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Do you have an innovative idea in ICT, our health and care sector, the manufacturing industry or other domains?&nbsp;

Discover how our imec.icon research program can help you kick-start your project.&nbsp;

Info Session on the imec.icon program call

In our imec.icon info session, in collaboration with Flanders Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship and Innoviris, you will learn all about the:

<ul>
	<li>Concrete support you will gain through the imec.icon program</li>
	<li>Characteristics of an imec.icon research project</li>
	<li>Application criteria and procedures of our imec.icon call</li>
</ul>

We will give a general introduction to imec.icon and go over topics such as:

<ul>
	<li>Specific support you will gain through the imec.icon program</li>
	<li>Characteristics of an imec.icon research project</li>
	<li>Application criteria and procedures of our imec.icon call</li>
</ul>

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The imec.icon research program is our successful formula for demand-driven, cooperative research on hardware-, software- and combined hardware/software innovati

Research is what defines us. It is our roots. Whether you seek specific support or work with multiple partners, we accelerate your progress.  

We offer you both R&amp;D solutions to create new technologies as well as innovation services applicable to both products and services. Your project can be big 

What we offer

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Discover how the imec.icon program can help you kick-start your cooperative research project in the digital technologies and nano electronics.  

imec.icon Open Call

 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;

Research update

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

Info Session on the imec.icon program call

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imec.icon Open Call

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

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imec.icon Open Call

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