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Copper, gold and tin for efficient chipsMeasuring glucose without needle pricksUltrasensitive photon hunterMicrosystems Technogy Lab&FabAnnual Report 2012

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Microsystems Technogy Lab&Fab

06.05.2013

Microsystems technology and microelectronics merge closely to create compact „intelligent“ sensors and actors. The Microsystems technology (MST or MOEMS micro opto electro-mechanical systems) expands the CMOS-technology. MST provides sensor and actor functions, CMOS supplies the electronics. MST pro...[more]

Annual Report 2012

02.04.2013 Fraunhofer IMS Annual Report 2012

For Fraunhofer IMS the year 2012 was characterized by a fluctuating R&D revenue situation. The high level of the industrial revenues in 2011 couldn’t be reached due to a weaker order situation of ASICs. With a constant number of employees in comparison to the previous year, the operating budget ...[more]

Copper, gold and tin for efficient chips

05.12.2012 An employee at the MST Lab & Fab, where the post processing of chips takes place. © Fraunhofer IMS

With gold, copper or tin and special galvanizing processes, scientists are improving the function of semi-conductors and making the manufacture of microelectronic systems a child‘s play. Especially the LED industry could profit from this. They are particularly small, durable and economical: LEDs ha...[more]

Ultrasensitive photon hunter

01.11.2012

Fast and ultrasensitive optical systems are gaining increasing signifi cance and are being used in a diverse range of applications, for example, in imaging procedures in the fields of medicine and biology, in astronomy and in safety engineering for the automotive industry. Frequently the challenge l...[more]

Invitation to Workshop 'High Temperature Electronics'

23.09.2012

High Temperature Electronics is a continuously growing market with new challenges and high application potential. Get in touch with users and technology providers and follow interesting presentations during our workshop 'High Temperature Electronics'. We cordially invite you to the workshop whic...[more]

 

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