Research & Innovation

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The rapid globalization of high-tech innovation and manufacturing has caused several notable industry leaders to express serious concerns about the future competitiveness of our industrial infrastructure.  Sustained growth of the electronics industry requires development of disruptive technologies, innovative products, and advanced manufacturing processes.  However, industrial research has consistently downsized over the past decade.  It is, therefore, important for industry to aggressively encourage academic and institutional R&D centers to focus on innovation to meet technology needs and identified R&D gaps.

Part of iNEMI's planning methodology is to develop a 10-year research vision that will help focus limited R&D resources in order to ensure development of the innovative technologies required to maintain the growth of the electronics industry.  Research needs are identified and prioritized through the iNEMI roadmaps and follow-on gap analysis activities.  These prioritized needs are the core of the iNEMI Research Priorities (see link below) and are distributed as resource materials for industry, research institutes and funding agencies. 

2007 iNEMI Research Priorities

iNEMI Research Committee

PRESENTATION:  Innovation Priorities for 2015, Bob Pfahl, iNEMI, 2006 IEEE Systems Packaging Japan Workshop, February 1, 2006, Hakone, Japan

iNEMI Innovation Leadership Forum, September 15-16, 2005