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t oICS·SOFTWARE·EQUIPMENT·ANALYTICS
YS tware·NANOTECHNOLOGY·CIRCUITS
MOBILE COMMUNICATION·SMART SYSTEMS
SMART SYSTEMS·EQUIPMENT·HARDWARE
MEMS·CIRCUITS·ORGANIC ELECTRONIC
CHIP DESIGN·PHOTOMASKS·MATERIALS
Microelectronics / ICT in Saxony
COmpanies 7
Education & Research
21
Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics
8
Education
22
Advanced Materials 10
Nanotechnology
12
Next Generation Communication
13
MEMS / Smart Systems
13
Organic and Printed Electronics
14
Advanced Manufacturing and
Processing
16
Software, Hardware, and IT
18
Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics,
Nanotechnology
23
Next Generation Communication
25
MEMS / Smart Systems
25
Organic and Printed Electronics
25
Networks
27
SELECTION OF MICROELECTRONICS / IcT COMPANIES IN SAXONY
Leipzig
Dresden
Chemnitz
Source: Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS – Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH), Silicon Saxony e. V.
REGISTER OF COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS MENTIONED IN THIS BROCHURE
Company/Institution
URL
Company/Institution
URL
Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics
Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC)
Deutsche Cell GmbH
Deutsche Solar GmbH
DMOS GmbH
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 Dresden
Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH
JSSi GmbH
Leading-Edge Cluster »Cool Silicon«
Photronics MZD GmbH
SAW COMPONENTS Dresden GmbH
SolarFactory GmbH
SolarWorld AG
SolarWorld Innovations GmbH
Toppan Photomasks Germany GmbH
X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG
Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI)
www.amtc-dresden.de
www.deutschecell.de
www.deutschesolar.de
www.dmosdesign.com
www.globalfoundries.com
www.infineon.de
www.js-silicon.de
www.cool-silicon.de
www.photronics.com
www.sawcomponents.de
www.solarfactory.de
www.solarworld.de
www.sw-innovations.de
www.photomask.com
www.xfab.de
www.zmd.biz
Advanced Materials
AIR LIQUIDE Electronics GmbH
AZZURRO Semiconductors AG
bubbles & beyond GmbH
Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH (FCM)
Siltronic AG, Freiberg Plant
www.airliquide.de
www.azzurro-semiconductors.com
www.bubbles-beyond.com
www.fcm-germany.com
www.siltronic.de
Nanotechnology
AXO DRESDEN GmbH
CREAVAC - Creative Vakuumbeschichtung GmbH
NanoelektronikZentrumDresden GmbH
Saxray GmbH
VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH
www.axo-dresden.de
www.creavac.de
www.nanodresden.de
www.saxray.de
www.vonardenne.biz
VTD Vakuumtechnik Dresden GmbH
www.vtd.de
Next Generation Communication
Intel Mobile Communications Technology Dresden GmbH
KOMSA KOMMUNIKATION SACHSEN AG
RadioOpt GmbH
www.intel.com
www.komsa.de
www.radioopt.com
Signalion GmbH
www.signalion.com
MEMS / Smart Systems
ADZ NAGANO GmbH
GEMAC - Gesellschaft für Mikroelektronikanwendung Chemnitz mbH
www.adz.de
www.gemac.info
Microelectronic Packaging Dresden GmbH (MPD)
www.mpd.de
MICRO-EPSILON Optronic GmbH
Silicon Micro Sensors GmbH
Smart Systems Campus Chemnitz
www.micro-epsilon.de
www.smicrosensors.de
www.smartsystemscampus.de
Organic and Printed Electronics
CreaPhys GmbH
Heliatek GmbH
LEDON OLED Lighting GmbH & Co. KG
Novaled AG
Plastic Logic GmbH
www.creaphys.com
www.heliatek.de
www.ledonlighting.com
www.novaled.com
www.plasticlogic.com
Printechnologics GmbH
www.printechnologics.de
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
3D-Micromac AG
www.3d-micromac.de
Cascade Microtech Dresden GmbH
DAS Environmental Expert GmbH www.cmicro.com
www.das-europe.com
FHR Anlagenbau GmbH
www.fhr.de
Kinetics Germany GmbH
M+W Group
MicroSystems GmbH
Roth & Rau AG
SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GmbH
XENON Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
www.kinetics.net
www.mwgroup.net
www.microsystems.de
www.roth-rau.de
www.institut-fresenius.de
www.xenon-dresden.de
Software, Hardware, and IT
BuS Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
Comarch Software AG
COMPAREX AG
itCampus Software- und Systemhaus GmbH
www.bus-elektronik.de
www.comarch.de
www.comparex-group.com
www.itcampus.eu
Leesys - Leipzig Electronic Systems GmbH
MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH
Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbH
SAP AG
Software AG
SYSTEMA Systementwicklung Dipl.-Inf. Manfred Austen GmbH
TechniSat Digital GmbH
T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH
www.leesys.com
www.megware.com
www.robotron.de
www.sap.com/germany
www.softwareag.com
www.systemagmbh.de
www.technisat.com
www.t-systems-mms.com
Education and Research
Center for Microtechnologies (ZfM), Chemnitz University
Chemnitz University of Technology
www.zfm.tu-chemnitz.de
www.tu-chemnitz.de
Deutsche Telekom University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunications
in Leipzig (HfTL)
dresden chip academy (dca)
Dresden University of Technology
Electronic Packaging Laboratory (IAVT) and Center of Microtechnical
Manufacturing (ZµP), Dresden University
Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS)
Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP)
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS)
Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing, Dresden branch (IZFP-DD)
Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS)
www.hft-leipzig.de
Fraunhofer IZM - All Silicon System Integration Dresden (ASSID)
Fraunhofer Research Institution for Organics, Materials and Electronic
Devices (COMEDD)
www.izm.fraunhofer.de
www.comedd.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer Technology Center for Semiconductor Materials (THM)
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf e. V. (HZDR)
Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology
Institute for Applied Photophysics (IAPP), Dresden University
Institute for Print and Media Technology (pmTUC), Chemnitz University
Institute for Semiconductor and Microsystems Technology (IHM),
Dresden University
Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory gGmbH (NaMLab), Dresden University
Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems, Dresden University
www.thm.fraunhofer.de
www.tu-freiberg.de
www.hzdr.de
www.hzdr.de/db/Cms?pNid=2423
www.iapp.de
www.tu-chemnitz.de/mb/PrintMedienTech
www.ihm.tu-dresden.de
www.dresden-chip-academy.de
www.tu-dresden.de
www.avt.et.tu-dresden.de
www.ikts.fraunhofer.de
www.fep.fraunhofer.de
www.enas.fraunhofer.de
www.izfp-d.fraunhofer.de
www.ipms.fraunhofer.de
www.namlab.com
www.vodafone-chair.com
Networks
Nanotechnology Center of Competence »Ultrathin Functional Films«
(Nano-CC-UFF)
Organic Electronics Saxony e. V.
RFID Saxony
Silicon Saxony e. V.
