Design and foundry services
As a catalyst of semiconductor innovation, imec strives to lower the barrier to chip manufacturing. Companies, including start-ups, can use imec as a single point of entry to design support, chip fabrication, packaging, and qualification – in a wide range of standard and more exploratory technologies.
Getting an IC or nanotechnologies manufactured is a tough process. The challenge more than doubles when initial volumes are low or non-conventional process steps are involved. It’s hard to get access to all the necessary capabilities. And the major foundries find it difficult to incorporate such projects into their overloaded schedules.
Imec.IC-link: gateway to ASIC manufacturing in major foundries
Developing an application-specific circuit (ASIC) is an interesting way to increase performance, reduce costs and protect the IP of your product. Imec.IC-link, imec’s ASIC division, guides you through that process.
Imec.IC-link is a TSMC value chain aggregator (VCA) and has agreements with other major foundries, ensuring you easy access to IC production in any volume and in several standard to advanced technologies.
On top of manufacturing, several additional services are available: design and IP support, assembly, advanced packaging, testing, qualification and optimization. The whole offering is available as a menu of distinct services or a full turnkey solution that allows you to fully focus on your core business while imec.IC-link takes care of your ASIC.
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Beyond the standards: custom design and specialty fabrication services at imec
Does your device require access to special process steps and CMOS post-processing options? You can work out the process flow on imec’s established process modules up to prototyping and small series.
More on imec's prototyping capabilities
You can also directly access imec’s platform technologies as stand-alone platforms with a PDK:
- silicon photonics and silicon nitride photonics on both 200mm and 300mm wafers
- GaN-on-SOI MPW
This offering is to be extended soon.
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Supporting expertise for dedicated applications
To tailor imec’s technology toolbox to your application, imec’s experts bring in a wealth of expert knowledge to support your prototyping project. This includes:
- imaging, sensing and actuation
- optical beamforming
- silicon and silicon nitride photonics design, including customized laser design for integration with silicon photonics
- nano-imprint lithography
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