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    • IMEC

    Leuven B-3001

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    About IMEC

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    Kapeldreef 75
    Leuven B-3001
    Belgium
    http://www.imec.be
    32-16-28-12-11
    32-16-22-94-00

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    Performs world-leading research in nanoelectronics. Develops compact, low-cost and fast hyperspectral imager systems. Offers a design-on-demand service for high-end specialty imagers and low-volume manufacturing in onsite 200mm cleanroom.

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    (Image credit: imec)
    Detectors & Imaging

    Pioneering advances in semiconductor design for sensing light beyond the visible

    The potential of thin-film-based image sensors unlocked with the integration of a pinned-photodiode structure.
    (Courtesy of NIREOS)
    FIGURE 4. The NIREOS HERA Extended SWIR-3 camera (900-2300 nm).
    Detectors & Imaging

    Hyperspectral imaging’s potential for transforming the imaging field

    Jérémy Picot-Clémente
    In this article, we explore hyperspectral-imaging-based products being developed by European companies.
    (Photo credit: imec)
    FIGURE 1. Thanks to a small form factor and compatibility with standard C-mount optics, imec’s snapscan can easily be mounted on a standard surgical microscope.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Making the case for hyperspectral imaging in surgical practices

    Wouter Charle
    Hyperspectral cameras provide much more information about an object’s physical properties than can be discerned with the naked eye—making it ideal for use during surgeries.
    FIGURE 1. Hyperspectral imaging chip with per-pixel filters forming a 4 × 4 pixel mosaic.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Hyperspectral video: The fast track to scalable solutions

    Wouter Charle
    Chip integration is unlocking the full potential of hyperspectral imaging as an easy-to-use, low-cost, and compact solution for the industry. An entire ecosystem is now emerging...
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    A demonstration sample of the proof-of-concept breath sampler, developed by imec.
    Bio&Life Sciences

    Imec to help commercialize miDiagnostics’ COVID-19 breathalyzer test

    LFW Staff
    The agreement enables miDiagnostics to kickstart the commercialization of a COVID-19 breathalyzer, as opposed to classical COVID-19 testing methods based on blood, saliva, or ...
    CNW Group/Xanadu
    A SiN wafer with photonic integrated circuits manufactured on imec’s advanced 200 mm line.
    Optics

    Partnership to develop photonic chips for fault-tolerant quantum computing

    LFW Staff
    The partnership between Xanadu and imec will involve fabrication of ultralow-loss and highly uniform silicon nitride circuits for error-corrected qubits.
    (Courtesy of imec)
    FIGURE 1. These hyperspectral (HS) imaging sensors are fabricated via CMOS-based chip technology.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Hyperspectral imaging shows its abilities through three diverse applications

    Able to image in hundreds of spectral bands in either VNIR or SWIR, compact HS cameras are valuable for research work in the field.
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    Photograph of a through-silicon-via (TSV)-assisted fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) CMOS/Si photonics transceiver prototype.
    Optics

    Imec extends silicon photonics portfolio targeting next-generation datacenter interconnects

    John Wallace
    With 12 presentations at ECOC, Imec and its research labs at Ghent University discuss their components helping to pave the way to 400 Gbit/s and beyond optical links.
    Imec
    Silicon-photonics-based chips (left) have been integrated into a medical device (right) to perform laser Doppler vibrometry (LDV) on a patient's skin to deduce metrics for arterial stiffness and to diagnose cardiovascular diseases.
    Lasers & Sources

    Silicon-photonics-based laser Doppler vibrometry diagnoses cardiovascular disease

    Gail Overton
    CARDIS project partners successfully demonstrated a medical device based on silicon photonics for cardiovascular screening.
    (Image credit: imec)
    Sentea's management team from left to right: Thijs Spuesens (CTO), Karsten Verhaegen (CEO), Ronny Bockstaele (COO).
    Fiber Optics

    Imec and UGent spinoff Sentea to commercialize fiber-optic sensing solutions

    Gail Overton
    Sentea will develop and market advanced silicon-photonics-based fiber-optic sensing solutions for structural health monitoring.

