Trainings and Workshops

Start-A-Factory (SAF) in Berlin is Fraunhofer IZM’s unique concept, space and tool infrastructure especially tailored to the needs of hardware startups.

The symposium is focused on high-performance, low-energy and -cost and small-size optical interconnects across the different hierarchy levels in data centers. We intend to draw out and discuss the key technology enablers and inhibitors to widespread commercial proliferation of photonic interconnect in »mega« data center environ-ments and how the optical interconnect community can collectively help to address these.7th Optical Interconnect in Data Centers Symposium

Many electronic products used in different applications, such as automotive or medical but even consumer are exposed to extreme loading profiles as high temperatures, random vibrations or humid and or wet environments.

The main component of modern power electronics circuits is the semiconductor power switch. This course presents the fundamentals of power switches operations from a physical point of view, together with the specific peculiarities and the reason to use them in a special application.

In 2019, the advanced training seminar »Autarkic Wireless Sensors« organized in cooperation with the AMA-Association will take place again. Using the example of a wireless sensor node for the monitoring of high-voltage power lines, an overview is given.

This workshop offers a comprehensive introduction into radar sensor technology. It introduces the necessary fundamentals of high frequency technology with particular emphasis on radar systems and outlines the functions and various applications of essential components of radar systems.

The tutorial is organized by the Institute’s Department of Environmental and Reliability Engineering, which supports new technologies on their path towards full commercial maturity.

The Ecodesign Learning Factory is a training open for professionals and teachers which aims to convey methods and tools to enable participants to design products and services for a circular economy.

Hosting this workshop, Fraunhofer IZM and IISB intend to share their expertise on aluminum battery systems. The workshop aims at gathering renowned experts and interested newcomers for a fruitful discussion on perspectives and possible future strategies.