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IMEC
AT A GLANCE
HISTORY

  ▸ Established by state
    government of Flanders
    in 1984
  ▸ Independent non-profit
    organization
  ▸ Worldwide reach
  ▸ Initial investment: 62M€
  ▸ Initial staff: ~70




                         © IMEC 2012
MISSION

  ▸ W ld l di research in
    World-leading    hi
    nano-electronics
  ▸ Scientific knowledge with
    innovative power of global
    partnerships in ICT,
    healthcare and energy
  ▸ Industry-relevant
    technology solutions
  ▸ International top talent
    in a unique high-tech
    environment committed
    to provide building blocks
    for a better life in a
    sustainable society

                           © IMEC 2012
FULL ECO SYSTEM


             Universities




Europe         IMEC         Government




               Industry
                      y
FACTS & FIGURES

  ▸ Total revenue in 2011 of
    300M€, a growth of 5%
  ▸ 1 773 publications R&D
    1,773
    related in 2011
  ▸ 132 patents awarded &
         p
    133 patents submitted
    in 2011
  ▸ Collaboration with 600
    companies & 208
    universities
  ▸ 600 residents



                         © IMEC 2012
Top 5 foreign employees
                                                                                          HEADCOUNT                                                                                            1.
                                                                                                                                                                                               1 The Netherlands (#
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                                                                                                                                                                                               2. China (# 87)
                                                                                                                                                                                               3. France (# 86)
      May 2012:                                                                                                                                                                                4. India (# 76)
                                                                                                                                                                                               5. Japan (# 61)
      ▸ 1,077 Belgians
      ▸ 72 foreign nationalities
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IMEC IN THE WORLD




                         The Netherlands
               Belgium
                                           China
office US                                             office Japan

                                                   Taiwan
                                  India
Organic
     Silicon     solar cell
   200mm            line                    NERF
    solar cell                               lab
   pilot line
       line



 Nano                         300mm
biolabs                       pilot line




                                   450mm
                                    ready




      STATE-OF-THE-ART
     RESEARCH FACILITIES
300mm PILOT LINE




IMEC TOWER
‣ Expansion of 14,208 m2
               14 208
‣ 16 floors – capacity of 450 people & lab space
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                  Core CMOS                                CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
SCALING



  ‣ 1965:
    Lithography enabled scaling

  ‣ 2002-2003: ~ 90 nm
    2002 2003:
    Materials enabled scaling

  ‣ ~ 14 nm:
    3D enabled scaling




                         © IMEC 2012
FINFET



  ‣ 22nm – 14nm

  ‣ FinFET introduction at
    22nm for high-end
              high end
    applications

  ‣ 14nm for foundry
    processes




                        © IMEC 2012
LOGIC



       ‣ High mobility channel

       ‣ 10 nm – 7nm
Ge




                             © IMEC 2012
LOGIC



                   ‣ High mobility channel
     InGa
      As           ‣ 10nm – 7nm
Ge
            InP

            GaAs
            Ge

            Si




                                         © IMEC 2012
LOGIC


Tunnel FET
                               ‣ New device concepts
             Pinch-off FET     ‣ Tunnel FET

                               ‣ Pinch-off FET

                               ‣ 7nm – 5nm




                                                   © IMEC 2012
ReRAM



  ‣ Resistive RAM

  ‣ Integration in a vertical
    concept

  ‣ In 2011: world’s smallest,
    fully-functional HfO2-based
    ReRAM cell, with an area
    of less than 10 x 10nm²




                           © IMEC 2012
DRAM



         ‣ STT RAM as stand alone
           and for embedded
           memory




<20nm
                              © IMEC 2012
3D INTEGRATION



  ‣ Reducing floor space –
    small form factor

  ‣ 3D stacking of memory on
    logic or RF on interposer




                        © IMEC 2012
OPTICAL I/O



  ‣ Extreme high bandwidth
    I/O in high performance
    computing

  ‣ Imec world-first sub-
    100nm photonics
    components on 300mm Si
    technology with optical
    lithography
    li h     h




                        © IMEC 2012
EUV



  ‣ ASML preproduction
    scanner NXE:3100 for
    extreme UV lithography




                        © IMEC 2012
LITHO POWER



  ‣ 16nm half pitch

  ‣ Phenomenal lithographic
    power can be achieved




                        © IMEC 2012
DIRECTED SELF
ASSEMBLY


  ‣ Extending optical
             g p
    lithography beyond its
    current limits
  ‣ Alternative patterning
    enabling frequency
    multiplication through use
         p              g
    of block copolymers




                             © IMEC 2012
INSITE



                          ‣ Technology insights for
                                     gy    g
   SYSTEM DESIGN            product roadmaps
  (Fabless - Fablite)

       INSITE


PROCESS TECHNOLOGY
     (Foundry)




                                                  © IMEC 2012
INSITE

                 Technology
                    Option
                   selection           ‣ Linking process technology
                                               gp                gy
                                         & system design


Path-finding
 Technology-                    Test chips
    design
        g                        Design &
co-exploration                     build




                   Model
                  Measure &
                 characterize
                                                              © IMEC 2012
300mm PILOT LINE



  ‣ Investment > 1B$
                   $
  ‣ Unique lithography cluster
    centered around ASML
    equipment
  ‣ Advanced equipment and
    preproduction tools
  ‣ Ballroom type of cleanroom
  ‣ 4 800 ² class 1 000 area
    4,800m² l 1,000




                         © IMEC 2012
300mm PILOT LINE




300mm PILOT LINE:
‣ Silicon pilot line for (sub-)22nm
‣ Semi-industrial operation - 24/7, process monitoring, short cycle time
PREPARING 450mm



