Imec has signed a R&D partnership agreement with Wipro Technologies. The company also announced the establishmnt of its presence in India with Imec India in Bangalore.
Belgium-based Imec is an independent applied research organisation that carries out research activities in semiconductor, nanotechnology and nanoelectronics.
The R&D partnership agreement between Imec and Wipro have created a joint initiative to co-innovate and build next generation intelligent systems, called Applied Research in Intelligent Systems Engineering (ARISE).
The new initiative will bring together an experienced team of system designers, user designers and system architects, to develop nanoelectronics and NEMS-(Nano Electro Mechanical Systems) based offerings for emerging markets like India.
In addition, the joint initiative will focus on developing intelligent systems based on next generation sensors, wireless and energy harvesting technologies for key industry verticals, said the company.
The offerings will also leverage Imec’s heterogeneous semiconductor process integration platform — CMORE — that offers design, prototyping and low-volume production of systems-on-chip that can combine logic with mechanical, chemical or optical functions.
Imec president and CEO Luc Van den hove said their partnership with Wipro underlines their commitment towards providing offerings for emerging markets.
"I’m confident that Wipro’s product engineering expertise, industry vertical presence and understanding of the emerging markets will augment our research capability to develop cost-efficient products for many new markets including India," Van den hove said.