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    56 Gbit/s nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) eye diagrams at a 1565 nm wavelength are shown for Imec's 16x GeSi EAM transmitter array.
    Fiber Optics

    Imec unveils 896 Gbit/s silicon-photonics transceiver

    John Wallace
    GeSi-based bidirectional transceivers are available now for evaluation.
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    The imec perovskite photovoltaic module reaches more than 11% conversion efficiency.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Imec thin-film perovskite photovoltaic module approaches 12% efficiency

    Gail Overton
    Imec announced an 11.9% active area conversion efficiency for its thin-film perovskite PV module.
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    A 10-cm-diameter fiber-optic interrogator is shown after embedding in a protective epoxy shell; the shell has a shape optimized for minimal impact on composite structural strength.
    Fiber Optics

    European SMARTFIBER project produces miniaturized fiber-optical monitoring system that can be embedded in composite material

    John Wallace
    Nanoelectronics research center imec (Leuven, Belgium), Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium), and their partners in the European FP7 project SMARTFIBER have demonstrated the first...
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    A 4K2K CMOS image sensor chip from imec and Panasonic targets high-speed, high-resolution imaging applications such as next-generation HDTV.
    Detectors & Imaging

    60 fps 4K x 2K CMOS image sensor developed by Panasonic and imec

    Gail Overton
    Leuven, Belgium--A 4K2K CMOS image sensor developed by imec and Panasonic is capable of capturing 12-bit 4000 x 2000 (4K x 2K) pixel progressive images at 60 frames per second...
    imec and Tyndall National Institute
    In a packaged passive silicon photonics chip, imec provides the chip and Tyndall completes the fiber array packaging.
    Research

    MOSIS teams with imec, Tyndall, and ePIXfab on silicon photonics

    Gail Overton
    Leuven, Belgium--IC fabricator MOSIS has teamed with ePIXfab to enable collaboration with imec and the Tyndall National Institute on producing silicon photonics.
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    Detectors & Imaging

    Snapshot multispectral camera uses tiled filter arrays

    Gail Overton
    By monolithically integrating a tiled array of optical interference filters on top of standard CMOS image sensors, imec has developed a compact, high-resolution “snapshot” multispectral...
    Imec
    Imec has been very busy with spinoff funding and a low-cost hyperspectral imager solution, as well as a project with Genalyte on disposable silicon biosensors as pictured.
    Spectroscopy

    Imec reveals chip-based hyperspectral imager, biosensor partnership, and spinoff funding

    Gail Overton
    Leuven, Belgium--Imec has been busy; it has developed a compact hyperspectral imager, partnered with Genalyte on silicon biosensors, and its spinoff Pepric has been funded.
    Dynamic measurement of a Bragg grating in transmission using a low-cost and miniaturized spectrometer embedded in a flexible polymer pad. The applied pressure corresponds to typical loads relevant for biomedical applications. Each color value represents intensity versus a specific wavelength at a certain time. A new spectral plot is available every millisecond.
    Research

    Stretchable polymer skin wired with Bragg gratings senses strain

    John Wallace
    Leuven, Belgium--Imec and its collaborators have created a stretchable polymer optical-sensing skin that can measure mechanical strain and pressure.
    (Courtesy imec)
    Organic solar cell modules jointly developed by imec, Plextronics, and Solvay are composed of 10 devices in monolithic series connection. The spin-coated solar cells are processed on a glass substrate.
    Research

    New organic solar cell architecture sets 6.9% efficiency record

    Gail Overton
    Leuven, Belgium--Belgian research center imec, in partnership with Plextronics and Solvay, developed an organic single-junction solar cell with 6.9% conversion efficiency.
    FIGURE 1. A conceptual drawing shows a hyperspectral camera today (a) and a new integrated system (b) in which an objective lens is combined with the image sensor and a hyperspectral filter structure that is directly post-processed on top of the image sensor.
    Detectors & Imaging

    MULTISPECTRAL/HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING: CMOS takes hyperspectral imaging beyond the laboratory

    To enable the transfer of applications from the lab to the industry, a new hyperspectral camera module based on CMOS-compatible production techniques has been developed that eliminates...
    Research

    Imec smart textile PASTA project seeks functional LED, PV fabrics

    Gail Overton
    Leuven, Belgium--Imec and its project partners launched the PASTA (Integrating Platform for Advanced Smart textile Applications) project to develop large-area smart textiles.
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    Spectroscopy

    IMEC tunes plasmon resonances; potential uses in biomolecular detection

    John Wallace
    Leuven, Belgium--Researchers at IMEC have developed a way to tune plasmon resonances; they do this by breaking the symmetric geometry of the nanostructures.
    Lasers & Sources

    Dow Corning and IMEC to collaborate on solar cells

    Stephen G. Anderson
    Leuven, Belgium--Dow Corning has signed a three-year contract with IMEC to perform joint research on next generation crystalline silicon solar cells.