  ‣ Funding Flemish
          g
    Government
  ‣ Towards Europe’s
    innovation engine




                        © IMEC 2012
GLOBAL NETWORK


                  SYSTEM COMPANIES




MEMORY IDM   LOGIC IDM   FOUNDRIES   FABLITE   FABLESS




     EQUIPMENT           MATERIAL        SOFTWARE
      SUPPLIERS          SUPPLIERS       SUPPLIERS
GLOBAL NETWORK




Memory IDM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Logic IDM   Foundries   Fablite   Fabless



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CORE CMOS PARTNERS




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      RESEARCH
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                 Core CMOS                                 CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
BODY AREA
NETWORKS
internet
doctor     BODY AREA
hospital
           NETWORKS


             ▸ W
               Wearable h l h and
                    bl health d
               comfort monitoring




                                © IMEC 2012
HEALTH PATCH




  ▸ M l i parameter:
    Multi
    - heartbeat
    - skin temperature
    - skin conductance
    - sweat analysis
    - chemical sensing
                     g




                         © IMEC 2012
HEALTH PATCHECG PATCH



              ▸ Ul l
                Ultra-low power ECG
                patch
              ▸ Bluetooth low energy
                                  gy
              ▸ Embedded algorithm
              ▸ 30 days autonomy




                                   © IMEC 2012
WIRELESS EEG




  Applications:
  A li i
  ▸ Improving traffic safety
    through drowsiness
          g
    monitoring
  ▸ Games that adapt to the
    player s
    player’s cognitive state
  ▸ E-learning that adapts to
    the user’s concentration
  ▸ Accurate EEG monitoring
    at home, e.g. epilepsy
    patients

                        © IMEC 2012
ULTRA LOW
ENERGY DESIGN


  ▸ Di i l system d i f
    Digital        design for
    battery operated and
    harvested devices with
    10-100 times less power
    consumption
  ▸ Reliable near-threshold
             near threshold
    design
  ▸ Ultra energy efficient
    biomedical processing
    bi     di l         i




                        © IMEC 2012
MOBILE
DIAGNOSTICS


  ▸ Aff d bl
    Affordable
  ▸ Health monitoring to rural
    environments in
    developing countries




                        © IMEC 2012
CMUT

4D RT imaging


                           ▸ C
                             Capacitive Mi
                                   i i Micromachined
                                                 hi d
                             Ultrasonic Transducers
                             technology
                Mock up    ▸ Towards mobile real-time
                             4D ultrasound
                           ▸ More precise & faster
                             ultrasound scans




                                                © IMEC 2012
CMUT: BASED ON
SiGe MEMS


  ▸ SiG MEMS on top of
    SiGe                 f
    CMOS
  ▸ Membranes integrated
                     g
    with electronics
  ▸ More compact, faster,
    more sensitive, increasing
           sensitive
    pixel density




                         © IMEC 2012
LIFE SCIENCES:
EARLY DIAGNOSTICS
EARLY
DETECTION


  ▸ E l d
    Early detection of cancer
                  i    f
    cells
  ▸ Secondary tumors are
               y
    main cause of most cancer
    deaths
  ▸ Challenge: detecting one
    in 5 billion cells




                        © IMEC 2012
INSPECTION
CIRCUITS


  ▸ Chi with thousands of
    Chip i h h          d f
    parallel inspection circuits
  ▸ Each containingg
    electronics, microfluidics &
    imaging hardware
  ▸ Goal: inspect 20 million
    cells per second with high
    reliability




                          © IMEC 2012
LIFE SCIENCES:
PERSONALIZED THERAPY
STEM CELLS




  ▸ T
    Treat diabetes patients by
          di b         i    b
    replacing faulty pancreas
    cells with new pancreas
    cells
  ▸ Reprogrammed on the
    basis of own stem cells




                         © IMEC 2012
STEM CELL
BIOREACTOR


  ▸ G
    Growing cells & tissues on
          i      ll    i
    chips
  ▸ Two-way communication
             y
    between electronics &
    cells
  ▸ Expertise in electrode
    arrays on active CMOS
    for cell recording of
    neurons & cardiac cells
                    di    ll




                         © IMEC 2012
PRECISE
REPROGRAMMING


  ▸ Ch ll
    Challenge: a platform f
                  l f     for
    precise reprogramming
    and growth of stem cells
  ▸ Built on expertise in
    advanced semiconductor
    equipment & advanced
    metrology




                         © IMEC 2012
NERF LAB




  ▸ I
    Imec & VIB & KU Leuven
                     L
  ▸ Unraveling the human
    brain
  ▸ Research interests:
    - sensory integration &
      processing i the
              i in h
      zebrafish brain
    - neural circuits &
      behavior
    - functional assembly of
      neural circuits
            l i it

                         © IMEC 2012
HUMAN++ PROGRAM PARTNERS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                  Core CMOS                                CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
WIRLESS SENSORS



  ▸ Improving connectedness
  ▸ Smarter world:
    - smart healthcare
    - smart buildings
    - smart phone
    - smart display




                         © IMEC 2012
WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION


 ▸ Innovative solutions for
   tomorrow’s wireless
   communication
 ▸ By combining advanced IC
   technology with innovative
   design strategies & smart
   software techniques
 ▸ Fully-integrated energy-
   efficient solutions with
   more performance &
   flexibility
             y


                         © IMEC 2012
RECONFIGURABLE
RADIOS


 ▸ Towards low cost & low
             low-cost low-
   power reconfigurable radios
 ▸ Enabling future 4G
   networks and digital video
   broadcasting
 ▸ Reconfigurable analog front-
                          front
   end
 ▸ Reconfigurable digital
   baseband
   b b d
 ▸ Spectrum sensing
 ▸ Record breaking ADCs

