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Science need not always be complicated or even incomprehensible! Here we want to show you that it can be done in a completely different way: easy-peasy to understand and accessible for everyone.

We talk directly to the researchers, find out how and why microelectronics works and together with you we will find answers to the big and small questions at our research institute. Backstage at Fraunhofer IZM, so to speak.

On this page you will find insights into current projects, tips from practicing researchers and everyday things from our institute - all with a little technical tic. In addition, the small µ has come to join us - as a symbol for exactly the topics that concern us at Fraunhofer IZM, it explains a term from microelectronics every month.

Do you have any questions about Fraunhofer IZM or would you like to know what is behind other technical terms? Then send us your questions by e-mail and we’ll try and find the answers for you!

FOWLP... what? Behind this unwieldy acronym lies a state-of-the-art technology for packaging microchips. The device you are currently reading this post on probably contains hundreds of these packages, explains Marius Adler at #µknowsbest. This is because Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging offers mobile phone manufacturers production advantages that Fraunhofer IZM would also like to open up to other industries.

In the PUNCH project, for example, FOWLPs are being used to make our data networks faster and more reliable. Find out more on our website: Tech News - Lightning-Fast and highly reliable: Sharing Data via Photonic Integrated Circuits

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What does High Performance Computing mean?

For some tasks in research and industry, the computing power of a single computer is not enough. This is where high-performance computing (HPC) comes into play, enabling even complex computing operations. For example, it allows complex simulations to be carried out and data volumes to be processed that would overwhelm a conventional computer. This is achieved using particularly powerful supercomputers on the one hand, and on the other hand using so-called clusters, in which individual computers work together on a task.

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