05.09.23
During the SelectUSA Investment Summit, Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers joined U.S. Sen. Todd Young, Purdue University president Mung Chiang and leaders from Belgium-based imec, a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, to announce a formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly advance research and development in Indiana’s semiconductor sector.
“Indiana is securing unprecedented economic momentum right now, particularly in advanced manufacturing, propelled by the strategic partnerships we have built as we continue to strengthen our growing semiconductor ecosystem,” said Gov. Holcomb. “Imec is a global leader for research and technological development, and we are proud to partner with them, alongside our top ranked Purdue University, by formalizing the discussions and collaborations already taking place, facilitating the further exchange of ideas and providing the necessary support to power cutting-edge, next-generation microelectronic R&D in the U.S. with Indiana at the center.”
The MOU outlines financial support and a framework for revolutionary transatlantic cooperation toward research and development in the semiconductor sector. Each institution will provide significant investment per year over the course of the five-year agreement.
The partnership focuses on bringing together world-class expertise and state-of-the-art technology with the exchange of students, faculty and professionals between Indiana and Belgium to foster further collaborative research and innovation capacity.
“Indiana has the workforce, institutional partnerships, geography and natural resources which enable us to be a leader in the semiconductor space,” said Sec. Chambers. “In the last 20 months, we have secured incredible momentum in this future-focused sector – a critically important industry for our national security – and announced foundational semiconductor investments throughout the state.”
“This MOU signed with Purdue University holds great significance for imec,” said imec CEO Luc Van den hove. “It provides us with a unique opportunity to act as a major catalyst of worldwide semiconductor R&D in collaboration with a world-class American research university. This collaboration between these two R&D powerhouses from the U.S. and Europe underscores my strong conviction that international collaboration in semiconductor research and development is imperative for expediting progress by building on our strengths and innovating faster together.”
“Indiana is securing unprecedented economic momentum right now, particularly in advanced manufacturing, propelled by the strategic partnerships we have built as we continue to strengthen our growing semiconductor ecosystem,” said Gov. Holcomb. “Imec is a global leader for research and technological development, and we are proud to partner with them, alongside our top ranked Purdue University, by formalizing the discussions and collaborations already taking place, facilitating the further exchange of ideas and providing the necessary support to power cutting-edge, next-generation microelectronic R&D in the U.S. with Indiana at the center.”
The MOU outlines financial support and a framework for revolutionary transatlantic cooperation toward research and development in the semiconductor sector. Each institution will provide significant investment per year over the course of the five-year agreement.
The partnership focuses on bringing together world-class expertise and state-of-the-art technology with the exchange of students, faculty and professionals between Indiana and Belgium to foster further collaborative research and innovation capacity.
“Indiana has the workforce, institutional partnerships, geography and natural resources which enable us to be a leader in the semiconductor space,” said Sec. Chambers. “In the last 20 months, we have secured incredible momentum in this future-focused sector – a critically important industry for our national security – and announced foundational semiconductor investments throughout the state.”
“This MOU signed with Purdue University holds great significance for imec,” said imec CEO Luc Van den hove. “It provides us with a unique opportunity to act as a major catalyst of worldwide semiconductor R&D in collaboration with a world-class American research university. This collaboration between these two R&D powerhouses from the U.S. and Europe underscores my strong conviction that international collaboration in semiconductor research and development is imperative for expediting progress by building on our strengths and innovating faster together.”