                        © IMEC 2012
mmWAVE
SOLUTIONS


  ‣ Wireless solutions that
    exploit the bandwidth
    capacity available at
    60GHz for h t
    60GH f short-range
    Gigabit/s communication
  ‣ Radar & backhaul
    applications emerging




                        © IMEC 2012
ULTRA LOW
ULTRA-LOW
POWER RADIOS


  ‣ Radios for battery &
    energy harvested devices
    with power consumption
    that i 10 100 times l
    th t is 10-100 ti    lower
    than conventional low-
    power systems




                         © IMEC 2012
PARTNERS W
       S WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
               SS C    O OG
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                  Core CMOS                                CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
TARGET MARKETS



  ▸   Space
       p
  ▸   Instrumentation
  ▸   Machine vision
  ▸   Medical
  ▸   Biology




                        © IMEC 2012
SPECIALIZED
IMAGING


  ▸   Ultra fast
  ▸   Non-visible light
  ▸   Enhanced performance
  ▸   Hyperspectral
  ▸   Lensless




                        © IMEC 2012
ULTRA FAST
IMAGING


  Challenge
         g
   ▸ Fast readout at low
     power consumption
   ▸ Towards million
     frames/sec

  Building on imec expertise:
  ▸ High speed ADCs
  ▸ Embedded CCD




                           © IMEC 2012
IMAGING NON
VISIBLE LIGHT


  ▸ Fully qualified EUV sensors
        yq
    installed in customer’s
    product: ASML/3100
    lithography tool

    - EUV Energy sensor to
      monitor EUV dose
    - 2 EUV position sensors
      to calibrate, align and
      focus lens systems




                         © IMEC 2012
ENHANCED
PERFORMANCE


  ▸ Backside illumination for:
    - High quantum
       efficiency
    - Broad spectral range
       from 193nm to 1μm




                          © IMEC 2012
HYPERSPECTRAL
IMAGING


  Advantages:
          g
  ▸ More spectral
    information (than RGB)
  ▸ Extreme miniaturization
  ▸ Low cost
  ▸ High speed
  ▸ Wafer-level filter
    integration




                       © IMEC 2012
LENSLESS



           Microscopic imaging over a
                     p    g g
           large area
           Biomedical applications:
           ▸ Cell sorting & monitoring
              (flow cytometry)
           ▸ Molecular diagnostics
              (biomarkers assays)
150 µm
           ▸ DNA sequencing




                                 © IMEC 2012
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                  Core CMOS                                CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
APPLICATIONS



  ‣ Smart buildings
                 g
  ‣ Preventive maintenance
  ‣ Logistics
  ‣ Automotive
  ‣ Monitoring environmental
    parameters




                       © IMEC 2012
SENSOR SYSTEMS



  ‣ Long-time autonomy
       g             y
  ‣ Ultra-low power
    wireless solutions:
    10 – 100 times lower
    than conventional
    low-power systems
        p        y




                       © IMEC 2012
MEMS
HARVERSTER


  ‣ Piezoelectric harvesters
  ‣ MEMS harvester to
    power intelligent tire
  ‣ Record output of
    489µW




                         © IMEC 2012
ETHYLENE
SENSOR


  ‣ Sensor in one single chip
                     g      p
  ‣ Monitor fruit ripening
  ‣ Low detection limits low
                  limits,
    cost, low power
    consumption




                         © IMEC 2012
2.3/2.4 GHZ
TRANSMITTER


  ‣ Multi-standard transceiver
    for sensor networks
  ‣ 2.3/2.4GHz transmitter for
    wireless sensor
    applications compliant with
    4 wireless standards
  ‣ 3 to 5 times more power
    efficient than state-of-the-
    art Bl
         Bluetooth LE
                  h




                          © IMEC 2012
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                  Core CMOS                                CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
ENERGY
STRATEGY


 ▸ Solar energy generation
 ▸ Switching energy
 ▸ Storing energy
 ▸ Saving energy




                       © IMEC 2012
SILICON
   PV
COMBINING
EXPERTISE


 ▸ Process steps
 ▸ Materials
 ▸ Device/module concepts
                      p

  Towards world record
  performance




                         © IMEC 2012
SILVER
REPLACEMENT


 ▸ 7% of all silver used in PV
 ▸ A major part of PV cell cost
   is silver
 ▸ Replacing silver by copper




                        © IMEC 2012
Cu PLATED
Cu-PLATED
Si SOLAR CELL


  ▸ Copper electroplating
  ▸ >21% efficiency




                        © IMEC 2012
INTERDIGITATED
BACK-CONTACT Si
SOLAR CELL

  ▸ > 23% efficiency




                       © IMEC 2012
I MODULE
I-MODULE



  ▸ Cell integration of ultra
                        ultra-
    thin wafers onto module
    glass
  ▸ Integrating additional
    electronics to module for
    p
    power conversion & load
    optimization




                          © IMEC 2012
Si-PV IIAP PARTNERS
OPV
ORGANIC CELLS




  ▸ Towards:
    -   10% efficiency
    -   10 years lifetime




                            © IMEC 2012
INVERTED
POLYMER CELL



  ▸ World record
    efficiency 8,3%




                      © IMEC 2012
COMBINING
EXPERTISE



 ▸ Materials and cell
   architectures
 ▸ Collaboration between
   world-class chemical
   companies, innovative
   developers & imec
   d l