Software Saxony
www.nanotechnology.de
www.oes-net.de
www.rfid-saxony.de
www.silicon-saxony.de
www.software-saxony.de*
Further Contacts
»Invest in Saxony« – Saxony's Information Portal for Investors
Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS – Wirtschaftsförderung
Sachsen GmbH)
Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport (SMWA)
www.invest-in-saxony.com
www.wfs.saxony.de
www.smwa.sachsen.de
MIcRO!
Welcome!
»Silicon Saxony« is Europe’s largest microelectronics cluster and the
fifth largest worldwide. A unique concentration of companies
providing extensive knowledge and expertise in the sectors microelectronics and nanoelectronics, nanotechnology, organic & printed
electronics, energy­ efficient systems, next generation communication,
and smart systems is found in the region between Dresden, Freiberg
and Chemnitz.
In Saxony, more than 2,100 companies with a total of 51,000
employees are active along all steps of the ICT value creation chain:
They develop, manufacture, and promote integrated circuits, or serve
as materials and equipment suppliers to the chip industry, produce
and distribute electronic products and systems based on integrated
circuits, or develop and promote software.
»Silicon Saxony« demonstrates its innovative power in various fields:
Dresden’s Novaled AG is the global leader in manufacturing highly
efficient and durable OLEDs. The partners of the leading-edge
cluster »Cool Silicon« develop energy efficient ICT solutions. And the
Leipzig-based company bubbles & beyond GmbH develops intelligent
fluids which permit the gentle cleaning of highly sensitive clean rooms
and wafers.
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History
1886
1703
1961
1957
1994
1995
1996
1998
1999
2002
2003
2005
2006
2009
2010
2011
2012
2007
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The universal
scholar Gottfried
Wilhelm Leibniz
from Leipzig
invents the dual
system – the math­ematical basis
of the computer
world consisting
of ones and
zeros.
Founding of the
VEB Spuren­
metalle Freiberg
(People’s Enterprise Trace Metals
Freiberg); 1966
production launch
of monocrystal­
line silicon blocks
and wafers
Clemens Winkler,
a chemist at the
Freiberg Mining
Academy, discovers the element
»germanium« –
the first semiconductor material.
Founding of the
»AME – Arbeits­
stelle für Mole­
kulartechnik«
(Workplace for
Molecular Tech-­
nology) by physi­
cist Werner Hart­
mann in Dresden
for the develop­
ment and produc­
tion of integrated
circuits
Founding of the
Freiberger Compound Materials
GmbH (FCM) cor­poration – today,
one of the world’s
leading manufac­
turers of GaAs
wafers – by the
Israeli Federmann
Enterprises Ltd.
corporation
Founding of the
Siemens Micro­
electronics Center
Dresden (as of
1999, Infineon
Technologies
Dresden)
Production launch
of solar silicon wa­fers at the Bayer
Solar GmbH cor­po­
ration in Freiberg
(acquired by the
SolarWorld AG
corporation in
2000)
Until 2000 devel­
opment of the 300
mm technology by
the companies
Infineon Technologies Dresden and
Motorola; construc­
tion of the world’s
first 300 mm factory
Production launch
of ultrapure silicon
at the Freiberg site
of the Bavarian
Wacker Siltronic
GmbH corporation
(today’s Siltronic
AG corporation)
Groundbreaking
ceremony for AMD’s
Fab 30 in Dresden;
1999 inauguration
of the factory
Founding of the
Advanced Mask
Technology Center
GmbH & Co. KG
(AMTC) corpora­
tion – a joint
ven­ture of AMD
(partner today:
GLOBALFOUN­
DRIES) and Toppan
Photo­masks for
the development
and pilot produc­tion of photomasks
The world’s first
introduction of
copper technology at Dresden’s
AMD Fab 30
Inauguration of
the Fraunhofer
Center Nano­
electronic Technology (CNT) in
Dresden
Groundbreaking
ceremony for
AMD’s Fab 36
– AMD’s first
production site
based on 300 mm
wafers; production
launch in 2005
Inauguration of
the Nanoelectronic Materials
Laboratory
gGmbH (NaMLab) – an associated institute
of the Dresden
University of
Technology
Start of the expan­
sion of AMD’s
Fab 30 (200 mm
technology) into
Fab 38 (300 mm
technology)
AMD and the
Advanced Technology Investment
Company (ATIC)
from Abu Dhabi
form a joint ven­ture which runs all
AMD production
sites worldwide.
The new com­
pany – GLOBAL­
FOUNDRIES –
officially launches in March
2009. In 2012,
ATIC acquires all
shares.
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
launched a
2 billion dollar
investment
program for the
expansion of its
300 mm production site in
Dresden.
Infineon
Technologies is
investing 200
million euros to
expand the
capacity of its
Dresden 200 mm
fab.
Infineon Technologies announces
the expansion
(250 million euros)
of its Dresden Fab
for the production
of power semiconductors based on
300 mm wafers.
Intel opens a development center
in Dresden –
the Intel Mobile
Communications
Technology
Dresden GmbH.
Official inauguration of the
SolarWorld AG
Helmholtz Insticorporation is ex- tute Freiberg for
panding its loca- Resource Technoltion in Freiberg – ogy, a joint project
third module pro- of the Helmholtz
duction; expand- Center Dresdening the logistics
Rossendorf and
center SolarLog;
the Freiberg Uninew research
versity of Mining
and development and Technology
center
Start of the
world’s first
production of
flexible
organic solar
foils via vacuum
deposition by
Dresden’s
Heliatek GmbH
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Micro!
Companies
Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics
The GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 in Dresden is currently being expanded
into Europe’s largest semiconductor production site and is one of the
most productive and most modern wafer factories in the world. Fab 1
is GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ leading production site with more than 3,400
highly qualified engineers, technicians, and specialists as well as a
present investment volume amounting to far more than 8 billion US
dollars. In Dresden, the company produces chips with 45 nm, 40 nm,
32 nm, and 28 nm technologies for its customers around the globe.
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Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH is one of Infineon AG’s largest
production sites into which more than 3 billion euros have been
invested since 1994. High quality chips are produced on 200 mm
wafers in the factory in Saxony. In 2011, Infineon’s Board of
Directors decided to expand Dresden as the world’s first high volume
location for the production of power semiconductors on 300 mm
silicon wafers.
X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG is a semiconductor foundry which
produces analog digital integrated circuits on behalf of its customers.
At the Dresden location, approximately 400 employees manufacture
mixed signal technologies of up to 0.35 µm on 8 inch silicon wafers.
As a member of the globally active X-FAB Group, X-FAB Dresden also
plays a vital role in the development of highly effective mixed signal
technologies for structural widths of up to 0.18 µm.
SAW COMPONENTS Dresden GmbH develops and produces
microchips and electronic components for all sectors of high frequency
and radio transmission technology, sensor technology, and RF
identification based on the Surface Acoustic Wave effect (SAW). Up
to three million of these SAW chips leave the factory in Dresden every
week. They are used, for example, in mobile phones, GPS systems, and
remote controls.
Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG (ZMDI) is a leading global
developer of mixed signal semiconductor solutions for the automotive,
medical, and consumer goods markets as well as for industrial
Helmut Warnecke »Only few chip manufacturers worldwide provide such a broad
product spectrum as Infineon: In Dresden, we produce more than 200 different logic circuits for
very diverse applications. Currently, we are establishing the world’s first high volume production
for power semiconductors on 300 mm wafers. This is, of course, only possible with highly
qualified, well experienced, and motivated employees as well as a superb infrastructure like the
one which has been available in Dresden for more than eighteen years now.«
(Managing Director, Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH)
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Every week thousands of silicon wafers
pass through the highly complex
production system in the high-end clean
room of Infineon Technologies Dresden.
Bottom right
SAW COMPONENTS produces microchips as both wafer composites and
finished components. The company
meets customer requirements for small
and large serial production with high
technological security.
Right
The capacity of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’
Fab 1 in Dresden is currently being
expanded substantially. After the
expansion has been completed, the fab
will provide a total capacity of 80,000
300 mm wafer starts per month.
automation. One of ZMDI’s products is the intelligent battery monitoring
microchip ZSSC1856 which saves energy in lithium ion batteries with its
built-in charge control. The systematic monitoring of the charging and/or
discharging process also helps prevent damage to the batteries; thus
extending their life cycle.
The DMOS GmbH Dresden develops ASICs and ASSPs primarily for
applications in the automobile and automation technology, for example,
motor control systems for ventilation and air conditioning systems as
well as power management and bus transmitter and receiver units for
on-­board communication in passenger cars and trucks.
Dresden’s Photronics MZD GmbH is a subsidiary of the US American
Photronics Inc. For chip manufacturers in Europe and Asia, the
company develops and produces photolithographic masks with
structural widths of 100 nm, for example, for specific optical and
lithographic applications.
Dr. Rutger Wijburg »GLOBALFOUNDRIES´ Fab 1 in Dresden
has been contributing towards Saxony’s excellent reputation as the leading
European microelectronics cluster for 15 years now. Here, more than 3,400
employees are working on innovative technological solutions for customers
around the globe in what is Europe’s largest and most modern chip factory.
This success story thrives on the specific strong points of the region: Superbly
trained employees, excellent educational facilities, innovative research institutes as well as a technology friendly environment. We’re looking forward to
continuing the development of technological innovations made in Dresden
also in the future.« (Senior Vice President and General Manager, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 Dresden)
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»Cool Silicon« In this leading-edge cluster in Saxony, more than 100
partners from research and industry are developing solutions together which
significantly reduce the energy consumption in the ICT sector. The results of
their work are quite impressive. – Thanks to the innovative HKMG-CMOS
technology, for example, the life cycle of laptop batteries was increased from
8 hours to more than 10 hours. An innovative power amplifier decreases the
energy demand of mobile devices by 15 % and of base stations by 30 %.
And jointly developed monitoring sensors for airplanes save up to 25 tons of
kerosene on transatlantic flights.
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The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC) is
a joint venture of GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Toppan Photomasks. With
AMTC, a leading global research, development, and production center for
photolithographic masks has evolved in Saxony. Its close proximity to the
GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Infineon production sites permits very close
cooperation and quick responses to individual customer specifications.
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AMTC is a technological leader in
photomasks which it delivers to
GLOBALFOUNDRIES as well as to the
European and worldwide customer network of Toppan Photomasks, Inc.
The production facilities of Toppan
Photomasks in Dresden are integrated
into AMTC’s production.
In Freiberg, five subsidiaries of the SolarWorld AG Group manufacture all
the products of the photovoltaic value creation chain – ranging from solar
silicon (JSSi GmbH – Joint Solar Silicon) to wafers (Deutsche Solar
GmbH) and solar cells (Deutsche Cell GmbH) all the way to modules
(Solar Factory GmbH). (Solar) silicon is recycled in Freiberg (Deutsche
Solar AG) while SolarWorld AG conducts all of its research and development (SolarWorld Innovations GmbH) here as well.
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Within the scope of the »Area 1 – Micro­
and Nanotechnologies: Technologies for
energy efficient computing platforms«
project launched by the top cluster
»Cool Silicon,« GLOBALFOUNDRIES
and its many partners are developing
basic technologies as well as analysis and
production methods for the manufacture
of energy efficient electronics.
Advanced Materials
The Siltronic AG, Freiberg plant, has a state­-of-­the­-art factory using the
Czochralski pulling process to create monocrystalline silicon with
Dr. Christoph von Plotho »In 1995, we picked Freiberg as
our new location; and the past 17 years have clearly demonstrated why
this decision was the right one. Today, Freiberg is one of our most
important production sites for 300 mm wafers. This is no coincidence
because Saxony’s microelectronics tradition dates back many decades.
And that’s precisely why we find those well educated employees in this
region whose competence and willingness to work hard have become
the foundation for our economic success.«
(President & Chief Executive Officer, Siltronic AG)
Top right
Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH
(FCM) is one of the technological leaders
in its sector. The company’s products
– semi-­insulating and semi­- conductive
wafers with diameters of up to 150 mm
(200 mm are being developed) – cover
all essential fields of application for GaAs
substrates.
diameters of up to 300 mm as well as one of the world’s most modern
production lines for 300 mm silicon wafers. Since 1996, Siltronic has
invested about 825 million euros into this location and employs more
than 900 people here.
emitting diodes as well as energy efficient elements for power electronics. Compared to conventional gallium nitride wafers, AZZURRO wafers
can be processed in standard production lines of the semiconductor
industry which results in substantial cost savings.
Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH (FCM) is one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates for high
frequency components. FCM is the only company in the world which
successfully manages and applies both production procedures for the
cultivation of monocrystals – LEC (Liquid Encapsulated Czochralski) and
VGF (Vertical Gradient Freeze). Since FCM’s founding in 1995, its
parent company, the Israeli Federmann Enterprises Ltd., has invested
more than 110 million euros into the Freiberg site and created approximately 250 new jobs.
AIR LIQUIDE Electronics GmbH in Ottendorf­-Okrilla is a subsidiary of
With almost 40 employees, AZZURRO Semiconductors AG develops
and produces gallium nitride wafers on silicon substrates at its Dresden
Factory. In so doing, the company applies a globally unique procedure.
The wafers are used, for example, in the production of low-cost light
the French market leader Air Liquide S.A. Group. With more than 100
employees, it supplies well-known semiconductor producers in Saxony
with gases and technical equipment for gas handling.
Located in Leipzig, bubbles & beyond GmbH develops intelligent
fluids® – environmentally friendly formulations for decoating and
cleaning steps in microelectronic processes which are designed, for
example, to remove photoresist coatings on wafers. The application
of gentle chemical formulations allows users to shorten the requisite
processes and to reduce the use of aggressive process chemicals. In
addition, bubbles & beyond provides products for parts cleaning after
vacuum processes, for example, the removal of organic resublimates
or colorants.
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Nanotechnology
AXO DRESDEN GmbH is a spin-off of the Dresden-based Fraunhofer
Institute for Material and Beam Technology (IWS). The company
develops and produces X-ray optics and high precision depositions. Its
complementary precision coating procedures permit the production
of single and multilayers in the nanometer range with extremely high
precision.
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VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH develops and produces
systems for industrial nanometer to micrometer thin coatings on such
large surface materials as glass, metal bands, or plastic foils at its
corporate site in Dresden. In so doing, the company applies such
technologies as magnetron sputtering and electron beam evaporators.
