The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS is expanding its leadership team: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wenke Weinreich has been appointed the institute’s second director, effective immediately. In her new role, she will be working alongside Institute Director Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harald Schenk and guidi…
CEA-Leti and Fraunhofer IPMS have successfully completed the first exchange of ferroelectric memory wafers within the FAMES Pilot Line, marking a pivotal milestone in establishing a shared European platform for advanced embedded non-volatile memory technologies. Launched in December 2023 and coordin…
In April, ‘SPINS’ (Semiconductor Pilot line for Industrial Quantum NanoSystems) was launched, one of the 6 European quantum pilot lines. Coordinated by imec, the consortium brings together 25 European RTOs, industry partners, and academic research groups to strengthen Europe’s leadership and soverei…
The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS has developed innovative chips that are revolutionizing the characterization of organic materials and accelerating the development of new electronic applications. A newly developed measuring adapter allows for the first time simultaneous contac…
The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS has taken a leading role in the development of microdisplays over the past decades and now presents a significant advancement in tools. . The new technology, specified and funded as part of the EdgeVision Microdisplay project (FKZ 03RU2U061C…
The Center Nanoelectronic Technologies (CNT) of the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 2005, it has developed into a pillar of applied semiconductor research in Germany and Europe. With its unique research cleanr…
AlixLabs and NSS Water are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration to develop sustainable and cost-effective ultrapure water (UPW) management solutions for chip production. Amid rising concerns over the semiconductor industry's ever-increasing water consumption the two Swedish companies will t…
The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS, in collaboration with DIVE imaging systems GmbH, has achieved a major milestone in resource-efficient semiconductor manufacturing. With the successful installation of an optical measurement system by DIVE in the cleanroom of Fraunhofer IPMS, t…
Galvanoscanners have so far provided reliable services in optical communication in space or in Earth observation via LIDAR. However, in the future, these systems could be replaced by smaller and more compact systems with MEMS scanners. In the MiniLIDAR project funded by the Federal Ministry for Econ…
A pan-European consortium dedicated to developing sustainable processes and technologies for the semiconductor-manufacturing supply chain announces the launch of the GENESIS project. This integrated, large-scale initiative aims to enable Europe’s chip industry to meet its sustainability goals – from…
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