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Imec is the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique. By leveraging our world-class infrastructure and local and global ecosystem of partners across a multitude of industries, we create groundbreaking innovation in application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, and energy. Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium and also has distributed R&D groups at a number of Flemish universities, in the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China, and offices in India and Japan.
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2012
19 Mar 2012
Nano-imprinted photonic structures improve efficiency of silicon solar
Imec has successfully fabricated crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells including 2D periodic photonic nanostructures made with nano-imprint lithography.1 Mar 2012
Bidirectional communication for thin-film RFIDs
Thin-film RFID chips are made on plastic foil, with organic or oxide thin-film semiconductors27 Feb 2012
New record low-power multi-standard transceiver for sensor networks
Imec and Holst Centre announce a 2.3/2.4GHz transmitter for wireless sensor applications compliant with 4 wireless standards (IEEE802.15.6/4/4g and Bluetooth Low Energy).19 Jan 2012
Holst Centre and imec launch research program on flexible OLED display
A new research program launched by Holst Centre and imec plans to develop a low cost process for high-volume manufacturing of flexible active-matrix OLED displays. The shared program will bring together partners from across the value chain to tackle the challenges of large area displays, high resolution, low power, outdoor readability, flexibility and light weight.2 Jan 2012
Flamac, Imec partner to develop new materials for solar cells
Imec is working together with Flamac, a division of SIM vzw (Strategic Initiative Materials; Zwijnaarde, Belgium) to develop novel semiconductor materials for solar cell applications.2011
22 Dec 2011
Imec, Polyera & Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency
Imec, Polyera and Solvay set 8.3% efficiency record for organic solar cell with inverted device architecture20 Dec 2011
Imec, Polyera and Solvay set 8.3% efficiency record for organic solar
Imec, Polyera and international chemical group Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency of 8.3% for polymer-based single junction organic solar cells in an inverted device stack.9 Dec 2011
MEMS energy harvester for shock-induced energy harvesting in car tires
Imec and Holst Centre have announced that they have made a micromachined harvester for vibration energy with a record output power of 489µW.2 Dec 2011
Interdigitated back-contact silicon solar cells above 23% efficiency
Imec together with its silicon photovoltaic industrial affiliation program partners Schott Solar, Total, Photovoltech, GDF-SUEZ, Solland Solar, Kaneka and Dow Corning, have demonstrated an excellent conversion efficiency of 23.3% on interdigitated back-contact (IBC) silicon solar cells.2 Dec 2011
Kaneka, imec develop high-efficiency heterojunction silicon solar cell
Kaneka and imec present silver-free heterojunction silicon solar cells.17 Nov 2011
EU project IMOLA starts R&D on large-area, intelligent OLED lighting
OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) are paper-thin, flexible and lightweight electronic devices. They consist of organic materials which emit light in response to an electric current.15 Nov 2011
Shirt to power low energy wearable electronics
Holst Centre and imec have developed a shirt with a completely hidden integrated thermoelectric generator (TEG).31 Oct 2011
European collaboration efficient, low-cost tandem organic solar cells
Imec and its 16 project partners announce that they have launched the European FP7 project X10D, a project aiming at developing tandem organic solar cells with an increased conversion efficiency and lifetime, and a decreased production cost.12 Oct 2011
Imec unveils innovative technology for an ECG patch
Imec and Holst Centre announce an innovative body patch that integrates an ultra-low power electrocardiogram (ECG) chip and a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio.27 Sep 2011
nTact & Holst Centre partner for innovations in roll-to-roll coating
In a joint research effort with the existing partners at Holst Centre, technologies will be developed to enable patterned deposition of homogeneous film layers on flexible foils.7 Sep 2011
Innovative organic solar cell architecture sets new performance level
The Belgian research centre imec, together with Plextronics and Solvay, present this week at the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (PVSEC) in Hamburg an organic polymer-based single junction solar cell with 6.9% performance in an innovative inverted device stack.7 Sep 2011
Solliance and imec join forces in thin film PV research, development
Imec and Solliance have announced that imec will be a full partner of Solliance and will integrate its thin film PV R&D efforts in Solliance.6 Sep 2011
Imec and Solliance join forces
Imec and Solliance announced yesterday that imec will be a full partner of Solliance and will integrate its thin film PV R&D efforts in Solliance. With imec as a partner, Solliance aims to be an R&D cluster bringing thin film solar energy technology to excellence.5 Jul 2011
PragmatIC partners with Holst Centre on printed logic technology
PragmatIC Printing Ltd, the pioneer in imprinted logic circuits, and Holst Centre,an open-innovation initiative by imec (Belgium) and TNO (Netherlands), have recently announced their collaboration in the research, development and exploitation of flexible electronics.4 Jul 2011
Siltronic AG joins Imec's GaN-on-Si research program
Siltronic AG and the Belgian nano-electronics research institute imec have concluded an agreement to collaborate on the development of silicon wafers with a gallium nitride layer as partner of imec's GaN-on-Si industrial affiliation program.