imec
Neutral R&D hub steering the semiconductor roadmap
imec (Belgium) is the world's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute where ASML, TSMC, Intel, Samsung and materials suppliers co-develop High-NA EUV, GAA and advanced packaging before commercialization. It is the quiet coordination point that effectively sets the industry's process roadmap.
HQ
Leuven, Belgium
Role
pre-competitive process R&D
How it fits the stack
imec with what it depends on (above) and what it feeds (below). The figure renders as a crawlable diagram and upgrades to an interactive 3D graph as it scrolls into view.
imec in the AI stack. imec with its immediate upstream dependencies (top) and downstream dependents (bottom) in the AI value chain. Hover a node in 3D, or read the full relationships below.
Graph data (text) — 5 entities, 4 relationships
- imec —partners with→ ASML Holding
- imec —partners with→ Intel Foundry
- imec —partners with→ Rapidus
- imec —partners with→ TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
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