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SEMI-THERM 2026
March 09 - 12, 2026 | San Jose, US
Thermal Innovations that Keep the World’s Technology Cool
Imec
Bjorn Vermeersch, Principal Member of Technical Staff, will present:
- LUNCH BREAK: Procedural Artworks from Heat Equations and Japanese Embroidery (March 10 at 12:00 PM)
- Modeling: Fast Multiscale Thermal Simulation of Large SoCs down to Sub-Nanometer Transistor Channel Detail through Iterative Selective Resolution Refinement (March 11 at 8:40 AM)
Event details
SEMI-THERM is an international forum dedicated to the thermal management and characterization of electronic components and systems. It provides knowledge covering all thermal length scales from IC to facility level. The symposium fosters the exchange of knowledge between thermal engineers, professionals and leading experts from industry as well as the exchange of information on the latest academic and industrial advances in electronics thermal management.