今年，IMEC迎來(lái)了第25個(gè)生日。1984年1月16日，IMEC章程正式簽署;3月15日，IMEC作為新成立的研究中心出現(xiàn)在比利時(shí)的法令全書中。25年后的今天，IMEC已成為一家世界著名的研究機(jī)構(gòu)，以其在納電子領(lǐng)域的研究實(shí)力來(lái)應(yīng)對(duì)人類所面臨的諸多挑戰(zhàn)：通訊、教育、環(huán)境、能源和老齡化等。

　　IMEC lights 25 birthday candles

　　Leuven, Belgium – March 16, 2009 – This year, IMEC celebrates its 25th birthday. On January 16, 1984, the memorandum of association of IMEC was signed, and on March 15, now exactly 25 years ago, IMEC appeared as newly established research center in the Belgian Statute Books. Today, 25 years later, IMEC has grown into a world-renowned institute addressing with its nanoelectronics research some of the major challenges of our planet and its people: communication, mobility, education, environment, energy, and the ageing population.

　　Gilbert Declerck, IMEC’s CEO: “We owe our success to the grand vision and passion of our founder, Professor Roger Baron Van Overstraeten, and to the enthusiasm and dedication of all our co-workers. A perfect combination of acquired knowhow and experience, with the continued influx of young talent from all over the world has been, and still is, essential for research at high level. But also the collaboration with the Flemish Government and government agencies, and with universities and international and national partners has contributed to our success. Together, we succeeded to put Flanders on the map of micro- and nanoelectronics.”

　　Predicting the next 25 year is difficult. IMEC is ready to tackle the challenges of the nanoelectronics era. Together with the leading semiconductor companies, we will continue to scale IC technology. Additionally, more and more attention will go to adding extra functionality on chips. We also feel that the momentum is building to expand the other research areas in which we are active, like solar energy, biomedical electronics and photonics together with our academic and industrial partners. IMEC aims at answering some of the grand challenges that our society is facing. We are convinced that nanotechnology may offer solutions to the call for affordable healthcare in our ageing society, and to the increasing need for renewable energy supply. It is our ambition to be top class in these strategic research domains, and to contribute to the world of tomorrow, where centers of excellence will play and important role.

　　To celebrate our 25th birthday, we organize on April 2 in Brussels, the academic colloquium: ‘Facing the world of society, science, technology, industry and education in the 21st century’. On June 3 and 4, IMEC launches the IMEC Technology Forum (ITF), an industry networking event that will focus on the theme “Innovation in the next 25 years of science and technology”. The IMEC Technology Forum will bring together executives from world-leading companies and institutes in Asia, Europe and the USA to discuss the future of ICs and future applications for biomedical electronics, energy and communication in the next 25 years. More information on www.imec25years.be

　　The news release can be downloaded at:

　　http://www2.imec.be/imec_com/imec-lights-25-birthday-candles.php

　　About IMEC

　　IMEC is a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology. IMEC vzw is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, has a sister company in the Netherlands, IMEC-NL, offices in the US, China and Taiwan, and representatives in Japan. Its staff of more than 1650 people includes about 600 industrial residents and guest researchers. In 2008, its revenue (P&L) was estimated to EUR 270 million.

　　IMEC’s More Moore research aims at semiconductor scaling towards sub-32nm nodes. With its More than Moore research, IMEC looks into technologies for nomadic embedded systems, wireless autonomous transducer solutions, biomedical electronics, photovoltaics, organic electronics and GaN power electronics.

　　IMEC’s research bridges the gap between fundamental research at universities and technology development in industry. Its unique balance of processing and system know-how, intellectual property portfolio, state-of-the-art infrastructure and its strong network worldwide position IMEC as a key partner for shaping technologies for future systems. Further information on IMEC can be found at www.imec.be.