Research

IMEC 45nm Node
IMEC is located just outside Leuven, Belgium.	Artist's impression of IMEC's new 300mm fab.	Impression of the entrance to the fab.
IMEC operator studying characterization results.	IMEC’s system architecture for ensuring robustness against process variability effects.	Example of mini@asic design in UMC's 0.18µm CMOS mixed technology.
Modular test chip developed at IMEC.

NanoFab II 300mm Research Fabs,
Albany NanoTech complex with 300mm wafer R&D fab in center (under construction) and existing 200mm wafer R&D facility on right.	Micrascan II DUV stepper scanner photolithography system.	Wafer bonder.
Quester TEOS-based atmospheric CVD oxide deposition system.	MBE system for growing compound semiconductor materials.

Omron Keihanna Sensor and Control
Omron's Keihanna Technology Innovation Center in Kansai Science City will become the focus for the company's global R&D strategy.	Omron's Sensing Solution Site shares information on manufacturing and sensing technology and applications.	Construction completed on Omron's Keihanna Technology Innovation Center.
Omron envisages sensors that will be as accurate as any of the five human senses.	Car electronics components aim at safety/security, convenience/comfort and environment/energy conservation.