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Featured Expert: imec

February 2026January 29, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

About Featured Expert: imec imec is an independent, international research and development organization headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, focused on advancing semiconductor and digital technologies. The institute conducts applied R&D across semiconductor device architectures, process integration, lithography enablement, advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration, and related areas that influence future manufacturing roadmaps. Within the semiconductor ecosystem, imec operates […]

imec Spin-Off Vertical Compute Raises €20M for AI Chip Development

January 2025April 9, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin

Vertical Compute, a new spin-off from imec, has raised €20 million in seed funding to develop vertically integrated memory and compute technology for AI applications. The investment round was led by imec.xpand and joined by Eurazeo, XAnge, Vector Gestion, and imec. The company is headquartered in Louvain-La-Neuve with R&D centers in Leuven, Grenoble, and Nice. […]