                      © IMEC 2012
GaN on Si
GaN-on-Si LEDs



  ▸ LED on 200mm GaN-on-
    Si wafers
  ▸ To make LEDs cheaper




                     © IMEC 2012
GaN on Si
GaN-on-Si LEDs



  ▸ Process flow fully
    compatible with 200mm
    CMOS processing line




                      © IMEC 2012
GaN ON Si
GaN-ON-Si power
devices


  ▸ GaN power devices on
    200mm Si substrates




                      © IMEC 2012
OLED



 ▸ New flexible OLED
   lighting program
 ▸ Economically scalable
   route to high-volume
   manufacturing
 ▸ Low power consumption,
   high resolution, large area,
   outdoor readability,
   flexibility & light weight




                          © IMEC 2012
GaN PARTNERS




25 year solar
cell research
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                  Core CMOS                                CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
CMORE
MEMS            NANO-PHOTONICS




                                    ‣ Turn your silicon concept
                                            y                p
                                      into a product
SENSORS         POWER-HIGH V-HBT




BIO-INTERFACE   GaN




                                                           © IMEC 2012
CMORE




                                                             PRO
                   STEP 1                  STEP 4




                                                               OTOTYPIN
                   - CONCEPT DESIGN        - PROTOTYPING
                                           - LOW-VOLUME
                                             MANUFACTURING
                                             AT IMEC                        ‣ Turn your silicon concept
                                                                                    y                p




                                                                      NG
         LOPMENT




                                                                              into a product
                   STEP 2                  STEP 5

                   - PROCESS DEVELOPMENT   - TRANSFER
  O-)DEVEL




                   - PACKAGING
                   - TESTING
                   - RELIABILITY
(CO




                   STEP 3                  STEP 6
                                                             PRODUCTION
                   - PRODUCT               - HIGH-VOLUME
                     QUALIFICATION           MANUFACTURING
                                            AT FOUNDRY
                                             PARTNER




                                                                                                   © IMEC 2012
EUV SENSORS



  ‣ High-quality EUV sensors
       g q     y
    for ASML’s next-generation
    lithography tools
  ‣ Main requirements:
    - superior lifetime
    - sensitivity to direct and
                y
      high doses of EUV
      irradiation
  ‣N
   Next generation:
               i
   - NXE:3100
   - NXE: 3300


                            © IMEC 2012
BIOSENSORS



  ‣ Biosensor chips for
                 p
    Genalyte diagnostic &
    molecular detection
    equipment
  ‣ CMORE service making use
    of imec’s silicon photonic
                      p
    technology




                            © IMEC 2012
CMORE PARTNERS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM




Human++          Green Radio       Imaging             Sensor           Energy
     BAN           Low power      Image sensors       systems          Photovoltaics
 Life Sciences      wireless     & vision systems     for industrial   Power devices
                 communication                         applications       LEDs


                  Core CMOS                                CMORE          Organic
   Lithography        Devices         Interconnects       MEMS, Sensor electronics
                                                           Photonics
SYSTEM ON FOIL



  Thin-film electronics on
  flexible plastic foils

  Applications:
  ▸ rollable displays for tablet
    computers or phones
         p          p
  ▸ electronics printed on
    objects
  ▸ intelligent food packaging,
    or paper with integrated
    electronics

                             © IMEC 2012
MICROPROCESSO
R


 ▸ First microprocessor
              p




                          © IMEC 2012
IMEC
WHAT WE OFFER
BUSINESS MODEL



Services             Training



Spin-offs            Transfer
                    & licenses

            Joint
            R&D


                                             © IMEC 2012
OPEN
                        INNOVATION


        IP
                 Risk
                 Ri k
                            Services           Training
 Cost
        Talent               Spin-         Transfer &
                              offs          licenses


                                       Joint
                                       R&D
   Accelerated,
cost-effective R&D
      ff
                                                   © IMEC 2012
OPEN
                  Partner                   INNOVATION
                     A


 Partner                          Partner
    E                                B
                 Program                        Services           Training


       Partner              Partner              Spin-         Transfer &
          D                    C
                                                  offs          licenses


                                                           Joint
                                                           R&D

Imec i d t i l affiliation program
I    industrial ffili ti
     Customized programs
                                                                       © IMEC 2012
RESEARCH
                                 PROGRAMS


            System

                                    Services           Training
                  Fabless
                  Fablite
  Logic IDM
                                     Spin-         Transfer &
Memory IDM
                  Foundries           offs          licenses


           Suppliers                           Joint
    Material        Equipment                  R&D
    Suppliers        Suppliers

            EDA   SAT




                                                           © IMEC 2012
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
                                                                                                                                                                                                 FOR FULL INDUSTRY ECO SYSTEM




Memory IDM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Logic IDM   Foundries   Fablite   Fabless



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SERVICES

▸ ASIC services:
  - Design
  - Prototyping to low-volume
▸ CMORE platform:
   - Design                               Services           Training
   - Process techn.
     development
   - Prototyping to low-                   Spin-         Transfer &
     volume                                 offs          licenses
▸ CAMS:
  - A unique set of reliability and
         q                    y                      Joint
    characterization services                        R&D




                                                                 © IMEC 2012
TRAINING

▸ Imec Academy
             y
▸ Training for industry & academia on advanced
  concepts and technologies
▸ Advanced training programs on IC technology
                                                 Services           Training
  and design and related
▸ E-learning and web-based training
▸ On-line knowledge exchange                      Spin-         Transfer &
                                                   offs          licenses


                                                            Joint
                                                            R&D


                  www.imec-academy.be
                                                                        © IMEC 2012
SPIN OFFS
                                                                                                    SPIN-OFFS




                                                                                                        Services           Training


                                                                                                         Spin-         Transfer &
                                                                                                          offs          licenses

Integrated in Synopsis Inc.           Integrated in Cypress
                                          g          yp                     Integrated in Agilent
                                                                            Technologies
                                                                            T h l i                                Joint
                                                                                                                   R&D
                   Integrated in ARM Belgium                  Integrated in Huawei



            Alphabit & UCB Electronics integrated in Agilent Technologies
                Cobrain integrated in Matrix Integrated Systems, Inc.

