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imec advances ferroelectric memory as potential alternative to DRAM and NAND
As memory shortages deepen at AI data centres, European semiconductor research group imec has unveiled next-generation ferroelectric memory technology that could replace DRAM and NAND flash. The work, presented at the 2026 IEEE-JSAP VLSI Technology and Circuits Symposium, centres on a low-voltage ferroelectric capacitor and a vertically stacked transistor structure using backgate modification. Imec said the research remains at proof-of-concept stage with technical challenges still to solve.
Telecommunications & Media
IMEC 6G chip platform draws attention as Nvidia eyes telecoms as next AI frontier
IMEC has unveiled results from a new chip platform aimed at easing cost and scalability issues seen as key variables in the spread of 6G, drawing attention as Nvidia has repeatedly pointed to telecommunications as AI’s next growth frontier. The development is linked to an industry push to make radio access networks operate like AI computers. Nvidia has moved aggressively in telecoms, including a $1 billion investment to secure a 2.9 percent stake in Nokia and efforts to build an AI-native platform for 6G.
People & Appointments
Vice PM Bae holds talks in Belgium with EU on AI, science and technology cooperation
South Korea\'s Vice Prime Minister Bae Kyeong-hoon (배경훈) met a European Union executive commissioner in Brussels to discuss ways to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence and science and technology, the science ministry said. He accompanied President Lee Jae-myung on a state visit to Belgium and the EU. Bae also met Korean researchers at IMEC and discussed Horizon Europe participation, joint research in AI-driven innovation, advanced biotech and quantum technology, and wider researcher exchanges.
