec focuses on cost-effective, tems, making hyperspectral imaging avail- IMEC SERVICES The CMOS processes currently used to Also, imec researches new diagnostics and cost. High-efficiency III-V-based solar cells low-power 60GHz radio ICs in standard able for many new applications. Imec’s partnerships take the form of industrial affiliation programs