Welcome - Fraunhofer IZM

Since 1993 Fraunhofer IZM has been one of the world’s leading institutes for applied research and the development and system integration of robust and reliable electronics.

For over 30 years, more than 450 employees have been finding technological solutions in cooperation with partners from industry and academia. Emerging challenges are addressed in branches such as automotive and industrial electronics, medical engineering, ICT and semiconductor technology.

The advantages of working hand-in-hand with Fraunhofer IZM include:

Industry-compatible high-tech equipment
Flexible cooperation models
Peace-of-mind thanks to IP protection
International, strategic networks with universities, research institutes and private enterprise in Germany and abroad.

Departments

Fraunhofer IZM

Wafer Level System Integration

System Integration & Interconnection Technologies

Environmental & Reliability Engineering

RF & Smart Sensor Systems

News

News | October 21, 2024

Quick charging electric cars from household power outlets, made possible by innovative transistors

On the EnerConnect project, researchers at Fraunhofer IZM are testing bidirectional blocking gallium nitride (GaN) transistors to design a system that could be used with the next generation of active converters and rectifiers.

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News | October 1, 2024

Prof. Ivan Ndip honored with the 2024 IMAPS Outstanding Educator Award

Ivan Ndip has been honored with the 2024 Outstanding Educator Award by the International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society (IMAPS) for his significant contributions to education for the microelectronics packaging industry.

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News | September 30, 2024

New simulation models create a faster and more affordable route to market for complex microelectronics

Before they ever hit the market, reliable microelectronic systems need to besubjected to lengthy and cost-intensive qualification tests.

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Award | September 13, 2024

IEEE ESTC 2024 Best Poster Award goes to Nyake Gahein-Sama

We are very pleased to announce that our colleague Nyake Gahein-Sama won the Best Poster Award at this year’s IEEE Electronics System Integration Technology Conference (ESTC 2024) in Berlin.

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News | September 3, 2024

ITRI-Chairman visits Fraunhofer IZM

High-ranking visitor from Taiwan: Prof. Tsung-Tsong Wu, Chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), met with the Institute Director, Prof. Ulrike Ganesh, and representatives of the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD) at Fraunhofer IZM. The meeting focused on the strategic direction and future cooperation between the two leading research institutes.

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News | August 01, 2024

Leadership duo will shape the future strategy of Fraunhofer IZM

The Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Dr Ulrike Ganesh as its Co-Director. Starting on 01 August 2024, she will join Professor Martin Schneider-Ramelow in shaping the strategic direction of the Institute.

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News | August 5, 2024

Paving the way for the semiconductor future: The Chiplet Center of Excellence commences operations

Three Fraunhofer Institutes have launched a forward-looking research
initiative in Dresden: the Chiplet Center of Excellence (CCoE). Its purpose is to partner with industry to drive forward the introduction of chiplet technology.

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News

Events

Expert Session Series | October 22 - December 03, 2024

»Advanced Substrates beyond PCB«

The great diversification of application scenarios leads to more highly integrated substrates in order to match a wide variety of requirements.

With our online sessions, we want to shed light on various areas of application and technical approaches to this topic.

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Exhibition | November 12 - 15, 2024

electronica 2024

The electronica, the world's leading trade fair and conference for electronics, will take place from November 12-15, 2024 at the Trade Fair Center of Messe München. The trade fair offers a broad spectrum of exhibits from the world of electronics, ranging from automotives to electromechanics, electronics design, printed circuit boards, micro and nano systems and sensor technology, among others.

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Conference | November 19 - 21, 2024

Fraunhofer IZM hosts E-Textiles Conference 2024 in Berlin!

In 2024, the E-Textiles Conference will be hosted by Fraunhofer IZM in Berlin. The conference will take place from the November 19 – 21, 2024 at the Fraunhofer Forum, the Fraunhofer Society’s conference center in the heart of Berlin, close to Alexanderplatz, the Berlin Cathedral, the Museum Island and many other landmarks of the German capital.

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Events

Berlin Center for Digital Transformation

The Berlin Center for Digital Tansformation is a cooperation of the four Berlin Fraunhofer-Institutes FOKUS, HHI, IPK and IZM.

The focus activities are technologies and solutions that take into account the increasing digitalization and networking of all spheres of life.

www.digitale-vernetzung.org

High Performance Center »Functional Integration in Micro- and Nanoelectronics«

Functional Integration in Micro- and Nanoelectronics in Dresden und Chemnitz

https://www.leistungszentrum-mikronano.de/en.html

Research Fab Microelectronics Germany

To reinforce the position of Europe’s semiconductor and electronics industry beside global competition, eleven institutes within the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics have, together with the IHP GmbH - Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics and the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik, come up with a concept for a cross-location research factory for microelectronics and nanoelectronics.

www.forschungsfabrik-mikroelektronik.de/en

Publications

Fraunhofer IZM annual report & Brochure

Crossing Frontiers in Microelectronics

Berlin - Headquarters

Fraunhofer IZM Berlin

Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25
Gebäude 17/3
13355 Berlin

Telefon: +49 30 4 64 03-1 00
Fax: +49 30 4 64 03-1 11

Dresden - Branch of the institute

Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID

Ringstraße 12
01468 Dresden-Moritzburg

Telefon: +49 351 795572-12
Fax: +49 30 4 64 03-1 11

Cottbus - Branch Lab

Fraunhofer IZM Branch Lab Cottbus

Karl-Marx-Straße 69
03044 Cottbus
Phone: +49 355 383 770-12

Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM

Quick charging electric cars from household power outlets, made possible by innovative transistors

Prof. Ivan Ndip honored with the 2024 IMAPS Outstanding Educator Award

New simulation models create a faster and more affordable route to market for complex microelectronics

The Chiplet Center of Excellence sets new standards for the automotive industry

ITRI-Chairman visits Fraunhofer IZM

Leadership duo of Professors Ulrike Ganesh and Martin Schneider-Ramelow will shape the future strategy of Fraunhofer IZM

Paving the way for the semiconductor future: The Chiplet Center of Excellence commences operations

Launch of the Competence Center Green ICT @ FMD

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Since 1993 Fraunhofer IZM has been one of the world’s leading institutes for applied research and the development and system integration of robust and reliable electronics.

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News

Quick charging electric cars from household power outlets, made possible by innovative transistors

Prof. Ivan Ndip honored with the 2024 IMAPS Outstanding Educator Award

New simulation models create a faster and more affordable route to market for complex microelectronics

IEEE ESTC 2024 Best Poster Award goes to Nyake Gahein-Sama

ITRI-Chairman visits Fraunhofer IZM

Leadership duo will shape the future strategy of Fraunhofer IZM

Paving the way for the semiconductor future: The Chiplet Center of Excellence commences operations

News

Events

»Advanced Substrates beyond PCB«

electronica 2024

Fraunhofer IZM hosts E-Textiles Conference 2024 in Berlin!

Events

Berlin Center for Digital Transformation

High Performance Center »Functional Integration in Micro- and Nanoelectronics«

Research Fab Microelectronics Germany

Fraunhofer IZM annual report & Brochure

Fraunhofer IZM Berlin

Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID

Fraunhofer IZM Branch Lab Cottbus

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