Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre

Also known as imec, IMEC

Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC; officially stylised as imec) is an international research & development organization, active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies with headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. Luc Van den hove has served as president and CEO since 2009.

Key facts

Company.name: IMEC
Company.logo: LOGO-IMEC black.svg
Company.image: IMEC 2.jpg
Company.image_caption: IMEC Headquarters in Leuven, Belgium
Company.type: Nonprofit company
Company.industry: Nanoelectronics, digital technologies
Company.genre: Independent research center
Company.founder: Roger Van Overstraeten
Company.location_city: Leuven
Company.locations: Belgium (5), Netherlands (3), United States (6), Taiwan (1), Japan (1), United Kingdom (1), Germany (1), Spain (1), Italy (1) and India (1)
Company.key_people: Luc Van den hove (President and CEO)
Company.services

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Contents

Overview
History
Advanced semiconductor scaling
Energy
Artificial intelligence
Smart cities
Image sensors and vision systems
Smart health
Neuropixels technology
Brain-On-Chip research
Point of care blood test devices (Johns Hopkins University & miDiagnostics)
Wearables
Breathalyzer
IMEC Malaga
References
External links

IMEC has more than 5,500 employees and researchers for advanced semiconductor R&D activities, also including system scaling, silicon photonics, artificial intelligence, beyond 5G communications and sensing technologies. In 2022, IMEC's revenue (P&L) totaled 846 million euro.