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Electrical engineering student Matthias Wagner immerses the silicon wafer into a development bath in the cleanroom.

03.03.2023
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Electronics (wafers, semiconductors, microchips,...)

Electrical engineering student at Hochschule Karlsruhe creates a three-dimensional HKA logo with line thickness of one-tenth of a hair's width

Maybe the smallest university logo in the world?

A very special semester project was chosen by Matthias Wagner: he created the smallest HKA logo in the world as a three-dimensional microstructure. The structure consists of a plastic-like polymer and is applied to a silicon substrate. The letters of the logo have a line thickness of only about 8 µm…

Rendering of Infineon’s Smart Power Fab in Dresden: The investment strengthens the manufacturing basis for semiconductors that promote decarbonization and digitalization.

24.02.2023
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New building

Completion planned for 2026 – Smart Power Fab will generate 1,000 new jobs

Infineon kicks off new Fab in Dresden

Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) is starting construction of its new plant for analog/mixed-signal technologies and power semiconductors. After extensive analysis, the Infineon Management Board and supervisory bodies gave the green light for the Dresden site. The German Federal Min…

The KMR iiwa CR is a productivity-enhancing automation solution for transporting highly sensitive wafers.

Particle abrasion excluded – contactless energy supply enables the use of the cobot in cleanroom class ISO 3.

09.02.2023
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Robot

KUKA Cobot Allows 24/7 Production Thanks to Inductive Charging Technology

The global hunger for microchips is rising at breakneck speed. To meet this high level of demand, producers must further automate their factories. With the KMR iiwa CR consisting of a collaborative KUKA robot and a mobile platform, KUKA is offering a reliable, productivity-raising automation solutio…

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29.01.2023
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Electronics (wafers, semiconductors, microchips,...)

Multi-year framework agreement for semiconductor equipment in the upper double-digit million euro range concluded at the end of 2022.

Major order in the field of semiconductor equipment

The Jenoptik photonics group concluded a framework agreement with a global technology group at the end of 2022 with a total volume in the upper double-digit million euro range and a term of three years. The contract covers the manufacture of complex micro-optical components used in semiconductor pro…

Fig. 1: Different air qualities are separately maintained in semiconductor cleanrooms. (Photo: Luftmeister GmbH)

Fig. 3: Overview of the calibration points in a specific project (4 air types with 5 measuring devices). (Source: Luftmeister GmbH)

Fig. 4: Air volume flow calibration stand of Luftmeister GmbH. Here, with the highest precision, between 25 and 36,000 m³/h, various Luftmeister measurement solutions are calibrated. (Photo: Luftmeister GmbH)

11.12.2022
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Air

"GEEX – ACEX – CAEX – SOEX – precisely monitor demanding exhaust air volumes in semiconductor cleanrooms"

Indoor environments are often characterized by a high-purity supply air facing a heavily contaminated exhaust air. For example, in semiconductor production with its wet chemical manufacturing steps, aggressive exhaust air qualities are generated.

To prevent chemical reactions between different types…

Fraunhofer IAF has expanded its state-of-the-art research infrastructure for semiconductor technologies with a new MOCVD hall (front) and a new laboratory building (back). © Fraunhofer IAF

On June 30, 2022, the new research buildings of Fraunhofer IAF were officially inaugurated. © Fraunhofer IAF

11.12.2022
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Science

New buildings for optoelectronic metrology, quantum sensor technology and epitaxy

Fraunhofer IAF expands research infrastructure for semiconductor technologies

Fraunhofer IAF has expanded its state-of-the-art research infrastructure and further improved the conditions for the development of pioneering semiconductor technologies. With the support of the German federal government, the state of Baden-Württemberg as well as the BMVg, a laboratory building and…

300 mm clean room of the Fraunhofer IPMS at CNT. © Fraunhofer IPMS

Fraunhofer IPMS develops 200 mm technologies. © Fraunhofer IPMS

MEMS scanner mirror of Fraunhofer IPMS. © Fraunhofer IPMS / MEMS scanner mirrors of Fraunhofer IPMS. © Fraunhofer IPMS

29.11.2022
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Electronics (wafers, semiconductors, microchips,...)

Fraunhofer IPMS presented services in the 200/300 mm semiconductor area at Semicon Europa

Semiconductor technology for everyone

Innovative electronics require state-of-the-art technologies and manufacturing processes. For many medium-sized companies, this is an investment that is almost impossible to bear. But thanks to the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS and its two clean rooms, the latest research resul…

10.11.2022
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Electronics (wafers, semiconductors, microchips,...)

Sustainable Semiconductor Production: Exyte acquires Airgard Inc., a specialist in exhaust gas cleaning systems

– Acquisition of the US-American specialist for wet separators and exhaust gas cleaning systems
– Exyte CEO Büchele: "The acquisition strengthens our position to support customers with technical solutions for their exhaust gas management."
– Further strengthening of Exyte's "Technology & Services" bus…

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