Luc Van den hove
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Luc Van den hove (1 March 1960, Turnhout) is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IMEC,[1] Europe's largest independent research center in the field of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.[2][3][4]
Van den hove is regarded as an expert on technology trends and nano electronics.[5][6] He holds a PhD in electrical engineering, has authored or co-authored more than 200 publications and conference contributions,[7][8] is a part-time professor at KU Leuven's Faculty of Engineering Science,[9] and sits on the board of directors at telecommunications company, Proximus.[10]
Van den hove received his PhD in electrical engineering from KU Leuven in Belgium.[11] At the age of 24,[12] Van den hove joined IMEC in its founding year in 1984 and worked as a researcher in silicide and interconnected technologies. He would later go on to become IMEC's Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and ultimately Chief Executive Officer.
Under Van den hove’s first ten years of tenure, IMEC increased its turnover from 275 million to almost 600 million euro.[13] IMEC currently employs over 4000 employees and has research facilities in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United States and Taiwan and offices in Japan, Taiwan, China and India. It has the largest industry eco-system for semiconductor R&D. IMEC works with over 600 partners, including NASA,[14] DARPA, Samsung and Intel.
Van den hove was awarded the 2023 IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal.[15]
