News Stories Archive

2011
» December 15 - IME Takes Gold and Bronze Prize at Inaugural Chip Design Competition at ISIC 2011
» November 16 - IME Congratulates Winners of Young Researcher Collaborative Grant Award
» November 11 - IME Team Receives IES Prestigious Engineer Achievement Award 2011 for High Performance Si Photonics and Plasmonics
» October 28 - IME Attachment Student Wins Bronze Medal At The 5th TSMC Outstanding Student Research Award
» September 15 - IME Named Finalist for World Technology Award for Second Year Running
» August 19 - IME Licenses Technologies to LinkStar Microtronics
» June 2 - IME Publication in IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies Wins Best Paper Award
» April 13 - Applied Materials and Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics to Set Up Advanced Packaging Center
» April 13 - IME Clinched Six A*STAR Awards
» April 12 - IME'S Researcher Wins Inaugural T-UP Excellence Award at GET-UP Ceremony 2011
» February 23 - A*STAR IME Works with Pirelli to Reinvent the Wheel
» January 21 - IME hosts tech-based professionals from University of Minnesota's Management of Technology program

2010
» December 23 - DARPA Funds Partnership between Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics and University of Washington for Triple Boost to Miniaturisation Efforts
» December 09 - IME Paper Presented with Outstanding Paper Award at EPTC 2010
» December 08 - A*STAR Institute of Microelectronics and Ney-Li Pte Ltd partner to develop breakthrough technologies for green devices
» December 06 - IME Among Top Finalists of World Technology Award
» December 03 - IME bagged A*STAR Scientific Conference Young Researcher Collaborative Grant Award
» November 09 - IME presents its project proposals for EPRC 11 to representatives from 38 companies
» November 03 — IME to present eight papers at the IEEE Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference 2010
» October 01 - IME team, led by Dr Patrick Lo, receives top honour for winning 2010 President's Technology Award for their outstanding research on silicon photonics
» September 29 - IME and Fujikura forge partnership to develop next generation optical modulator devices
» September 06 - Secondary students from Integrated Program (IP) schools visit IME
» August 31 - IME participates in NTU Internship Fair 2010
» August 09 - National Day Awards 2010: Efficiency Medal awarded to IME Research Officer for significant contributions to R&D efforts
» July 30 - IME showcases research at Xperiment! 2010 @ Marina Square
» July 21 - Institute of Microelectronics and Stanford University to develop silicon nanowire based circuits inspired by the brain
» July 20 - IME nominated by A*STAR Graduate Academy to host visit by student leaders attending the Hwa Chong Asia-Pacific Young Leaders Summit 2010
» July 14 - China's Zhejiang University Biomedical students pay IME a visit
» July 09 - IME hosts SIPGA Scholars on "Experience@Singapore" research program
» July 08 - EV Group and the Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore partner to advance through-silicon via process development for 3D IC integration
» July 05 - Professor Dim-Lee Kwong, Executive Director of IME, to receive 2011 IEEE Frederik Philips Award, highest accolade for excellence in management of microelectronics R&D
» June 18 - Institute of Microelectronics announces successful conversion to ISO9001:2008
» June 18 -Republic Polytechnic School of Engineering students gain valuable hands on experience at IME
» June 10 - NTU/NUS students cap six-month Industrial Attachment (IA) with a presentation of their research findings
» June 07 - IME researcher receives Dr. Ahmed Elsaify Memorial Award at BSN 2010
» May 19 - Institute of Microelectronics and Watchdata Technologies Pte. Ltd. sealed a research collaboration to develop on mobile payment solutions
» April 14 - The Institute of Microelectronics (IME) wins four A*STAR Awards
» April 08 - A*STAR and EDB launch Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) Consortium
» January 21 - IME hosts International Science Youth Forum 2010 (ISYF 2010) delegates
» January 20 - IME organises first poster presentation for Republic Polytechnic final year project students

2009 - eFlash
» Issue 10 - December 2009
» Issue 09 - June 2009
» Issue 08 - April 2009
» Issue 07 - January 2009

2008 - eFlash
» Issue 06 - December 2008
» Issue 05 - November 2008
» Issue 04 - October 2008
» Issue 03 - September 2008
» Issue 02 - August 2008
» Issue 01 - July 2008

2008 - ShortCuts
» IME develops Vertical Silicon-Nanowire Formation and Gate-All-Around MOSFET; IME develops Baseband ASIC Chip for Ultra Low-Power Radio Applications; IME and Finisar to Jointly Develop High-Speed Plastic Optical Fiber (POF) Technology; IME Successful T-Up Collaboration with Addvalue Communications Pte Ltd; IME at 58th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC 2008); IME Received A*STAR and MTI Borderless Awards
   
