Details

Industries

Embedded Systems,Industrial,Information Technology,Search Engine

Founded date

Jan 1, 1982

Number Of Employee

1001 - 5000

Operating Status

Active

Investor Type

Incubator

Sub-Organizations

Fidimec

Imec* is a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology.

Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and has offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China and Japan.

Its staff of more than 1,650 people include over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. In 2008, imec's revenue (P&L) was 270 million euro.

Imec's More Moore research targets semiconductor scaling for the 22nm technology node and beyond. With its More than Moore research, imec invents technology for nomadic embedded systems, wireless autonomous transducer solutions, biomedical electronics, photovoltaics, organic electronics and GaN power electronics.

Imec's research bridges the gap between the fundamental research at universities and R&D in the industry. It has unique processing and system know-how, intellectual property portfolio, state-of-the-art infrastructure, and a strong and worldwide network position. This makes imec a key partner for shaping the technology of the future.

*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) and imec Taiwan (imec Taiwan Co.).