                                                                                                                               © IMEC 2012
TRANSFER &
                                          LICENSES

▸ Process steps, modules, technologies:
  65nm and 28nm CMOS platform

▸ IP blocks:                                  Services           Training
  - ADCs
  - Software-defined radio
  - Reconfigurable processor                   Spin-         Transfer &
  -…                                            offs          licenses


                                                         Joint
                                                         R&D




                                                                     © IMEC 2012
IMEC
IN FLANDERS
LEVERAGE TO FLANDERS


 With a dedicated team
 stimulating, initiating &
coordinating cooperation
with Flemish companies &
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                                                      Exploration, transfer &
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                                         Worldwide industrial network
                                              of top companies



                  Build-up
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IMEC’S IMPACT ON THE LOCAL INDUSTRY
EVOLUTION COLLABORATION LOCAL COMPANIES

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           344 extra local companies,                                                             411
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    PARTNERS SPREAD OUT OVER FLANDERS
A SAMPLE OF THE FLEMISH PARTNERS
COOPERATION IN DIFFERENT SECTORS 2011
         WITH LOCAL COMPANIES


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                     34%               Microelectronics
                Non-ICT


      Textile
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     Medical
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   Wellness                           26%
      Health
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                                      Electronic prod.
Construction          ICT (others)
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  • 1.
  • 3. HISTORY ▸ Established by state government of Flanders in 1984 ▸ Independent non-profit organization ▸ Worldwide reach ▸ Initial investment: 62M€ ▸ Initial staff: ~70 © IMEC 2012
  • 4. MISSION ▸ W ld l di research in World-leading hi nano-electronics ▸ Scientific knowledge with innovative power of global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy ▸ Industry-relevant technology solutions ▸ International top talent in a unique high-tech environment committed to provide building blocks for a better life in a sustainable society © IMEC 2012
  • 5. FULL ECO SYSTEM Universities Europe IMEC Government Industry y
  • 6. FACTS & FIGURES ▸ Total revenue in 2011 of 300M€, a growth of 5% ▸ 1 773 publications R&D 1,773 related in 2011 ▸ 132 patents awarded & p 133 patents submitted in 2011 ▸ Collaboration with 600 companies & 208 universities ▸ 600 residents © IMEC 2012
  • 7. Top 5 foreign employees HEADCOUNT 1. 1 The Netherlands (# 159) 2. China (# 87) 3. France (# 86) May 2012: 4. India (# 76) 5. Japan (# 61) ▸ 1,077 Belgians ▸ 72 foreign nationalities 159 160 140 120 100 87 86 80 76 59 61 60 46 43 40 30 31 28 25 16 18 20 13 13 15 10 10 12 7 7 5 8 8 7 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 4 2 5 1 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
  • 8. IMEC IN THE WORLD The Netherlands Belgium China office US office Japan Taiwan India
  • 9. Organic Silicon solar cell 200mm line NERF solar cell lab pilot line line Nano 300mm biolabs pilot line 450mm ready STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH FACILITIES
  • 10. 300mm PILOT LINE IMEC TOWER ‣ Expansion of 14,208 m2 14 208 ‣ 16 floors – capacity of 450 people & lab space
  • 11. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 12. SCALING ‣ 1965: Lithography enabled scaling ‣ 2002-2003: ~ 90 nm 2002 2003: Materials enabled scaling ‣ ~ 14 nm: 3D enabled scaling © IMEC 2012
  • 13. FINFET ‣ 22nm – 14nm ‣ FinFET introduction at 22nm for high-end high end applications ‣ 14nm for foundry processes © IMEC 2012
  • 14. LOGIC ‣ High mobility channel ‣ 10 nm – 7nm Ge © IMEC 2012
  • 15. LOGIC ‣ High mobility channel InGa As ‣ 10nm – 7nm Ge InP GaAs Ge Si © IMEC 2012
  • 16. LOGIC Tunnel FET ‣ New device concepts Pinch-off FET ‣ Tunnel FET ‣ Pinch-off FET ‣ 7nm – 5nm © IMEC 2012
  • 17. ReRAM ‣ Resistive RAM ‣ Integration in a vertical concept ‣ In 2011: world’s smallest, fully-functional HfO2-based ReRAM cell, with an area of less than 10 x 10nm² © IMEC 2012
  • 18. DRAM ‣ STT RAM as stand alone and for embedded memory <20nm © IMEC 2012
  • 19. 3D INTEGRATION ‣ Reducing floor space – small form factor ‣ 3D stacking of memory on logic or RF on interposer © IMEC 2012
  • 20. OPTICAL I/O ‣ Extreme high bandwidth I/O in high performance computing ‣ Imec world-first sub- 100nm photonics components on 300mm Si technology with optical lithography li h h © IMEC 2012
  • 21. EUV ‣ ASML preproduction scanner NXE:3100 for extreme UV lithography © IMEC 2012