» IME Won George E. Smith Award for Si-Based Nanowire Technology;IME and Accent to Jointly Develop Low Power RF Designs;IME Develops Magnetically-Actuated Planar Peristaltic Pump;IME Demonstrates High Performance Ge-on-SOI MSM Photodetector through Schottky Barrier Engineering;IME Develops WLP Technology with Robust Chip Level and Package Level Reliability;Meet the Scientist Talk;Visit by Ngee Ann Students
   
» IME and Cubic Micro Partner on RF Transceiver Blocks; Singapore's First Intelligent Shopping Carts to Adopt IME's RFID Technology; IME Develops Device for Waterborne Pathogen Detection; Schottky Barrier Engineering on Silicon Nanowire Transistors; IME Develops Highly Selective Sensing Technique for DNA Hybridization; IME Establishes Resistive Coupling Efficiency Criterion for Substrate-Shielded On-Chip RF Passives Design; Invited Talk at Silicon Sea Belt Summit; IME Judges at Singapore Science and Engineering Fair; MEMS Lecture and Lab Tour for NUS Students
   
» IME Launches Photonics Prototyping Service; IME and Harvard University Announce Collaboration on Emulsions Research; IME RFID Readers Deployed at Singapore Airshow; IME Presents Paper at ISSCC for Third Year Running; Real Time Monitoring of Cell Adhesion; Breakthrough Study in Gate Dielectric Breakdown; High-Carrier Injection Velocity Silicon-Germanium Nanowire MOSFET
   
» IME-Unisantis Announcement Garners Overwhelming Industry Response; Nanowire Non-Volatile Memory; Development of Burst-mode Transceiver for GPON; Two-axes Scanning MEMS Micromirror Integrated Endoscopic Probe; Low Temperature Wafer Bonding for MEMS Packaging; IME Offers M-STEM Capability; IME Presents Papers at SPIE Conferences; Visit by French Senator; NTU Industrial Attachment Student Poster Presentation

2007
» IME and Unisantis to Co-Develop Breakthrough 3D Transistor; IME Partners Homegrown HealthSTATS to Design IC for Healthcare Applications; Dual-Colour Electroluminescence Light Emission; Sensing of Long-Stranded DNA Using Nanogap Bio-Sensors; An Integrated Micro System for Fast Water Pathogens Detection; Electronics Packaging Research Highlighted at EPTC 2007; IEEE International Workshop on RFIT; Symposium on Surface Engineering for Industrial Applications; Visit by AGH University of Science and Technology of Poland; A*STAR YRAP Scholars' Visit
   
» Launch of EPRC 9 at IME Industry Night; Lightwire's Silicon Photonics Technology Moves into Production; IME Demonstrates Surface Illuminated p-i-n Ge Photodetectors; IME Develops Approach for Accurate Noise Measurement; Invited Talk at Symposium on Nano-Devices; Keynote Lecture at EMAP 2007; Talk on Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems; IME Participates in Defence Technology Prize Exhibition; Visit by University of Pardubice; A*STAR Science Camp 2007
   
» IME and UTAC to Develop Through Silicon Via Packaging Solution; MediaCart Partners A*STAR to Develop RFID Shopping Carts; Quantum Effects on Carrier Transport in Nanowire MOSFETs; Drug Effects Study on Neural and Cancer Cells by Using Microelectrode Array; Scientific Advisory Board Meeting @ IME; Microsystem Packaging Workshop
   
» IME and Fujikura Strengthen Partnership Through Development of Optical Device; IME Partners Seiko Instruments to Develop MEMS Device; Singapore SME Packaging Consortium Launched; IME Demonstrates Ge-on-Si Waveguide Photodetectors; National Science Challenge @ IME; Science is Life! @ X-periment 07
   
» STMicroelectronics and IME to Partner on MEMS Technology; IME and Radi to Develop Ultra-Small Bio IC; IME Licensed Bio-Cartridge Technology to LNE at MedTech Forum; IME Showcased Medical Technologies Ready for Commercialisation; 9th EPRC Programme to Launch in October; IME Reorganises to Focus on Application-Driven R&D
   
» IME in Research Collaboration with Georgia Tech; Integrated Liquid Cooling Solutions for 3-D Silicon Stacked Modules; IME to Launch Singapore SME Packaging Consortium; IME to present research papers at SSDM 2007 and MicroTAS 2007; IME Provides Training Courses
   
» IME Researcher's Invited Talk at Device Research Conference; IME Showcases RFID and UWB Solutions at CommunicAsia 2007; IME Demonstrates Electrically-Excited Emission from Silicon; IME Presents Papers at Conferences; Singapore International Science Challenge Delegates Visited IME; Student Poster Presentations
   
