Leuven, November 9, 2009 – IMEC presents a unique microchip with microscopic nail structures that enable close communication between the electronics and biological cells. The new chip is a mass-producible, easy-to-use tool in electrophysiology research, for example for fundamental research on the functioning and dysfunctioning of the brain. Each micronail structure serves as a [...]

Next-generation wireless ECG patch drives joint research activity
Eindhoven, The Netherlands – October 20, 2009 – Terepac Corporation, an emerging leader in electronics miniaturization, packaging and assembly, and IMEC, a leading European research center in nanotechnology, announce their collaboration on novel packaging technologies for flexible electronics. The initial driver for this synergistic shared research relationship is [...]

Orbicule today released Macnification 1.6, a major update to its award winning microscopy application. Macnification is a workflow solution for digital microscopy. It has been written for Mac OS X, supporting many Mac-only technologies such as Core Animation, Core Image and ImageKit. With the latest update, Macnification is now fully 64-bit. In addition, it is [...]

Leuven, Belgium – October 6, 2009 – Today, IMEC unveils the second generation of its ADRES processor architecture (architecture for dynamically reconfigurable embedded systems). ADRES now supports multithreading, and has doubled its performance and energy efficiency compared to the first ADRES generation. This positions ADRES as a building block for future 4G devices. ADRES can [...]

Leuven, Belgium & Hshinchu, Taiwan – October 6, 2009 – IMEC and TSMC today announce that they have forged an Innovation Incubation Alliance to create a platform enabling the development of innovative product solutions using emerging More-than-Moore technology options. Integrating extra functionalities with foundry CMOS enables customers to compete in emerging markets. By combining IMEC’s [...]

Leuven, Belgium – October 6, 2009 – IMEC, a leading European research center in nanotechnology, the Institüt für Mikrotechnik Mainz (IMM), one of the leading European research centers in microfluidics, and their partners within the European Sixth Framework Project MASCOT achieve a major milestone in the development of a lab-on-chip for the detection and [...]

Leuven, Belgium – October 5, 2009 – IMEC, one of the leading European research centers in photovoltaics, and BP Solar, a leading energy company, demonstrated a 18% conversion efficiency for silicon solar cells made of BP Solar’s newly developed Mono2 TM silicon. By combining IMEC’s advanced processing techniques with BP Solar’s high-quality low-cost substrates, the [...]

Leuven, Belgium – October 5, 2009 – IMEC has demonstrated a fully solution-processed organic solar cell with a spray-coated active layer and a metal top contact spray-coated on top. The resulting cell shows power conversion efficiencies above 3%, a performance comparable to organic solar cells produced by spin coating of the organic layer and vacuum [...]

Leuven, Belgium – October 5, 2009 – IMEC and its research affiliate Holst Centre have unveiled a miniaturized and wireless 8-channel EEG system. The system is suited for remote monitoring of patients in their daily environment, resulting in more natural readings and greatly increasing the patient’s comfort.
The EEG system can be connected to individual electrodes, [...]

Leuven, Belgium – October 5, 2009 – IMEC launches the industrial affiliation program (IIAP) INSITE or Integrated Solutions for Technology Exploration. INSITE is a framework of design exploration modules that allows fables and fablite companies, foundries and EDA vendors to develop design and product information using emerging IC process technologies 1 to 3 generations ahead [...]