  • 22. LITHO POWER ‣ 16nm half pitch ‣ Phenomenal lithographic power can be achieved © IMEC 2012
  • 23. DIRECTED SELF ASSEMBLY ‣ Extending optical g p lithography beyond its current limits ‣ Alternative patterning enabling frequency multiplication through use p g of block copolymers © IMEC 2012
  • 24. INSITE ‣ Technology insights for gy g SYSTEM DESIGN product roadmaps (Fabless - Fablite) INSITE PROCESS TECHNOLOGY (Foundry) © IMEC 2012
  • 25. INSITE Technology Option selection ‣ Linking process technology gp gy & system design Path-finding Technology- Test chips design g Design & co-exploration build Model Measure & characterize © IMEC 2012
  • 26. 300mm PILOT LINE ‣ Investment > 1B$ $ ‣ Unique lithography cluster centered around ASML equipment ‣ Advanced equipment and preproduction tools ‣ Ballroom type of cleanroom ‣ 4 800 ² class 1 000 area 4,800m² l 1,000 © IMEC 2012
  • 27. 300mm PILOT LINE 300mm PILOT LINE: ‣ Silicon pilot line for (sub-)22nm ‣ Semi-industrial operation - 24/7, process monitoring, short cycle time
  • 28. PREPARING 450mm ‣ Funding Flemish g Government ‣ Towards Europe’s innovation engine © IMEC 2012
  • 29. GLOBAL NETWORK SYSTEM COMPANIES MEMORY IDM LOGIC IDM FOUNDRIES FABLITE FABLESS EQUIPMENT MATERIAL SOFTWARE SUPPLIERS SUPPLIERS SUPPLIERS
  • 30. GLOBAL NETWORK Memory IDM Logic IDM Foundries Fablite Fabless The image cannot be display ed. Your computer may not hav e enough memory to open the image, or the image may hav e been corrupted. Restart y our computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, y ou may hav e to delete the image and then insert it again.
  • 31. CORE CMOS PARTNERS The image cannot be display ed. Your computer may not hav e enough memory to open the image, or the image may hav e been corrupted. Restart y our computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, y ou may hav e to delete the image and then insert it again. Lam RESEARCH
  • 32. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 34. internet doctor BODY AREA hospital NETWORKS ▸ W Wearable h l h and bl health d comfort monitoring © IMEC 2012
  • 35. HEALTH PATCH ▸ M l i parameter: Multi - heartbeat - skin temperature - skin conductance - sweat analysis - chemical sensing g © IMEC 2012
  • 36. HEALTH PATCHECG PATCH ▸ Ul l Ultra-low power ECG patch ▸ Bluetooth low energy gy ▸ Embedded algorithm ▸ 30 days autonomy © IMEC 2012
  • 37. WIRELESS EEG Applications: A li i ▸ Improving traffic safety through drowsiness g monitoring ▸ Games that adapt to the player s player’s cognitive state ▸ E-learning that adapts to the user’s concentration ▸ Accurate EEG monitoring at home, e.g. epilepsy patients © IMEC 2012
  • 38. ULTRA LOW ENERGY DESIGN ▸ Di i l system d i f Digital design for battery operated and harvested devices with 10-100 times less power consumption ▸ Reliable near-threshold near threshold design ▸ Ultra energy efficient biomedical processing bi di l i © IMEC 2012
  • 39. MOBILE DIAGNOSTICS ▸ Aff d bl Affordable ▸ Health monitoring to rural environments in developing countries © IMEC 2012
  • 40. CMUT 4D RT imaging ▸ C Capacitive Mi i i Micromachined hi d Ultrasonic Transducers technology Mock up ▸ Towards mobile real-time 4D ultrasound ▸ More precise & faster ultrasound scans © IMEC 2012
  • 41. CMUT: BASED ON SiGe MEMS ▸ SiG MEMS on top of SiGe f CMOS ▸ Membranes integrated g with electronics ▸ More compact, faster, more sensitive, increasing sensitive pixel density © IMEC 2012
  • 43. EARLY DETECTION ▸ E l d Early detection of cancer i f cells ▸ Secondary tumors are y main cause of most cancer deaths ▸ Challenge: detecting one in 5 billion cells © IMEC 2012
  • 44. INSPECTION CIRCUITS ▸ Chi with thousands of Chip i h h d f parallel inspection circuits ▸ Each containingg electronics, microfluidics & imaging hardware ▸ Goal: inspect 20 million cells per second with high reliability © IMEC 2012
  • 46. STEM CELLS ▸ T Treat diabetes patients by di b i b replacing faulty pancreas cells with new pancreas cells ▸ Reprogrammed on the basis of own stem cells © IMEC 2012
  • 47. STEM CELL BIOREACTOR ▸ G Growing cells & tissues on i ll i chips ▸ Two-way communication y between electronics & cells ▸ Expertise in electrode arrays on active CMOS for cell recording of neurons & cardiac cells di ll © IMEC 2012
  • 48. PRECISE REPROGRAMMING ▸ Ch ll Challenge: a platform f l f for precise reprogramming and growth of stem cells ▸ Built on expertise in advanced semiconductor equipment & advanced metrology © IMEC 2012
  • 49. NERF LAB ▸ I Imec & VIB & KU Leuven L ▸ Unraveling the human brain ▸ Research interests: - sensory integration & processing i the i in h zebrafish brain - neural circuits & behavior - functional assembly of neural circuits l i it © IMEC 2012
  • 51. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 52. WIRLESS SENSORS ▸ Improving connectedness ▸ Smarter world: - smart healthcare - smart buildings - smart phone - smart display © IMEC 2012
  • 53. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ▸ Innovative solutions for tomorrow’s wireless communication ▸ By combining advanced IC technology with innovative design strategies & smart software techniques ▸ Fully-integrated energy- efficient solutions with more performance & flexibility y © IMEC 2012
