External press release
11 Jun 2015

Perovskite photovoltaic module with 8 percent conversion efficiency
Nano-electronics research center imec has announced a thin-film perovskite photovoltaic (PV) module of a power conversion efficiency of eight percent measured over an aperture area of 16cm2.
8 Jun 2015

Full colour organic light emitting diodes with photoresist technology
FUJIFILM Corporation and imec have demonstrated full-color organic light-emitting diodes by using their jointly-developed photoresist technology for organic semiconductors, a technology that enables submicron patterning.
24 May 2015

Printed and organic electronics in healthcare
Printed, organic and flexible electronics is an industry that includes various components and technologies, from relatively simple electrochemical sensors to flexible X-ray detectors. From an end-user's point of view, the main advantages are disposability, large area, and conformability. In this article we focus on healthcare and review the wide range of devices targeted for medical applications.
Full profile interview
6 May 2015

Joanneum Research
Joanneum Research is a technology provider for business and industrial clients. They are made up of six research divisions which product IP which they can then license out to customers.
19 Mar 2015

Consortium to bring flexible electronics from the lab to market
Cartamundi, Van Genechten Packaging, PragmatIC, SMARTRAC, TNO and imec have joined forces to realize the creation of smart and interactive printed objects.
External press release
17 Mar 2015

Creation of smart and interactive printed objects
Cartamundi, Van Genechten Packaging, PragmatIC, SMARTRAC, TNO and imec have joined forces to realize the creation of smart and interactive printed objects.
Full profile interview
23 Jan 2015

IMEC - Wearable Health Monitoring
Imec is a research centre, with headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, and sites in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China, India and Japan. They work to bridge the gap between research and industry, with more than 75% of their income coming from industry partners.
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External press release
30 Dec 2014

Thin-film hybrid oxide-organic microprocessor
Holst Centre, imec and their partner Evonik have realized a general-purpose 8-bit microprocessor, manufactured using complementary thin-film transistors processed at temperatures compatible with plastic foil substrates (250°C).
28 Nov 2014

Cartamundi, Holst Centre and imec join forces
Collaboration will integrate thin-film NFC Chips into game cards to create an intuitive, easy and fun gaming experience.
External press release
18 Nov 2014

Ultra-low power short-range radio for internet of things
A strategic partnership for joint R&D on ultra-low power (ULP) short radio technology for smart homes and buildings.
Background
7 Oct 2014

Panasonic
Panasonic has invested in inkjet printing manufacturing methods, using polymer OLED from Sumitomo. At CES 2013, they demonstrated a 56" printed TV. The details of the printing process were not disclosed.
1 Oct 2014

Successful upscaling of OPV cells paves way for market introduction
Nanoelectronics research center imec presents a fullerene-free organic photovoltaic (OPV) module of 160cm2 achieving a conversion efficiency above 5 percent, and a semi-transparent OPV module with an efficiency above 4.5 percent.
External press release
24 Sep 2014

New low-cost texturing process for high efficiency PERC solar cells
imec and RENA present a novel isopropyl-alcohol (IPA)-free process for the texturing of Cz-Si wafers for high-efficiency silicon solar cell manufacturing at low cost.
External press release
24 Sep 2014

Successful upscaling of OPV cells paves way for market introduction
imec presents a fullerene-free organic photovoltaic module of 160cm2 achieving a conversion efficiency above 5 percent, and a semi-transparent OPV module with an efficiency above 4.5 percent.
External press release
24 Sep 2014

KYOCERA joins imec's industrial affiliation program
imec and Kyocera Corporation have announced that Kyocera has joined imec's industrial affiliation program to advance next-generation crystalline silicon solar cells.
External press release
24 Jul 2014

Compact vibration harvester power supply with highest efficiency
OMRON and Holst Centre/imec have unveiled a prototype of an extremely compact vibrational energy harvesting DC power supply with worlds' highest efficiency.
External press release
10 Jul 2014

Solar cell technology based on N-type substrates
Nano-electronics research center imec, has reported an n-type PERT crystalline silicon (Si) solar cell fabricated on a large area wafer (15.6cm x 15.6 cm) reaching a top conversion efficiency of 21.5 percent (calibrated at ISE Callab).
12 Jun 2014

New open reference sensor module
Imec has announced that it is collaborating with Samsung Electronics to accelerate innovation and collaboration among technology companies and researchers working in the burgeoning mobile wearable field.
External press release
1 May 2014

Holst Centre and NovaCentrix partner to advance photonic curing
Holst Centre and NovaCentrix have announced a partnership to advance the study and application of photonic curing technologies.