History

15 Years of Imbera Evolution

The main challenge in electronics has always been how to incorporate more functionality in products that are constantly growing smaller in size. Imbera's focus from the start has been to create novel technologies enabling the integration of discrete active and passive components inside an organic substrate structure rather than on top of it. This allows advanced product miniaturization while reducing production costs.

By the turn of the millennium, Helsinki University of Technology had many research projects going on to create new electronics production processes. Based on the innovations, Finnish Elcoteq Network SE and Aspocomp Group transformed one process into a true industrial process by setting up Imbera Electronics in 2002.

From the beginning, Imbera's technology research has been based on utilizing existing materials and processes. This enables robust processes and a large material and equipment supplier base, which translate into cost-efficiency for you.

Imbera was one of the first embedding technology developers worldwide with its second generation process launched in 2002 based on the innovation already presented in 2000 in Helsinki University of Technology. Work on third generation technology, offering an improved production process that enables yet higher yield and interconnection density, as well as reduced production costs, began in 2004. The first engineering samples to technology end users were shipped in 2005, and small production volume shipments began in 2006.

In 2007, as result of a new financing round, three new companies – Index Ventures, Northzone Ventures and Conor Venture Partners - became the owners, financing the commercialization of the IMB technology.

From now on

The adoption of new technologies causes changes in the value chain. Imbera’s operating model enables new opportunities and you can benefit from Imbera's technological lead, advanced product creation and manufacturing processes, and premium services by being able to have your electronics packaging done for you.

Inspired by the development of 3.5 and 4th generation IMB technology, we are strongly investing in one of our strengths, R&D. Current objectives include further improving the capabilities of IMB manufacturing technology, widening potential application areas and simplifying the subcontracting flow. In R&D, we work in close cooperation with selected international research institutes, partners, and suppliers of materials, equipment and processes. This safeguards your opportunity to benefit from Imbera's technology leadership while pushing product performance further up and production costs further down.

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