VTD Vakuumtechnik Dresden GmbH is a manufacturer of custommade vacuum coating systems. The company focuses on the development and production of energy efficient and environmentally friendly systems for the PVD vacuum coating of plastics, glass,
ceramics, and metal. Among the world’s best are VTD’s highly
productive short cycle sputtering systems for the metallization of
automobile reflectors as well as a modular PVD system for the high
rate deposition of superhard, amorphous DLC layers.
Bottom left
The 300 square meter solar façade of
VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik’s production building »sparkles« with its CIS
solar modules on the corporate premises
in Dresden-­Weißig. The company’s own
systems were used to coat the glass of
the 420 modules.
The Dresden-based CREAVAC – Creative Vakuumbeschichtung GmbH
provides coatings in the nanotechnology sector and manufactures
vacuum coating systems. The company uses different processes to
create technical and decorative surfaces with metals and/or paints and
develops coating systems for a wide range of applications.
Bottom center
The intelligent fluids® decoaters made by
bubbles & beyond (seen here: decoaters
used on a wafer to remove photoresist
coatings) remove persistent pollutants in
the electronics sector highly effective.
Thanks to physical effects layers are penetrated and detached. No chemical etching or dissolving process takes place.
The Dresden-based Saxray GmbH develops, produces, and distributes
components and system solutions for high precision X-ray and special
analytics which permit the nondestructive and simple examination of
materials. This also includes self-adjusting X-ray optics which permit,
among other things, the verification of the smallest structural differences
at the atomic level – for example, in semiconductors.
Bottom right
VTD Vakuumtechnik’s META ROT (seen
here: view of the vacuum chamber
equipped with a substrate holder in the
foreground) is a flexible, horizontal shortcycle system for the metallization of
plastic parts including the application of
a protective coating and is designed for
use in assembly lines.
Bottom left
Signalion GmbH is the very first company to provide complete integrated
prototyping solutions for digital radio
communication systems from one source.
Customers really appreciate this product
portfolio – because it does not cause any
problems with interfaces, incompatible
hardware, or missing software drivers.
Bottom right
The Dresden company Saxray is a joint
spin-off project of the Helmholtz Center
Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), the
Freiberg University, and the Dresden
University (seen here: the centerpiece of
x-ray optics – a patented x-ray mirror).
Next Generation Communication
In May 2011, Intel Mobile Communications Technology Dresden
GmbH became an LTE Development Center of the Intel Mobile
Communications (IMC) Group. The Dresden team has already been
working on the development of baseband chip technology for the
mobile communication standard of the fourth generation for a number
of years now. Their core competences include the design of energy
efficient broadband modems.
Founded in 2003 as a start­-up in Dresden, the Signalion GmbH is
today a globally established manufacturer of measurement technology
and special solutions for wireless infrastructures and mobile communication with a specific focus on the new LTE standard. It was the first
enterprise to successfully establish an LTE test UE with its product
SORBAS, a remote radio head tester with its product RHT 100, and an
integrated RF in the µTCA/AMC format with its AMC-SRRM on the
market.
Approximately 8,000 sqm of floor space and such commonly used
facilities as, for example, clean rooms in two buildings are made
available to start-up enterprises of the microelectronics and
nanoelectronics branches by the NanoelektronikZentrum
Dresden GmbH. In the immediate vicinity of two Fraunhofer
institutes and such industrial partners as ZMDI AG, Photronics MZD,
or X-FAB, the center provides ideal prerequisites for business success.
RadioOpt GmbH Dresden is a spin-off of the Endowed Chair for Mobile
Communication Systems at the Dresden University of Technology. Since
2008, the company has been developing software solutions for quality
measurements in mobile communication networks.
Headquartered near Chemnitz, KOMSA KOMMUNIKATION SACHSEN
AG is one of Europe’s leading ICT service providers. The owner-managed
enterprise has about 1,300 employees and is active in three core areas –
Wholesale, Integrated Services, and Repair Service. KOMSA has the
second largest repair center for mobile phones in Germany; over 100,000
cell phones of all renowned manufacturers are repaired here every month.
MEMS / Smart Systems
The Dresden-based MICRO-EPSILON Optronic GmbH has been part of
the MICRO-EPSILON Group since it was founded in 1993. The company
specializes in the development and production of optoelectronic sensors
and systems for the precise, non-contact measurement of geometric
dimensions, speed, and color.
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ADZ NAGANO GmbH develops and produces pressure sensor tech-
nology in Dresden. With a staff of approximately 100 employees,
the company has become one of the most popular international
manufacturers of pressure transmitters and pressure switches. These
devices are used in all relevant sectors, for example, in process,
environmental, automation, and motor vehicle technologies.
GEMAC – Gesellschaft für Mikroelektronikanwendung Chemnitz mbH
is a renowned provider of individual research, development, and
production services in the measurement and sensor technology sectors.
Ranging from sensor and ASIC design to electronic boards all the way to
the development and manufacture of individual products, the company
provides its customers with complete, customized solutions.
Microelectronic Packaging Dresden GmbH (MPD) is a contract
manufacturer providing development and production of electronic
sensors and microsystems. With ultramodern AVT packaging
procedures, MPD processes semiconductor chips in clean rooms
meeting the ISO 8 to 5 standards. MPD applies proven technologies
to the production of assembly parts as well as of complex modules
and systems. In addition to samples and small batches, the company
also produces millions of items in large batches.
Located in Dresden, Silicon Micro Sensors GmbH develops,
manufactures, and distributes integrated optical and micromechanical
sensor systems, components, and modules. They are used in CMOS
camera systems and MEMS pressure sensors for automobile construction,
safety technology, medical technology as well as industrial electronics.
Organic and Printed Electronics
With almost 40 commercial enterprises and 17 research facilities,
Saxony is Europe’s largest cluster of organic electronics and one of the
top 5 locations in an international comparison.
Novaled AG, a spin­- off of the Dresden University of Technology,
is a pioneer in the field of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs).
The company has more than 500 patents and supplies its customers
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Founded as a subsidiary of KOMSA AG
in 2000, w-support.com GmbH has
specialized in the repair of IT and
telecommunication devices – with more
than one million service cases per year
(seen here: soldering with infrared
bottom heating).
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ADZ NAGANO’s pressure transducers
are used specifically in mobile applications such as, for example, mobile
hydraulics, engine management, oil
pressure and braking systems as well as
fuel cells and other high temperature
applications.
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Micro-Epsilon Optronic applies such
diverse physical principles as triangulation, light section technology, or shadow
casting in its sensors and measuring
instruments which measure such noncontact single and multi-dimensional
measured values as path, distance, position, profile, or contour (seen here: speed
and linear measurement in sheet metal
processing).
The »Smart Systems Campus Chemnitz« is a highly
focused, dynamic network of microsystems technology competencies
that revolves around the integration of science, research and industry. The
extensive technology park, with an area of nearly 6.5 hectares in the
immediate vicinity of the Chemnitz University of Technology, as well as
to the Fraunhofer Institutes for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS) and for
Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU), provides close connections
between high-­quality R&D facilities and founding spirits and entrepreneurs.