  • 54. RECONFIGURABLE RADIOS ▸ Towards low cost & low low-cost low- power reconfigurable radios ▸ Enabling future 4G networks and digital video broadcasting ▸ Reconfigurable analog front- front end ▸ Reconfigurable digital baseband b b d ▸ Spectrum sensing ▸ Record breaking ADCs © IMEC 2012
  • 55. mmWAVE SOLUTIONS ‣ Wireless solutions that exploit the bandwidth capacity available at 60GHz for h t 60GH f short-range Gigabit/s communication ‣ Radar & backhaul applications emerging © IMEC 2012
  • 56. ULTRA LOW ULTRA-LOW POWER RADIOS ‣ Radios for battery & energy harvested devices with power consumption that i 10 100 times l th t is 10-100 ti lower than conventional low- power systems © IMEC 2012
  • 57. PARTNERS W S WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY SS C O OG
  • 58. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 59. TARGET MARKETS ▸ Space p ▸ Instrumentation ▸ Machine vision ▸ Medical ▸ Biology © IMEC 2012
  • 60. SPECIALIZED IMAGING ▸ Ultra fast ▸ Non-visible light ▸ Enhanced performance ▸ Hyperspectral ▸ Lensless © IMEC 2012
  • 61. ULTRA FAST IMAGING Challenge g ▸ Fast readout at low power consumption ▸ Towards million frames/sec Building on imec expertise: ▸ High speed ADCs ▸ Embedded CCD © IMEC 2012
  • 62. IMAGING NON VISIBLE LIGHT ▸ Fully qualified EUV sensors yq installed in customer’s product: ASML/3100 lithography tool - EUV Energy sensor to monitor EUV dose - 2 EUV position sensors to calibrate, align and focus lens systems © IMEC 2012
  • 63. ENHANCED PERFORMANCE ▸ Backside illumination for: - High quantum efficiency - Broad spectral range from 193nm to 1μm © IMEC 2012
  • 64. HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING Advantages: g ▸ More spectral information (than RGB) ▸ Extreme miniaturization ▸ Low cost ▸ High speed ▸ Wafer-level filter integration © IMEC 2012
  • 65. LENSLESS Microscopic imaging over a p g g large area Biomedical applications: ▸ Cell sorting & monitoring (flow cytometry) ▸ Molecular diagnostics (biomarkers assays) 150 µm ▸ DNA sequencing © IMEC 2012
  • 66. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 67. APPLICATIONS ‣ Smart buildings g ‣ Preventive maintenance ‣ Logistics ‣ Automotive ‣ Monitoring environmental parameters © IMEC 2012
  • 68. SENSOR SYSTEMS ‣ Long-time autonomy g y ‣ Ultra-low power wireless solutions: 10 – 100 times lower than conventional low-power systems p y © IMEC 2012
  • 69. MEMS HARVERSTER ‣ Piezoelectric harvesters ‣ MEMS harvester to power intelligent tire ‣ Record output of 489µW © IMEC 2012
  • 70. ETHYLENE SENSOR ‣ Sensor in one single chip g p ‣ Monitor fruit ripening ‣ Low detection limits low limits, cost, low power consumption © IMEC 2012
  • 71. 2.3/2.4 GHZ TRANSMITTER ‣ Multi-standard transceiver for sensor networks ‣ 2.3/2.4GHz transmitter for wireless sensor applications compliant with 4 wireless standards ‣ 3 to 5 times more power efficient than state-of-the- art Bl Bluetooth LE h © IMEC 2012
  • 72. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 73. ENERGY STRATEGY ▸ Solar energy generation ▸ Switching energy ▸ Storing energy ▸ Saving energy © IMEC 2012
  • 74. SILICON PV
  • 75. COMBINING EXPERTISE ▸ Process steps ▸ Materials ▸ Device/module concepts p Towards world record performance © IMEC 2012
  • 76. SILVER REPLACEMENT ▸ 7% of all silver used in PV ▸ A major part of PV cell cost is silver ▸ Replacing silver by copper © IMEC 2012
  • 77. Cu PLATED Cu-PLATED Si SOLAR CELL ▸ Copper electroplating ▸ >21% efficiency © IMEC 2012
  • 78. INTERDIGITATED BACK-CONTACT Si SOLAR CELL ▸ > 23% efficiency © IMEC 2012
  • 79. I MODULE I-MODULE ▸ Cell integration of ultra ultra- thin wafers onto module glass ▸ Integrating additional electronics to module for p power conversion & load optimization © IMEC 2012
  • 81. OPV
  • 82. ORGANIC CELLS ▸ Towards: - 10% efficiency - 10 years lifetime © IMEC 2012
  • 83. INVERTED POLYMER CELL ▸ World record efficiency 8,3% © IMEC 2012
  • 84. COMBINING EXPERTISE ▸ Materials and cell architectures ▸ Collaboration between world-class chemical companies, innovative developers & imec d l © IMEC 2012
  • 85. GaN on Si GaN-on-Si LEDs ▸ LED on 200mm GaN-on- Si wafers ▸ To make LEDs cheaper © IMEC 2012
  • 86. GaN on Si GaN-on-Si LEDs ▸ Process flow fully compatible with 200mm CMOS processing line © IMEC 2012
  • 87. GaN ON Si GaN-ON-Si power devices ▸ GaN power devices on 200mm Si substrates © IMEC 2012
  • 88. OLED ▸ New flexible OLED lighting program ▸ Economically scalable route to high-volume manufacturing ▸ Low power consumption, high resolution, large area, outdoor readability, flexibility & light weight © IMEC 2012
  • 89. GaN PARTNERS 25 year solar cell research
  • 90. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 91. CMORE MEMS NANO-PHOTONICS ‣ Turn your silicon concept y p into a product SENSORS POWER-HIGH V-HBT BIO-INTERFACE GaN © IMEC 2012
  • 92. CMORE PRO STEP 1 STEP 4 OTOTYPIN - CONCEPT DESIGN - PROTOTYPING - LOW-VOLUME MANUFACTURING AT IMEC ‣ Turn your silicon concept y p NG LOPMENT into a product STEP 2 STEP 5 - PROCESS DEVELOPMENT - TRANSFER O-)DEVEL - PACKAGING - TESTING - RELIABILITY (CO STEP 3 STEP 6 PRODUCTION - PRODUCT - HIGH-VOLUME QUALIFICATION MANUFACTURING AT FOUNDRY PARTNER © IMEC 2012
