Industrial electronics are important drivers for the world’s development. Globalization, cyber-physical systems and industry 4.0 amongst other words currently sum up the most important economic and social developments. Robustness, miniaturization, reliability, safety and security are central to the implementation of electronics into products.
Fraunhofer IZM is known for its outstanding track record in safety and security technology. The area of automation is a key area of industrial electronics and with our broad experience in this area we create synergies. We can place them in this area, which includes equipment safety, identity verification and product traceability.
A second key area is advancing automation technology. This happens through validating and introducing new developments from related areas in microelectronic and microsystem technology.
A current key priority is developing innovative solutions for autarkic, multi-channel wireless sensors used in control technology. We are currently assessing the real-time capability of such systems, because it is a key parameter for application in industry.
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It’s an understatement to say that a lot has changed in microelectronics in the last fifty years – and the same goes for circuit boards. But even greater changes are afoot: with ever more data being used and shared, electrical…
In factories, cars, agriculture, medicine – microsystems are used everywhere. Julia Günther-Sorge, a researcher on microperipheric technologies at the Technical University of Berlin and member of the Sensor Nodes & Embedded Microsystems group working in cooperation with Fraunhofer IZM, has…
Welcome to our list of three disruptive technologies in microelectronics. This post will let you discover the trends that will significantly change the global technological development. Chips Embedded in Substrate It is hard to miss the unbroken trend towards ever-smaller…
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Driven by curiosity and the spirit of discovery, Adam Rumjahn founded his own start-up: Orion AM. His vision is to use industrial additive manufacturing for advanced applications, using aerospace-grade polymers. 3D printing with these super-plastics is a revolutionary prospect for…
Pixel detectors made by Fraunhofer IZM are used in one of the largest and best known scientific centers worldwide. Since the discovery of the Higgs Boson in 2012, the researchers at CERN have been pursuing other groundbreaking discoveries. Thomas Fritzsch…
RealIZM recently interviewed Dr. Max Marwede, a researcher at Fraunhofer IZM and active proponent of the circular economy. He told us about ways to change the traditional linear economy by committing to the principles of the circular economy that can…
What would it be like if we no longer had to travel far for certain medicinal plants, cut down rainforests, and carry out time-consuming searches? We interviewed Dr. Rafael Jordan about a project that can save lives, protect the environment,…
Welcome to our list of the IZM´s breakthrough technologies. In this post, you can learn about the four hallmark technologies in the field of microelectronics developed by Fraunhofer IZM that have the greatest potential or are already in widespread use…