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By moving into the start-up building on
the Smart Systems Campus Chemnitz,
business founders will benefit from the
intelligent infrastructure available here.
For example, they can use such university facilities as the library, research labs
and clean rooms; thus, really profiting
from the research results.
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Novaled’s PIN OLED technology provides enormous potentials for all sectors
of organic electronics – specifically
where molecular doping agents permit
more efficient semiconductors (the photo
shows a highly efficient, white OLED for
applications in the lighting and the
displays of the future).
around the globe with technologies and materials for the production
of extremely efficient OLEDs for lighting and display products – the
latter are now being mass produced.
Dresden’s LEDON OLED Lighting GmbH & Co. KG – a joint venture
of the Austrian Zumtobel Group and the Fraunhofer Society –
develops and produces innovative lighting modules based on OLEDs.
These OLED lighting modules are used in flat lighting solutions and
signal displays.
CreaPhys GmbH, a spin-­off of the Dresden University of Technology,
specializes in coating and material purification procedures during the
production of organic thin films (for organic light emitting diodes and
solar cells). The company provides comprehensive knowledge and
expertise in the organic optoelectronics sector. CreaPhys also
develops and produces purifying systems for used organic substances.
Chemnitz’s Printechnologics GmbH is the leading developer of
technologies for printed functionalities. The company develops
electronic systems which can be produced easily and without any
problems on standard printing machines. The data codes are 100 %
recyclable and can be read out via the touchscreen of a standard
smartphone. The company’s innovative portfolio is being continuously expanded in cooperation with its strategic partner 3M.
Plastic Logic was founded in 2000 by researchers at Cambridge
University. In 2007, the company set up the world’s first highvolume production site for flexible e-paper displays – the Dresdenbased Plastic Logic GmbH. Today, the company produces flexible
black-and-white as well as plastic color displays in various sizes.
This display technology will permit the most diverse robust and
lightweight end devices and applications – smartphones, smartcards, or even large-scale sensors – in the future.
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Heliatek GmbH is a joint spin-­off of the Dresden University of Technology and Ulm University. Heliatek develops and produces solar cells
from organic materials while applying a patented tandem cell technology which uses a very broad range of the solar spectrum. With 10.7 %,
the company currently holds the world record in efficiency for organic
solar cells.
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
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The Roth & Rau AG in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, which is part of the Swiss
Meyer Burger Group, is one the world’s leading providers of production
technologies for the photovoltaics industry. The Roth & Rau subsidiary
MicroSystems GmbH specializes in advanced technological solutions
utilizing plasma and ion beam procedures for coating, structuring, and
modifying surfaces in the microelectronics and optics sectors.
In the vicinity of Dresden, the FHR Anlagenbau GmbH develops thin
­film technologies for physical and chemical coatings (PVD, CVD) as
well as the requisite plasma etching technologies with the objective of
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Heliatek’s technology permits low-cost
and efficient roll-to-roll production of
large-scale modules on inexpensive,
flexible substrates. The ultra-thin solar
films weigh only 500 g/sqm and are less
than 1 mm thin. Thus the films can be
integrated into various applications.
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Included in the ready-for-series products
of Printechnologics is the »Touchcode«,
an economical and simple-to-use application to digitally enhance the value
and increase the function of almost all
printed matter.
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The laser micromachining system microFLEXTM by 3D-Micromac works with
a reel-to-reel process and is thus able
to reduce the costs and effort for the
production of devices – e.g. flexible solar
cells, printed batteries, RFID-labels, and
rollable displays.
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Plastic Logic has developed a revolutionary plastic transistor technology that
enables electronics to be manufactured
on flexible or plastic sheets. The company is also working on solutions for
such other applications as, for example,
large surface area sensors in addition to
flexible displays.
implementing the appropriate plant concepts for industrial production.
Laser micromachining is the core competence of the 3D-Micromac AG
in Chemnitz. The company develops and produces machines to be used
for the production of photovoltaic components, in semiconductor production, medical technology as well as the digital production of printed
functionalities. The laser systems are designed to be either stand-­alone
systems or integrated into existing, fully automated production lines.
Another focus is on machines for the roll-to-roll processing of thin films
on flexible carrier substrates.
DAS Environmental Expert GmbH is a Dresden-based company which
provides resource-saving solutions for the environmentally friendly cleaning
of process waste gases in the semiconductor, solar, LED, and FPD industries.
The portfolio encompasses a total of nine product families which cater
to the safe and inexpensive disposal of waste gases, for example, from CVD,
etching, and epitaxial processes. In its second business segment, DAS
Environmental Expert provides solutions for wastewater treatment.
Dr. Horst Reichardt »With its expertise in environmental technologies, DAS has made a vital contribution towards the success story of
›Silicon Saxony‹ as Europe’s leading microelectronics/ICT cluster. Today,
our family-owned enterprise, which is deeply rooted in Saxony, supplies
the leading global fabs and foundries of the microelectronics branch.
When it comes to the environmentally friendly treatment of process
waste gases, we’re actually a global player, and we ceaselessly continue
to develop our technologies further.«
(Managing Director, DAS Environmental Expert GmbH)
Cascade Microtech GmbH, a subsidiary of the US American Cascade
Microtech, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of wafer probing solutions in
the world. At its location near Dresden, the company has been developing and manufacturing advanced systems for engineering and production tests of semiconductor substrates for 20 years now.
The employees at SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GmbH in Dresden are
highly regarded and respected specialists in ultrathin film analysis. With
about 400 materials testing methods, the subsidiary of the Swiss SGS
S.A. Group covers and manages the entire range of imaging and
analyzing procedures. Such procedures are indispensable in all product
sectors of nanotechnology – and, above all, in process and quality
control.
With about 150 specialists working at its Competence Center for
hook-up services, the M+W Group has been active in Dresden for many
years now. The M+W Group has played and continues to play a decisive
role in the planning and implementing of the most important semiconductor production sites in Saxony – including the factories of Infineon,
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES, AMTC, and Siltronic. In June 2011, the international plant manufacturer founded the subsidiary M+W Integrated
Software, Hardware, and IT
Solutions GmbH in Dresden in order to expand its high tech service
business in Europe.
With its corporate staff of 140 employees, Dresden’s SYSTEMA Systementwicklung Dipl.-Inf. Manfred Austen GmbH develops and implements
complex end-to-end IT solutions for the semiconductor and electronics
industries as well as for the automotive, medical technology, and renewable energy sectors. The customers are, for example, ABB, Infineon,
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, or Bosch. The portfolio ranges from systems
integration to the automation of production processes all the way to the
implementation and expansion of manufacturing execution systems and
their integration into ERP and/or supply chain management systems.
With 155 employees, XENON Automatisierungstechnik GmbH supplies
its customers in the automotive, electronics, photovoltaics, and medical
technology branches with machines for the automated manufacture of
electronic products from Dresden. The company’s new developments include, for example, flexible production lines for sensors, the 3D assembly
of MID products, and equipment for the production of flexible solar cells.
The company also has a subsidiary in China.
