Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD)

The largest cross-location R&D alliance for microelectronics in Europe

As a cooperation between the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics and the Leibniz Institutes FBH and IHP, the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) is the central point of contact for all issues concerning research and development in the field of micro and nanoelectronics in Germany and Europe.

As a one-stop shop, FMD has been combining scientific excellence, application-oriented technologies and system solutions of the 15 cooperating institutes from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Leibniz Association into a customer-specific offering since 2017.  The Fraunhofer IMS is one of the 15 institutes cooperating.

With more than 5,400 employees and a diversity of expertise and infrastructure, the virtual umbrella organization of FMD is the one of the largest associations of its kind in Europe.

From 2017 to 2021, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research supported the modernization of the research infrastructure of the participating institutes.

For more information, visit forschungsfabrik-mikroelektronik.de or our virtual 3D showroom fmd-insight.de/showroom. 

Outstanding FMD projects with IMS involvement

Here you will find a selection of FMD projects in which the IMS is actively involved.

 

Duration: 2024-2029

»APECS«

Pilot line for “Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration for Electronic Components and Systems” as part of the EU Chips Act.

 

Duration: 2022-2025

»FMD-QNC«

The Germany-wide cooperation “FMD-QNC” aims to bundle and expand microelectronic research and development in relation to quantum and neuromorphic computing.

 

Duration: 2022-2026

Competence center »Green ICT @ FMD«

The competence center investigates and works on reducing the carbon footprint of digital technologies.