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When choose ASIC

Customized circuits (ASICs) can deliver greater performance, efficiency, and security – but at a higher cost and longer development time compared to off-the-shelf chips. Learning about ASIC characteristics and development helps you weigh these trade-offs.

PR Veeco

Press releases

27 January 2026

First-of-its-kind solution for barium titanate epitaxy on silicon to accelerate datacom and quantum computing applications.

Article  Next-gen UWB

Research update

New impulse-radio UWB systems: 802.15.4ab-compliant; full-duplex MIMO radar sensing; low-power; 124.8MHz data rate; advanced ranging

Article Luc&Patrick

Vision

A new era of grand chip scaling challenges has begun: imec’s vision for 2026.

PR Quantum Dots

Press releases

11 December 2025

Pioneering approach makes compact, cost-effective, high-resolution multispectral shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensors accessible, enabling broad application in security, agriculture, automotive, aerospace, and more.

PR 2D materials

Press releases

10 December 2025

Collaboration with leading semiconductor manufacturers pivotal in optimizing the key modules for 2D-material device integration.

PR Nanopore

Press releases

9 December 2025

Breakthrough enables scalable, high-precision biosensing applications in life sciences and healthcare