Applications

Get inspired by an overview of the ways in which imec’s technologies can transform your industry.

Are you looking for means to disrupt your market and take a lead on your competitors? Then find out how nano- and digital technologies can enhance your product or solution.

The power of silicon technology to increase intelligence, add new functionalities, bring down costs, ... opens opportunities that reach far beyond the traditional tech market into application domains such as health, agrifood, automotive and many more.

Click on the pictures below to explore the added value that imec’s technology portfolio can bring to your industry.

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Semiconductor technology

From exploration to implementation, imec is your partner to develop the next generations of semiconductor technology.

Semiconductor technology
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Life sciences and health solutions

Leverage our R&D and innovation services for your breakthroughs in advanced precision medicine and genomic solutions – enabling a revolution in prevention

Life sciences and health solutions
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Data and telecommunication

Partner with imec to develop and fabricate your next generations of radios and communication technology.

Data and telecommunication
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Automotive semiconductor technologies

Smarter, safer, and more affordable mobility anytime, anywhere.

Automotive semiconductor technologies
Engineer in a hard hat faces a blue industrial robot arm while holding a tablet, with a digital network overlay.

Advanced robotics technology for Industry 4.0

Design and fabricate electronic components, sensors, and imagers that will enable systems that change how we make things.

Advanced robotics technology for Industry 4.0
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Agrifood technology

Imec explores new sensing, analytics, and decision support tools by combining innovative hardware and data science. The goal: technology-based sustainable and h

Agrifood technology
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Custom electronic component development for space

Custom, space-grade electronic components for satellite payloads.

Custom electronic component development for space
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Sustainable energy and power technologies

Partner with imec to get a permanent front seat in the forthcoming energy revolution.

Sustainable energy and power technologies
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Security and resilience

Semiconductors drive the future of aerospace and security innovation – with imec as the innovation engine for mission-critical technologies.

Security and resilience
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Smarter consumer electronics

Make your consumer electronics more interactive, immersive, and interconnected.

Smarter consumer electronics
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Home automation

Explore the technology that enables the next wave of smart buildings – intuitive working and living spaces that adapt so people feel comfortable, safe, and he

Home automation

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AI research

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Artificial intelligence

AI's growth needs sustainable innovation. To achieve this, imec adopts a co-optimized and application-driven approach.

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Meet imec fellow Mircea Dusa

04/08/2026

Mircea is a visionary scientist in lithography, with a deep understanding of photolithography and optical equipment built over many years.

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ITF Spain

03/11/2026
Barcelona, Spain

A new chapter for deep-tech innovation

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Advanced robotics technology for Industry 4.0

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Industry 4.0 & robotics

Design and fabricate electronic components, sensors, and imagers that will enable systems that change how we make things.

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