The Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS in Duisburg is one of 75 Fraunhofer Institutes and research facilities throughout Germany and thus part of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the leading organization for applied research in Europe. More than 32,000 employees generate an annual research volume of 3.4 billion euros, which includes 3 billion euros in contract research.