More than 20 members of the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona attended the MNE 2024 and participated in many sessions, poster presentations and talks.

On 24 January 1985, the creation of the National Microelectronics Centre (CNM) was approved, authorised by the Minister of Education and Science at the proposal of the President of the CSIC. Today we are celebrating 40 years of technological excellence at the service of society, with the CNM at its Barcelona headquarters (IMB-CNM) being a prominent player at European level with participation in two new European pilot lines and two JU chip competence centers.

The Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM, CSIC) will hold the second Innovation Day on November 27th to promote the transfer between science and industry. Representatives from the administration, research centers, public-private organizations, and the CSIC will come together to discuss the future of the sector and the development of the semiconductor ecosystem in Spain.

CSIC's Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM-CSIC) is the only Spanish institution within the consortium, which aims to strengthen European technological resilience by improving semiconductor supply chains. With more than 730 million euros over the next four and a half years, the Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration for Electronic Components and Systems is one of the largest pilot lines funded by the Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) and national funding authorities of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Spain, through the “Chips for Europe” initiative.

The 2nd Innovation Day: 0 Km Chips by IMB-CNM-CSIC brought together nearly 170 attendees who participated in discussions on the rapid evolution of the microelectronics sector, its current needs, and the received funding.

The European Commission's Chips Program confirms the selection of PIXEurope as the European pilot line for photonic chips, starting the financial and technical negotiation phase. The IMB-CNM of CSIC is part of the PIXEurope consortium, which is coordinated at continental level by the ICFO of Barcelona. With the support of the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function of the Government of Spain, and the Generalitat de Catalunya, PIXEurope will mobilize investments close to 400 million euros that will offer unique technological capabilities to the industry, with the aim of improving its capacity in the development of photonic chips and positioning Europe as a global leader.

Luis Fonseca, director of the IMB-CNM, receives the Accreditation in a ceremony presided over by the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities together with the other centers receiving the distinction of excellence.

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) joins the Spanish Semiconductor Industry Association (AESEMI) through its three specialized entities in the sector: the Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB-CNM), the Institute of Micro and Nanotechnology (IMN-CNM), and the Institute of Microelectronics of Seville (IMSE-CNM).