  • 93. EUV SENSORS ‣ High-quality EUV sensors g q y for ASML’s next-generation lithography tools ‣ Main requirements: - superior lifetime - sensitivity to direct and y high doses of EUV irradiation ‣N Next generation: i - NXE:3100 - NXE: 3300 © IMEC 2012
  • 94. BIOSENSORS ‣ Biosensor chips for p Genalyte diagnostic & molecular detection equipment ‣ CMORE service making use of imec’s silicon photonic p technology © IMEC 2012
  • 96. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL ECO SYSTEM Human++ Green Radio Imaging Sensor Energy BAN Low power Image sensors systems Photovoltaics Life Sciences wireless & vision systems for industrial Power devices communication applications LEDs Core CMOS CMORE Organic Lithography Devices Interconnects MEMS, Sensor electronics Photonics
  • 97. SYSTEM ON FOIL Thin-film electronics on flexible plastic foils Applications: ▸ rollable displays for tablet computers or phones p p ▸ electronics printed on objects ▸ intelligent food packaging, or paper with integrated electronics © IMEC 2012
  • 98. MICROPROCESSO R ▸ First microprocessor p © IMEC 2012
  • 100. BUSINESS MODEL Services Training Spin-offs Transfer & licenses Joint R&D © IMEC 2012
  • 101. OPEN INNOVATION IP Risk Ri k Services Training Cost Talent Spin- Transfer & offs licenses Joint R&D Accelerated, cost-effective R&D ff © IMEC 2012
  • 102. OPEN Partner INNOVATION A Partner Partner E B Program Services Training Partner Partner Spin- Transfer & D C offs licenses Joint R&D Imec i d t i l affiliation program I industrial ffili ti Customized programs © IMEC 2012
  • 103. RESEARCH PROGRAMS System Services Training Fabless Fablite Logic IDM Spin- Transfer & Memory IDM Foundries offs licenses Suppliers Joint Material Equipment R&D Suppliers Suppliers EDA SAT © IMEC 2012
  • 104. RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR FULL INDUSTRY ECO SYSTEM Memory IDM Logic IDM Foundries Fablite Fabless The image cannot be display ed. Your computer may not hav e enough memory to open the image, or the image may hav e been corrupted. Restart y our computer, and then open the file again. If the red x still appears, y ou may hav e to delete the image and then insert it again.
  • 105. SERVICES ▸ ASIC services: - Design - Prototyping to low-volume ▸ CMORE platform: - Design Services Training - Process techn. development - Prototyping to low- Spin- Transfer & volume offs licenses ▸ CAMS: - A unique set of reliability and q y Joint characterization services R&D © IMEC 2012
  • 106. TRAINING ▸ Imec Academy y ▸ Training for industry & academia on advanced concepts and technologies ▸ Advanced training programs on IC technology Services Training and design and related ▸ E-learning and web-based training ▸ On-line knowledge exchange Spin- Transfer & offs licenses Joint R&D www.imec-academy.be © IMEC 2012
  • 107. SPIN OFFS SPIN-OFFS Services Training Spin- Transfer & offs licenses Integrated in Synopsis Inc. Integrated in Cypress g yp Integrated in Agilent Technologies T h l i Joint R&D Integrated in ARM Belgium Integrated in Huawei Alphabit & UCB Electronics integrated in Agilent Technologies Cobrain integrated in Matrix Integrated Systems, Inc. © IMEC 2012
  • 108. TRANSFER & LICENSES ▸ Process steps, modules, technologies: 65nm and 28nm CMOS platform ▸ IP blocks: Services Training - ADCs - Software-defined radio - Reconfigurable processor Spin- Transfer & -… offs licenses Joint R&D © IMEC 2012
  • 110. LEVERAGE TO FLANDERS With a dedicated team stimulating, initiating & coordinating cooperation with Flemish companies & innovation actors Exploration, transfer & consolidation in Flanders Worldwide industrial network of top companies Build-up Build up of technology portfolio in generic R&D Programs
  • 111. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL COMPANIES / ACTORS Timely insight Participation in and inputs for LT/MT/ST LT research researchh 1 few Sharing Focussed added value Application of pp technological research results know-how Cooperation with Support for Informing about development of technological local new products d opportunities companies/actors and processes 1 many 1 1 Low threshold High threshold Generic added value Specific added value
  • 112. EXPANSION MODEL: MICROELECTRONICS FOR BENEFIT OF OTHER SECTORS Textile Automotive Biomedic Food al Electronic Design Construction Health & Wellness
  • 113. IMEC’S IMPACT ON THE LOCAL INDUSTRY EVOLUTION COLLABORATION LOCAL COMPANIES 600 1984  2001: 500 142 local companies 486 464 2002  2011: 447 344 extra local companies, 411 400 >60% SME’s! 381 350 306 300 261 222 200 166 142 127 102 110 86 100 74 57 45 26 32 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
  • 114. OUR PARTNERS 3 66 4 10 38 8 11 32 9 15 Hasselt 10 20 8 102 68 24 58 PARTNERS SPREAD OUT OVER FLANDERS
  • 115. A SAMPLE OF THE FLEMISH PARTNERS
  • 116. COOPERATION IN DIFFERENT SECTORS 2011 WITH LOCAL COMPANIES 22% 34% Microelectronics Non-ICT Textile Automotive Medical Food Graphics Wellness 26% Health H lth Chemical 18% Electronic prod. Construction ICT (others) Domotics