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To celebrate this milestone, we asked 16&nbsp;of our researchers for their visions about the future, specifically for 2035. You will discover their ideas on these pages. For more details, read the January issue of the imec magazine <a href="/en/imec-magazine/imec-magazine-january-2019/preface-luc-van-den-hove">here</a>.

Imec turns 35 in 2019

Visions

Veerle Reumers

Research update

Imec, renowned for its groundbreaking technological innovations, is shooting for the stars. With funding from NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program, imec has validated its nanotechnology in microgravity, a critical step in overcoming the challenges of space-based research.

Imec’s technology triumphs in successful suborbital space flight 

 Piet Wambacq

"I feel an insatiable hunger to learn and to explore."

Testimonial

<ul>
	<li>Joined imec in 1996</li>
	<li>Principal member of technical staff, distinguished member of technical staff</li>
	<li>Became imec fellow in 2020</li>
</ul>

Meet imec fellow Piet Wambacq

Pol Van Dorpe

It's crucial to get out of your comfort zone, meet other people, see other labs, learn from other approaches and insights. This will really make a difference in your life and your research.

<ul>
	<li>Joined imec in 2001</li>
	<li>Postdoctoral researcher, principal member of technical staff, scientific director</li>
	<li>Became imec fellow in 2020</li>
</ul>

Meet imec fellow Pol Van Dorpe

Pioneering semiconductor design for sensing light beyond the visible 

Pawel Malinowski

Jiwon Lee

Nikolas Papadopoulos

Potential of thin-film-based image sensors unlocked with the integration of a pinned-photodiode structure&nbsp;

Featured in the media

For the first time, researchers from imec succeeded in integrating a pinned photodiode structure in thin-film image sensors.

With the addition of a pinned-photogate and a transfer gate, the superior absorption qualities of thin-film imagers -beyond one µm wavelength- can finally be exploited, unlocking the potential of sensing light beyond the visible in a cost-efficient way.

This novel approach opens doors to diverse applications, from autonomous driving to environmental monitoring.&nbsp;

Pioneering advances in semiconductor design for sensing light beyond the visible 

'It's great how our research is aligned with what society needs'

Major advancement in silicon-based WDM

Jade Liu

Imec demonstrates compact 32-channel silicon-based wavelength filter with low loss and high tuning efficiency

'52% of Bulgarian women are scientists and engineers'

'The fairy tale bubble: Kaustuv’s take on the cultural diversity at imec'

Precison model to predict PV yields

Michaël Daenen

Ivan Gordon

Arnaud Morlier

How the Energy Yield Model, developed at EnergyVille, is guiding efficient solar energy utilization&nbsp;

In the quest for sustainable energy, solar power stands as a vital player, yet its unpredictable nature challenges accurate energy (and financial) yield predictions.

Within their partnership at EnergyVille, imec and Hasselt University have tackled this obstacle head-on, through a groundbreaking Energy Yield Model.

Unlike traditional models, this bottom-up approach intricately considers light, temperature, and electrical dynamics within solar panels. It offers unparalleled precision and can become a beacon for efficient solar energy utilization.

This article explores the Energy Yield Model, from its core components to real-world applications, and is a must-read for those passionate about advancing solar technology.

Predicting energy yields for photovoltaic systems with imec’s precision model 

Jan Van Houdt

The demonstration of a non-destructive read operation for FeCAPs presents a milestone towards compute-in-memory applications

Ferroelectric capacitors (FeCAPs) are an energy-efficient alternative to resistive types of memories for analog compute-in-memory (CiM) applications.

However, since conventional read operations for FeCAPs are destructive, the read endurance is limited by the write endurance, which is insufficient for CiM.

Imec and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated a non-destructive read operation for the first time, enabling fully decoupled read and write endurance.

They achieved a non-destructive read endurance of &gt;1011 and a capacitive memory window of 8.7 (at 0V) – the largest values reported for FeCAPs.

A non-destructive readout mechanism for ferroelectric capacitors

Spanish government, region of Andalusia and imec sign Memorandum of Understanding

New R&amp;D facility will complement imec’s 300mm cleanroom in Leuven with new processes and materials to boost innovation in upcoming domains such as health and augmented and virtual reality

Spanish government, region of Andalusia and imec sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the intention to establish a new 300mm R&D process line for specialized chip technologies

Daniele Garbin

Gouri Sankar Kar

The discovery of a memory effect in ovonic threshold switching (OTS) devices paves the way to a new compute express link (CXL) memory

The promise of OTS-only memories for next-gen compute system architectures

Lijun Liu

Sybren Santermans

Koen Martens

Towards scalable single-molecule sensing for genomics and proteomics&nbsp;

Researchers at imec unveil a pioneering bio-molecular sensor device – a nanowell FET, an upgraded version of their earlier FinFET biosensor.&nbsp;

The device features a 25 nm size nanowell in the center of a 35-40 nm wide silicon FinFET, enhancing molecular detection sensitivity, with near-ideal electrical properties.&nbsp;

Additionally, binding inside the nanowell may become self-limiting, which could enable single-molecule sensing.&nbsp;

Nanowell field-effect transistor for highly sensitive molecular detection 

Other visions

To celebrate this milestone, we asked 16&nbsp;of our researchers for their visions about the future, specifically for 2035. You will discover their ideas on the

Imec turns 35 in 2019

Visions

Technological evolution

Health data

Machine learning

Batteries and energy

Classroom of the future

Quantum computing

Living in a city

The smartphone comes apart

A food-printer

No more bad connections

About robots

Industry 5.0

Data pods

Hacking a sport?

Augmented reality glasses

Beam me up Scotty

Imec’s technology triumphs in successful suborbital space flight

Meet imec fellow Piet Wambacq

Meet imec fellow Pol Van Dorpe

Pioneering semiconductor design for sensing light beyond the visible

'It's great how our research is aligned with what society needs'

Major advancement in silicon-based WDM

'52% of Bulgarian women are scientists and engineers'

'The fairy tale bubble: Kaustuv’s take on the cultural diversity at imec'

Precison model to predict PV yields

A non-destructive readout mechanism for ferroelectric capacitors

Spanish government, region of Andalusia and imec sign Memorandum of Understanding

The promise of OTS-only memories for next-gen compute system architectures

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