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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.

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imecRelated

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.

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  • imecpartners withASML Holding
  • imecpartners withIntel Foundry
  • imecpartners withRapidus
  • imecpartners withTSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)