IMEC and Panasonic Sign Comprehensive Joint Research Contract

Nanoelectronics research center IMEC and Panasonic Corporation have signed a joint research contract concerning the most advanced technologies in the semiconductor, networks, wireless, and biomedical fields. Research will be carried out at the Leuven (Belgium) facilities and IMEC’s research unit at Holst Centre in Eindhoven (the Netherlands).

Recently, thanks to the evolution of systems-on-chip, consumer electronics have advanced with higher performance, smaller size and lower power consumption. Future evolution of semiconductor technologies and integration with various other technologies is expected to further broaden application domains. In order to accelerate such evolution and integration of different technologies, joint research along with world class research institutes is essential.

Panasonic said it is enhancing its R&D in networks, healthcare devices and semiconductor technologies in order to realize an environmentally-friendly ubiquitous networked society. The company added it will make further acceleration of R&D on cutting edge technologies by expanding the scheme of joint research with IMEC, the world outstanding nanoelectronics research center as well as the world leading research center in applications of semiconductor technology.

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