» IME Participates in HOME2015 Programme; Ultra-advanced Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope Launched; IME Presents Silicon Nanowire at ECS Symposium; IME Demonstrates Living Cells Cultured in 3D on Microelectrode Array; Visit by Distinguished Scientists
   
» IME and Physical Logic Jointly Develop Specialised ASIC for Biomedical Applications; IME Signed Agreement with OTCS on RFCMOS IC Design; IME Showcased UHF RFID Reader IC at RFID World; Workshop on TEM for Nanoelectronics Applications; Workshop on Impact of RoHS Regulations on Electrical & Electronics Supply Chain; Bizkaia Minister Visited IME
   
» IME Achieved Excellent Results for FY06/07; IME Showcased UHF RFID Reader IC at Exploit Technologies Venture Capital Forum; IME's Invention Cited in Semiconductor International;CMOS Logic Gates with GAA Nanowire MOSFETs using Top-down Approach;Vietnam Ministry of Education & Training Visited IME
   
» IME to develop first-of-its-kind silicon nanowire biochip for genetic testing with Singapore and Australian biotech companies; IME's Microfluidics Paper Cited by Nature; IME Showcased UHF RFID Reader IC at RFID Workshop; Industry Forum on Advanced TEM for Nanoelectronics Strain Characterisation
   
» IME Develops Advanced RF CMOS Chip for Low Cost UHF RFID Modules; IME Article on Microfluidic Chip Featured in Straits Times; Instron Licensed IME's High Speed Cyclic Bend Tester; IME Develops Technique for Improved Extraction of Permittivity of Thin Laminates; IME Photograph Wins Award

2006
» IME and SmartID to Jointly Develop EPC Gen 2 RFID Reader; Panasonic & IME Forms New Partnership to Develop a Newly Emerging MEMS Technology; MIDAS Completes First Year, Charts Course for the Year Ahead; IME Showcases its Electronics Packaging Research at EPTC 2006; Symposium on Surface Engineering for Industrial Applications 2006
   
» IME and Physical Logic to Partner on MEMS Accelerometer Device for Biomedical Applications; IME Repeats Feat at ISSCC; Recognition for IME’s Research in Si Nanowires @ IEDM; IME’s Bio-Sensor Chip Technology featured at EDB Manufacturing Exhibition 2006
   
» IME and UMC to Jointly Develop Advanced Noise Modeling for Nanometer Technologies; IME Partners SmartID to Develop EPC Gen 2 RFID reader; IME to Develop Thermal Management Solution for 3-D Silicon Stacked Modules; Information Exchanges with Industry and Academia; IME Presents Papers at International Conferences
   
» IME Forges Research Collaborations with Japanese MNCs; IME and Ngee Ann Poly Embark on Research Projects; Industry Forums on Wireless Technologies and Silicon Photonics; National Science Challenge at IME; IME at X-periment 06
   
» MOS Visited IME to Officiate Launch of IME R&D Foundry;MOU Between IME and Chartered to Expand Partnerships;IME Partners Veredus to Develop RNA Sample Preparation Prototype Cartridge; Developments in Si Nanowire GAA Transistors;IME Attachment Student Wins IEEE EDS Graduate Student Fellowship
   
» IME and Chartered Collaborate on Advanced Fine-Pitch Packaging Research; IME Participates in WIMNACT-Singapore and IPFA; Experts Share Insights on Assembly of Tiny Chips; Hitachi-IME Symposium on Microelectronics Technologies; International Physics Olympiad Delegation Visits IME
   
»
   
» Cubic and IME Embark on RFIC Design Project; IME Cited in Ministers’ Speech; IME Participates in SEMICON 2006 Exhibition; IME FYP Students Show Research Results
   
»
   
»
   
»
   
»

2005
»

»

»

»

»

»

»

»


2004
» IME annouced RFID and DNA micro extractor at media briefing

» US & Japanese media delegates visited IME

» Dr Ralph K Cavin: Kindling the flame of desire for learning and discovery

» BioMEMS Consortium embarks on Nucleic Acid Micro Extraction System

» Best Poster Paper Award at ITHERM 2004

» Smaller Channel Length with Metal Gate Etch

» High-throughput Patch Clamp

» High efficiency Dielectric Resonator (DR) antenna

» Greater Metal Workfunction Tuning ability and Better Thermal stability

» Best Poster Paper Award in the 53rd Electronic Components & Technology Conference

» Avenues for more collaboration with IIT Bombay

» Ultra-wideband: IME meets the challenge

» Taking biolab work out of lab

» Developing Packaging Technologies with Infineon

» IME's Microsystems Packaging grabs International attention

» Forum on System in Package (SiP) for Wireless Applications - 3rd May 2004

» IME's Photonic work gets mention in Science Magazine

» IME researchers defeated challenges posed in highly complex plasma etch processes


Home | Top