IMEC joins consortium to radically reduce energy consumption of communication networks
IMEC joins consortium to radically reduce energy consumption of communication networks
The Green TouchT Initiative is a new research consortium initiated by Bell Labs to rethink ICT network architectures towards sustainability
Leuven, January 11, 2010 - Today, imec announces that it will take part in the Green Touch Initiative, a new consortium initiated by Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent. The Green TouchIMEC joins consortium to radically reduce energy consumption of communication networks Initiative is committed to inventing the technologies that will be at the heart of the next generation of sustainable networks. The consortium has set itself the goal of creating technologies necessary to achieve a 1000 fold improvement in the future power consumption of the Internet and other communication networks (e.g. corporate networks) by 2015.
To achieve its ambitious target of setting a reference architecture and demonstrating key components of the next generation of sustainable ICT networks, the consortium will leverage the expertise of leading industrial research groups, academia, and service providers, and will collaborate in pioneering new technologies and fundamentally redesigning the current ICT networks.
Imec, as one of the world centers-of-excellence in green radio technology, intends to bring its wireless communication expertise to the consortium. Imec's green radio R&D program focuses on low power and low cost radio technology solutions. The R&D centre has an excellent track record on low power reconfigurable radio technologies, power optimization through embedded intelligence and environment-aware cognitive solutions, mm-wave high-throughput wireless communication for Gigabit communication at short distances, and ultra-low power wireless communication in the context of personal sensor networks. Moreover, in the framework of its recently launched INSITE program, imec studies the impact of new process technologies on circuits, addressing the increasing need in the industry towards more application-specific technology solutions to reach ambitious targets as set forward by the Green Touch Initiative.
'By joining the Green Touch Initiative, imec teams up with industrial and academic leaders in ICT R&D to solve one of the grand challenges our world faces: to provide sustainable yet ubiquitous connectivity for everyone and everything at an energy consumption which approaches the theoretical limits', said Luc Van den hove, imec's Chief Executive Officer, continuing that 'imec is proud it can contribute its renowned expertise to this important initiative'.
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About imec
imec performs world-leading research in nano-electronics. imec leverages its scientific knowledge with the innovative power of its global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy. imec delivers industry-relevant technology solutions. In a unique high-tech environment, its international top talent is committed to providing the building blocks for a better life in a sustainable society.
Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and has offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China and Japan. Its staff of more than 1,650 people includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. In 2008, imec's revenue (P&L) was 270 million euro.
Further information on imec can be found at www.imec.be.
Imec is a registered trademark for the activities of imec International (a legal entity set up under Belgian law as a 'stichting van openbaar nut'), imec Belgium (IMEC vzw supported by the Flemish Government), imec the Netherlands (Stichting IMEC Nederland, part of Holst Centre which is supported by the Dutch Government) and imec Taiwan (IMEC Taiwan Co.).
About the Green Touch Initiative
Green Touch Initiative, a consortium of leading industry players, research institutions and non-governmental organizations to define the challenge, identify solutions and develop solutions with the goal to deliver the architecture, specifications, roadmap, and demonstrations of key components needed to reduce ICT energy consumption per user by a factor of 1,000 from current levels within five years. www.greentouch.org
Contact:
imec : Katrien Marent, Director of External Communications, T: +32 16 28 18 80, Mobile : +32 474 30 28 66, katrien.marent@imec.be
The Green TouchT Initiative is a new research consortium initiated by Bell Labs to rethink ICT network architectures towards sustainability
Leuven, January 11, 2010 - Today, imec announces that it will take part in the Green Touch Initiative, a new consortium initiated by Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent. The Green TouchIMEC joins consortium to radically reduce energy consumption of communication networks Initiative is committed to inventing the technologies that will be at the heart of the next generation of sustainable networks. The consortium has set itself the goal of creating technologies necessary to achieve a 1000 fold improvement in the future power consumption of the Internet and other communication networks (e.g. corporate networks) by 2015.
To achieve its ambitious target of setting a reference architecture and demonstrating key components of the next generation of sustainable ICT networks, the consortium will leverage the expertise of leading industrial research groups, academia, and service providers, and will collaborate in pioneering new technologies and fundamentally redesigning the current ICT networks.
Imec, as one of the world centers-of-excellence in green radio technology, intends to bring its wireless communication expertise to the consortium. Imec's green radio R&D program focuses on low power and low cost radio technology solutions. The R&D centre has an excellent track record on low power reconfigurable radio technologies, power optimization through embedded intelligence and environment-aware cognitive solutions, mm-wave high-throughput wireless communication for Gigabit communication at short distances, and ultra-low power wireless communication in the context of personal sensor networks. Moreover, in the framework of its recently launched INSITE program, imec studies the impact of new process technologies on circuits, addressing the increasing need in the industry towards more application-specific technology solutions to reach ambitious targets as set forward by the Green Touch Initiative.
'By joining the Green Touch Initiative, imec teams up with industrial and academic leaders in ICT R&D to solve one of the grand challenges our world faces: to provide sustainable yet ubiquitous connectivity for everyone and everything at an energy consumption which approaches the theoretical limits', said Luc Van den hove, imec's Chief Executive Officer, continuing that 'imec is proud it can contribute its renowned expertise to this important initiative'.
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About imec
imec performs world-leading research in nano-electronics. imec leverages its scientific knowledge with the innovative power of its global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy. imec delivers industry-relevant technology solutions. In a unique high-tech environment, its international top talent is committed to providing the building blocks for a better life in a sustainable society.
Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and has offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China and Japan. Its staff of more than 1,650 people includes over 550 industrial residents and guest researchers. In 2008, imec's revenue (P&L) was 270 million euro.
Further information on imec can be found at www.imec.be.
Imec is a registered trademark for the activities of imec International (a legal entity set up under Belgian law as a 'stichting van openbaar nut'), imec Belgium (IMEC vzw supported by the Flemish Government), imec the Netherlands (Stichting IMEC Nederland, part of Holst Centre which is supported by the Dutch Government) and imec Taiwan (IMEC Taiwan Co.).
About the Green Touch Initiative
Green Touch Initiative, a consortium of leading industry players, research institutions and non-governmental organizations to define the challenge, identify solutions and develop solutions with the goal to deliver the architecture, specifications, roadmap, and demonstrations of key components needed to reduce ICT energy consumption per user by a factor of 1,000 from current levels within five years. www.greentouch.org
Contact:
imec : Katrien Marent, Director of External Communications, T: +32 16 28 18 80, Mobile : +32 474 30 28 66, katrien.marent@imec.be
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