Kinetics Germany GmbH’s Branch Office Dresden provides process
media supply solutions for the microelectronics, solar, and biopharmaceutical industries as well as additional markets. Since 2007,
the product portfolio also includes complete turnkey projects. The
engineers, designers, CAD specialists, and installers work according to
customer-specific requirements.
About 500 IT specialists work in the SAP AG Group’s Sales and
Consulting Branch in Dresden. They assist companies in optimizing
their processes along the value creation chain, modeling and configuring individual software solutions, combining them with other special
solutions, and expanding them with important components. SAP also
operates a research and development department (SAP Research)
with more than 100 employees at its corporate site in Dresden.
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Kinetics Germany has extensive
experience in the design, fabrication and
installation of high purity systems for
chemicals, slurries, gases and ultrapure
water required for microelectronic,
photovoltaic and other advanced technology applications.
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The XENON precision assembly module
SPACE 400 is versatile and suitable for
2D and 3D applications in the field of
micro assembly, micro dispensing and
placement. The SPACE 400 module
offers the solution for applications in the
range of 3D-MID, LED placement, sensor
assembly and special placement.
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Several times in a row, T-Systems Multimedia Solutions has won first place in
the annual Internet Agency Ranking conducted by the Bundesverband Digitale
Wirtschaft e. V. (BVDW). The company
also supports its customers in applying,
for example, innovative internet and
presentation technologies (seen here:
»Surface Table« – an interactive multitouch screen) in a business context.
Dresden’s T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH is one of Europe’s
largest internet agencies. The T-Systems subsidiary develops internetbased solutions for large corporate groups as well as small and midsized
enterprises. About 1,200 employees translate web innovations into digital
business service solutions on behalf of its customers who come from all
industrial branches. The services include e-commerce solutions, internet
and intranet portals, Social Business, as well as web IT management.
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The Leipzig-based Leesys GmbH has a
production area of 17,000 square meters
and an annual production capacity of
1.4 million corded phones, 8 million
modules, and 1.2 billion fitted components.
Headquartered in Leipzig, COMPAREX AG is one of Europe’s leading
independent ICT service providers. About 1,800 employees are active at
75 locations in 28 countries around the globe. COMPAREX provides
manufacturer-independent software, consulting, and services from one
source. The company focuses on IT infrastructures, virtualization, office
work and communication, IT security as well as systems management
and cloud computing.
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SYSTEMA is a globally active IT company with its headquarters in Dresden
(see picture) and with subsidiaries in
Regensburg and Corvallis (USA); another
subsidiary is currently being established
in Asia.
As a systems provider located in Leipzig, Leesys – Leipzig Electronic
Systems GmbH provides comprehensive electronic manufacturing
services ranging from the development and production of electronic
components to the high-end processing of plastic cases all the way
to the assembly and shipment of complete devices and systems both
in small batch and mass production.
BuS Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG develops and manufactures electronic
components and systems in Riesa. With 900 employees, BuS Elektronik
is a reliable and approved electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider for industrial and automotive electronics, building and safety technology, communication technology, rail and aviation technology as well
as medical technology.
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The Dresden Facility has been TechniSat Digital GmbH‘s research
and development center for the sectors satellite reception and digital
technology as well as digital television since 1990. More than 350 employees develop not only TechniSat brand products for end customers,
but also individually customized OEM concepts for the electronics and
automobile industries. The knowledge and expertise includes both hardware and software development as well as the layout and mechanical
construction of innovative appliances.
Founded as a spin-off of the universities of Leipzig and Halle in
1999, itCampus Software- und Systemhaus GmbH is now a
subsidiary of Software AG. Within the Group, itCampus is responsible for the global competence centers Mobile Business Solutions,
Agile Development Consulting as well as User Experience Design,
Consulting & Development. The development of sustainable mobile
business applications, customer-specific IT solutions, and product
innovations is center stage here.
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In 2005, the Polish Comarch S.A. relocated its German sales center
from Frankfurt on the Main to Dresden. Comarch Software AG’s
portfolio encompasses specific solutions for the telecommunication,
banking, insurance, retail, and service branches as well as business
software for small and medium-sized enterprises. The service spectrum is complemented by hosting and outsourcing services.
For more than 22 years now, about 50 experts from the Chemnitzbased MEGWARE Computer Vertrieb und Service GmbH have
been developing and installing individual, customized high performance
computing solutions (HPC) and IT systems technology for companies,
universities, and research facilities in Germany and Europe. MEGWARE
supercomputers stand for extremely high computing capacity with
increased energy efficiency. Many of the more than 500 systems are
among the TOP500 list of the most efficient supercomputers in the
world.
The Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbH in Dresden develops
database-supported information systems for the energy branch, industry, and the public service sector. Clients are provided with software
solutions and Oracle-based in-house products. The service portfolio
ranges from the initial idea to operational support all the way to
encompassing the entire software life cycle.
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In addition to satellite reception technology and digital (television) technology
(seen here: a circuit board), the current
focus of development at the TechniSat’s
location in Dresden is primarily on integrated car radios and navigation systems
of the latest generation. The primary
customer is the VW Group.
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MEGWARE’s outstanding references
include high performance computers for
the Albert Einstein Institute of the Max
Planck Society in Potsdam-Golm, for
the university computing center of the
Georg August University Göttingen or
the Vienna Scientific Cluster 2 (VSC-2,
see picture) at the Vienna University of
Technology.
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The organic solar cells examined and
produced at the Fraunhofer Research
Institution for Organics, Materials and
Electronic Devices (COMEDD) in
Dresden are based on molecules which
can be vaporized in high vacuum (the
photo shows a view through a transparent organic solar cell).
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Education & RESEARCH
Education
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With 2,600 students studying electrical engineering and telecommunications engineering as well as approximately 1,800 students studying computer science, the Dresden University of Technology is the most important »incubator« of the IT branch in Saxony. Many of the approximately
1,200 engineers who were hired by AMD or GLOBALFOUNDRIES since
1997 for their chip factories in Dresden once studied at the Dresden
University of Technology. Since 2012, the TU Dresden provides a globally unique program of studies – the master’s program in »Organic and
Molecular Electronics.« In an entirely new, practically oriented instructional approach, the disciplines physics, chemistry, electrical engineering,
and materials sciences are closely tied to one another.
Whether it be microsensors for automobiles and airplanes, actuators or
printed polymer electronic circuits – the scientists at the Chemnitz
University of Technology work successfully and in close contact with
industry; thus, providing an applied education in the academic fields of
micro production technology, print and media technology, micro and
nano systems, ICT, intelligent vehicles, communication and sensing,
energy and automation systems as well as biomedical technology,
electromobility, and regenerative energy technology.
The Freiberg University of Mining and Technology can look back on
more than 240 years of competence and expertise in research and
education in the field of materials science. »Electronic and Sensor
Materials« is a program of study that is unique in all of Germany. The
graduates are in great demand at semiconductor companies.
The Deutsche Telekom University of Applied Sciences for Telecommunication in Leipzig (HfTL) provides applied, state-of-the-art
education to about 800 students. Established by the Deutsche Telekom
AG, the HfTL educates ICT and TCI specialists in direct, dual, or
specific work and study programs. The university profile includes such
academic programs as optical networks, transmission technology, high
frequency technology, mobile communications, next generation network services, and business information technology.
