The creation of an EU electronics raw materials database
April 09, 2025
In his previous guest article, Dirk Stans, Managing Partner at Eurocircuits, outlined three key actions needed to strengthen Europe’s electronics industry. Now, in this follow-up, he delves deeper into the second priority: the creation of an EU electronics raw materials database.
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FAMES Pilot Line launches open-access call for EU chip industry
March 25, 2025
Participants whose requests are selected will have access to FAMES technologies as they become available. Open-Access Calls will take place each spring through 2028.
ASML and imec team up to advance European research and sustainability
March 11, 2025
ASML and imec have entered into a new five-year strategic partnership aimed at advancing semiconductor research and sustainability in Europe. The agreement will leverage both companies' expertise to drive technological innovation and sustainable initiatives in the semiconductor industry.
EU funding strengthens semiconductor innovation in Finland
February 19, 2025
The European semiconductor industry is receiving a boost through the APECS pilot line project, which has been awarded funding under the EU Chips Act. This initiative focuses on developing and providing new packaging and integration solutions for the industry.
imec spin-off, Vertical Compute raises €20 million
January 15, 2025
Vertical Compute, founded by CEO Sylvain Dubois (ex-Google) and CTO Sebastien Couet (ex-imec), has closed a seed investment round of EUR 20 million.
Imec’s breakthrough in nano-ridge lasers on 300 mm wafers
January 10, 2025
Belgium-based research institute Imec has achieved a significant milestone in semiconductor technology by fabricating electrically pumped GaAs-based nano-ridge lasers on 300 mm silicon wafers. This breakthrough, announced in a recent press release, represents a crucial step towards integrating photonic and electronic components on a single chip, paving the way for next-generation silicon photonics.
French research institute kicks off EUR 830m chips project
July 01, 2024
France's CEA-Leti lab has officially launched its FAMES Pilot Line to support higher-performance, more energy-efficient and more sustainable chip designs across Europe.
ASML and imec open joint lab
June 04, 2024
Imec and ASML are teaming up with the opening of the High NA EUV Lithography Lab in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, a lab jointly run by both companies.
EU Chips Act to attract EUR 100bn of private investment?
May 23, 2024
European Commission officials believe the EU Chips Act can attract huge inwards investment and propel the continent's semiconductor space to global prominence by 2030.
Belgian VC allocates $320m to chip and nanotech startups
May 03, 2024
imec.xpand has launched of a new fund "aimed at accelerating the growth of transformative semiconductor and nanotechnology innovations."
Thin-film electronics can be 'fabbed', say researchers
April 29, 2024
New research by KU Leuven and imec concludes that the foundry production model can be applied to the field of flexible thin-film electronics.
imec to set up new 300mm R&D facility in Spain
March 14, 2024
imec is teaming up with the Spanish government and the region of Andalusia, to establish a new 300mm R&D process line for specialised chip technologies.
ASML reaches 'first light' on High NA EUV
March 01, 2024
Dutch lithography firm ASML has confirmed that its next-gen high-numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet tool is functional.
EU's Edge-AI body now accepting design proposals
March 01, 2024
The European Union has issued a call for proposals to its PREVAIL consortium, which was set up to accelerate the development of next-generation, edge-AI technologies across the continent.
Imec to build overseas R&D lab in Malaga
February 02, 2024
Belgium's Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) is to open a new research centre in Malaga Spain with the creation of 450 jobs.
Intel acquires Silicon Mobility
January 10, 2024
Intel plans to drive the company’s AI everywhere strategy into the automotive market, including a deal to acquire Silicon Mobility, a fabless silicon and software company that specialises in SoCs for intelligent electric vehicle (EV) energy management.
Imec plans 1950 new hires for its research centre
December 05, 2023
By 2035, Imec is planning to have hired 1,950 new employees at its research centre in Leuven, Flemish Brabant. That is if the current growth trends persist.
Rapidus and Tenstorrent to develop AI semiconductor IP
November 17, 2023
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp has formed a partership with Canada's AI specialist Tenstorrent to mass produce semiconductors for artificial intelligence applications.
ASML to set up shop in Hokkaido to support Rapidus new fab
September 28, 2023
ASML is reportedly planning to launch a base in Hokkaido, Japan, to support the production at Rapidus future semiconductor fab.
Rapidus breaks ground on semiconductor plant in Hokkaido
September 04, 2023
Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus Corporation has officially broken ground on its future IIM-1 plant in Chitose City in Hokkaido, Japan.
EU set to invest EUR 1.5bn in Belgian chip technology firm Imec
July 10, 2023
The EU has teamed up with the Flemish regional government to make a major investment in local firm Imec. The company says it will use the funds to expand its clean room test facility.
Imec and ASML team up to support semiconductor research in Europe
June 29, 2023
Imec and ASML intend to intensify their collaboration in the next phase of developing a state-of-the-art high-numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography pilot line at imec.
KLA and imec team up to advance the electrification of the auto industry
May 18, 2023
KLA Corporation and imec intend to establish the Semiconductor Talent and Automotive Research (STAR) initiative, focusing on developing the talent base and infrastructure necessary to accelerate advanced semiconductor applications for electrification and autonomous mobility.
Rapidus to start construction of its new semiconductor plant in Hokkaido
April 26, 2023
Rapidus Corporation says that it will start preparing for the construction of a plant for the development and manufacturing of state-of-the-art semiconductors in Chitose City in Hokkaido.
Nanomesh electrodes in pole position for high-throughput electrochemical applications
January 02, 2023
Imec, together with its partner KU Leuven in EnergyVille, today announces an important proof point towards implementation of nanomesh structures in high-throughput industrial processes for energy-related applications such as electrolysers, fuel cells and batteries.
100-fold current density enhancement puts imec’s nanomesh electrodes in pole position
December 23, 2022
Imec, together with its partner KU Leuven in EnergyVille, today announces an important proof point towards implementation of nanomesh structures in high-throughput industrial processes for energy-related applications such as electrolysers, fuel cells and batteries.
Imec and Rapidus team up on advanced semiconductor technologies
December 07, 2022
Nanoelectronics research and innovation hub imec is teaming up with Rapidus, a newly founded semiconductor company in Japan, on advanced semiconductor technologies.
SkyWater and BRIDG completes phase one of government-funded program
November 07, 2022
SkyWater Technology and BRIDG have completed phase one of a DoD-funded Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) technology development program.
SK hynix pick Lam solution to enhance DRAM production
June 15, 2022
SK hynix has selected Lam Research's dry resist fabrication technology as a development tool for two key process steps in the production of advanced DRAM chips.
GlobalFoundries launches GF Labs
May 25, 2022
At its annual GF Technology Summit (GTS), GlobalFoundries announced the launch of GF Labs, a new program that extends the development horizon of differentiated semiconductor technology.
Imec and semiconductor partners target greener chip manufacturing
May 17, 2022
Nanoelectronics research and innovation center, imec, says that it has managed to pool together stakeholders from the semiconductor value chain – from companies such as Apple and Microsoft, to suppliers, including ASM, Kurita, SCREEN and Tokyo Electron – to participate in its Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems (SSTS) research program.
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