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At Chemnitz University’s Center for
Microtechnologies (ZfM), silicon wafers
are coated with micrometer-sized
mechanical structures – to be applied, for
example, in the aviation and automobile
industries.
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On-wafer measuring station at the
Professorship for Electron Devices and
Integrated Circuits at the Dresden University for the electrical characterization
of very fast integrated components. The
resultant compact models are the basis
for the computer-aided design of energy
efficient circuits in wireless communication systems, e.g. mobile phone
applications.
This permits rapid integration of new developments into production
procedures; thus, saving production costs and time.
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One oft he research fields at the business
unit »Nanoelectronic Technologies« at
the Fraunhofer Institute IPMS addresses
processes and simulations of chemicalmechanical planarization (CMP). The
impact of structural dimensions and consumables is examined and analyzed with
specifically developed CMP test wafers
(the photo shows a structurized oxide
wafer with a CMP test chip).
The dresden chip academy (dca) provides general and continued
education and training in close cooperation with companies in the
sectors microtechnology, microsystems technology, mechatronics, electronics, automation and measurement technology, maintenance and
repair, vacuum technology, and solar technologies. The dca also offers
cooperative studies in microtechnology, mechatronics, and production
technology.
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NaMLab operates research labs, clean
rooms as well as office space for a total
of approx. 40 researchers and employees
on the campus of the Dresden University
of Technology.
Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics, Nanotechnology
provides fundamental research in the materials science sector for nanoelectronic applications. One focus is on the analysis of materials for energy­
efficient semiconductors. This also includes the integration of materials into
new components and their electric characterization.
The scientists at the business unit »Nanoelectronic Technologies«
at the Fraunhofer Institute IPMS conduct research on the continued
development and characterization of materials as well as analysis and
process methods on 300 mm wafers. Their services include, for example, the maskless structuring of wafers by means of electron beam
lithography (e-beam) or material analyses via atom probe tomography.
The business unit operates more than 800 sqm of clean room space
and labs which are located on the premises of Infineon Technologies
Dresden, and it cooperates closely with GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ Fab 1.
At the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf e. V. (HZDR) 900 employees develop innovative materials for the computer technologies and
storage systems of tomorrow. The Ion Beam Center and its broad range
of methods for the analysis and treatment of surfaces is also available to
semiconductor firms. In order to improve the quality of monocrystals,
the HZDR researchers calculate the magnetic fields which are required
to produce perfect wafers with diameters of 300 mm and/or 450 mm
from liquid, molten silicon. The center is also active in spin-electronic
and optoelectronic research.
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These core technologies for semiconductor production are available in the
Freiberg University`s clean room lab
(seen here): The lithography section for
structuring, the wet-chemical section for
etching and cleaning steps, the furnace
and CVD section for thermal treatment
and chemical layer deposition, the PVD
section for the physical layer deposition
with vapor and sputter systems.
The Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory gGmbH (NaMLab) is an
associated institute of the Dresden University of Technology. NaMLab
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Together with the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, the
HZDR operates the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology with the objective of developing new technologies for providing
and utilizing mineral and metalliferous raw materials more efficiently, and
for recycling these resources in an environmentally friendly manner.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology
(FEP) in Dresden is committed to vacuum coating as well as surface
modification and treatment with electrons and plasma. Sputter technology, plasma activated high-rate deposition, electron beam technology,
and high-rate PECVD are used, for example, for thin film photovoltaics,
flexible electronics as well as sensor technology and optics.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing (IZFP), Dresden
branch, develops measurement and testing technologies for electronics,
microsystems technology, and nanotechnology as well as electronics
and sensor technology for measurement and testing systems. The service
portfolio includes software development, simulation, and testing services.
Another focal point of research is the development of ultrasonic and
eddy current technologies. Another focal point of research is the
development of ultrasonic and eddy current technologies.
Together with the Center of Microtechnical Manufacturing (ZµP), the
Electronic Packaging Laboratory (IAVT) at the Dresden University of
Technology forms one of Germany’s largest university research institutions
active in the field of electronic packaging. The fields of activity revolve
around, for example, biocompatible AVT, various substrate and assembly
technologies, optical joining technologies, and the 3D integration in
packages.
The research conducted at the Fraunhofer Technology Center for
Semiconductor Materials (THM) in Freiberg focuses, on the one hand,
on decreasing the production costs of semiconductor substrates and
developing innovative energy storage and energy conversion materials.
And on the other hand, it also includes the analysis of material-related
effects in solar modules and storage systems as well as the continued
development of separation technologies for the PV and semiconductor
industries.
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A staff member of the Fraunhofer Technology Center for Semiconductor
Materials is equipping the Laue XRD
scanner to quickly determine the
spatially resolved grain orientation of
semiconductor materials. The instrument was developed together with the
company GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies.
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The Fraunhofer Institute IKTS in
Dresden focuses, for example, on electrochemical systems and microsystems
for hybrid technology, sensor technology,
and energy conversion (the photo shows
a laser for the geometric structurization
of multilayer ceramics).
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At the Fraunhofer Institute FEP’s industrial
pilot plants, scientists are developing
processes for the deposition of multilayer coating systems for thin film
photovoltaics.
The »Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden
(cfAED)« pools the research expertise of 57 scientists from
TU Dresden, TU Chemnitz, as well as of 9 non-university research
institutes with the objective of researching entirely new technologies
for the electronic information and data processing of the future in a
globally unique, interdisciplinary approach. On the basis of novel materials – for example, silicon nanowires, carbon nanotubes, organic materials –, new structural elements are being created which help
construct innovative information processing systems.
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In the summer of 2012, Europe’s most
modern research factory for 3D chips
was completed at the Fraunhofer IZMASSID in Dresden. It is currently developing »stacked chips« for applications
in even more efficient mobile phones,
tablet PCs, and cars. Work is also carried
out on so-called »thin wafers« which are
even flexible.
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Traditional and digital processes are used
in the »Printed Functionalities« department at the Fraunhofer Institute ENAS
in Chemnitz to produce such innovative
printed products as, for example, printed
antennas and batteries. The printing
technologies with a focus on drop-ondemand inkjet and gravure are continuously developed further in cooperation with Chemnitz University of
Technology and partners from industry.
Next Generation Communication
The Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems at the Dresden
University of Technology is dedicated to the continued and new
development of mobile communication systems. Currently, the mobile
communications specialists are working on the basic principles of 5G –
the mobile communication generation of tomorrow. With a data rate of
10 gigabits, mobile internet via 5G will be ten times faster than LTE.
MEMS / Smart Systems
The Center for Microtechnologies (ZfM) at Chemnitz University of
Technology has approximately 1,000 sqm of clean room space and is
one of the best equipped university labs. The ZfM conducts research
in the sector metallization systems for highly integrated circuits and the
sector microsystems technology. It also produces prototypes and pilot
series and develops innovative procedures and materials.
The research and development activities of the Chemnitz-based
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS) focus on smart
systems using micro and nano technologies. The institute’s portfolio ranges
from high precision sensors for industry, sensor and actuator systems with
control and evaluation electronics to such printed functionalities as
antennas or batteries all the way to materials and reliability research for
microelectronics and microsystems technology.
The Fraunhofer IZM – All Silicon System Integration Dresden (ASSID)
develops wafer level packaging and system integration technologies for 3D
integration and transfers these technologies into products. The institute possesses a complete 200 mm/300 mm process line for 3D wafer level system
integration based on the copper-through-silicon-via (Cu-TSV) technology.
The service spectrum of the Fraunhofer IZM-ASSID encompasses customer-specific developments and prototyping as well as mass production
in small batches and technological process transfer.
Organic and Printed Electronics
The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) in Dresden is
one of the leading development centers for photonic systems and Organic
Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs). From the initial idea to feasibility studies all
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Prof. Dr. Karl Leo »In Saxony, I’m researching with
technology enthusiasts and visionary minds. We’re cooperating closely in expanding our leading global position
as a center for organic semiconductors even further.« (Leader
Institute of Applied Photophysics IAPP at the Dresden University of Technology
and Director Fraunhofer Research Institution for Organics, Materials and Electronic
Devices COMEDD)
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the way to prototype development, customer-specific products are
developed on in-house process lines and manufactured in pilot batches.
Approximately 200 scientists work in the sectors sensor and actuator
systems, microscanners, spatial light modulators as well as organic materials
and systems. The work carried out at the institute permits, for example,
innovative products to be used in everyday life such as ultracompact image
projectors in mobile phones.
The Institute of Applied Photophysics (IAPP) at the Dresden University
of Technology has extensive expertise in the analysis of physical properties of organic materials and their application in such components as
OLEDs and solar cells. A special research focus is on doping highly
efficient organic components with the help of doped molecular materials.
This has allowed the institute to actually earn several world records in the
efficiency of OLEDs and organic solar cells.
The Fraunhofer Research Institution for Organics, Materials and
Electronic Devices Dresden (COMEDD) is Europe’s leading center for
research on and the pilot production of devices and manufacturing tech-
nologies based on organic semiconductor materials. The center’s
activities include the full service spectrum ranging from system design
to technological development all the way to the pilot production of
small batches including substrate structuring, OLED deposition technology, encapsulation, and system integration.
The Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University
of Technology (pmTUC) is a leading research institution in the printed
functionalities and printed electronics sector. In addition to conventional printing procedures, digital production procedures (drop-on-demand
piezo inkjet at a lab and industrial scale) are also used for the production of printed functional layers. pmTUC also conducts and evaluates
runnability tests of functional inks and pastes as well as printability tests
are carried out on the most diverse materials. The developments of the
pmTUC include, for example, loudspeakers and solar cells printed on
standard paper.
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The Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology produces solar modules which
are printed on standard papers with inks
that have electrical properties. These
solar modules are connected electrically
to one another with snap fasteners; thus,
creating a series circuit. The front of
the module consists of the active layer
structure, and the paper substrate is seen
on the rear.
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES is a member of the
Silicon Saxony e. V. association. Within
the scope of the top cluster »Cool
Silicon« launched by the German
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the company, for example, conducts research on the development of energy efficient technologies and
chips together with scientific institutions
from Saxony.
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NETWORKS
Heinz Martin Esser
»Dresden is my favorite
place because the dynam­ics of the Dresden semiconductor
industry inspires the entire Roth & Rau-Ortner team to
achieve permanent progress and innovation. I also like it
because the city and its citizens built up the new Dresden
with the same dynamics. For me as an incomer it is a unique
experience to see the magnificent results over time.«
(President, Silicon Saxony e. V.; Managing Director, Roth & Rau-Ortner GmbH)
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Silicon Saxony e. V. is Europe’s largest branch association of the semiconductor, electronics, and microsystems industries. The association
unites commercial enterprises and industrial research institutes under one
roof. It has more than 300 member companies which generate an annual
turnover of more than eight billion euros and currently employ about
48,000 people.
Silicon Saxony e. V. also offers numerous member and specialist forums
(work groups) that discuss the latest trends and requirements of the
microelectronics industry. At the same time, they help promote the
development of new technologies and procedures, initiate cooperative
projects, and form bidding consortiums. The close cooperation within the
work groups created a number of specialized subclusters such as »RFID
Saxony« or »Software Saxony«. The latest work group »450 mm« is
committed to overcoming the challenges posed by 450 mm technology
in the semiconductor sector – larger wafers require new materials, new
systems and plants as well as innovative automation solutions.
The association Organic Electronics Saxony e. V. (OES) represents the
interests of Europe’s leading cluster for organic semiconductors and unites
Saxony’s most important stakeholders from research and industry under
one roof. OES promotes the internal knowledge transfer and assists its
members, for example, in their marketing, project coordination, or financing activities.
51 commercial enterprises, 10 university institutes, 22 research facilities,
and 5 associations have joined forces in the Nanotechnology Center of
Competence »Ultrathin Functional Films« (Nano-CC-UFF). The Nano­
CC­-UFF is coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam
Technology (IWS) Dresden.
Imprint
Photographs by
Editor
Wirtschaftsförderung
Sachsen GmbH
(Saxony Economic
Development Corporation)
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Infineon Technologies; Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS),
Dresden; GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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Infineon Technologies
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Infineon Technologies; SAW COMPONENTS Dresden GmbH
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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Siltronic AG; Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH (FCM)
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VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH; bubbles & beyond GmbH;
VTD Vakuumtechnik Dresden GmbH
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Signalion GmbH; Saxray GmbH
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KOMSA KOMMUNIKATION SACHSEN AG; ADZ NAGANO GmbH;
MICRO-EPSILON Optronic GmbH
Text composition
in collaboration with
Robert Weichert
[email protected]
Graphic design
VOR Werbeagentur GmbH
www.vor-dresden.de
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This brochure was generated
in cooperation with
Silicon Saxony e. V.
www.silicon-saxony.de
Editorial deadline
September 2012
page 15Chemnitz Business and Development Company (CWE); Novaled AG
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Heliatek GmbH / Fotograf: Tim Deussen, Berlin; Printechnologics GmbH; 3D-Micromac AG
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DAS Environmental Expert GmbH; Plastic Logic
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Kinetics Germany GmbH; XENON Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
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T-Systems Multimedia Solutions GmbH; Leesys GmbH;
SYSTEMA Systementwicklung Dipl.-Inf. Manfred Austen GmbH
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TechniSat Digital GmbH; TU Wien (MEGWARE GmbH)
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Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS)
page 22Chemnitz University of Technology / Jürgen Lösel;
Dresden University of Technology / Frank Johannes
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Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) / © M. Drescher;
NaMLab / Dresden University of Technology; Freiberg University of Mining and Technology / Fotograf: Wolfgang Thieme
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Fraunhofer Technology Center for Semiconductor Materials (THM); Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS); Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology (FEP)
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Fraunhofer IZM – All Silicon System Integration Dresden (ASSID);
Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems (ENAS) / Jürgen Lösel
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Institute of Applied Photophysics (IAPP), Dresden University of Technology;
Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology (pmTUC) / Bystrik Trnovec
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GLOBALFOUNDRIES
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