Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Division Engineering of Adaptive Systems
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Division Engineering of Adaptive Systems

Key Issue Microelectronics

We support our customers in the use of advanced technologies, processes and methods in the development and application of microelectronics. Our work therefore aims to address the continual downsizing of semiconductor devices and the growing complexity of electronic systems using new design concepts. Another focus is on new design technologies and solution concepts based on the "More than Moore" approach. In all areas, the goal of our work is to ensure fast, faultless and reliable development of electronic systems.

Our mission is to offer electronics designers assistance in the design process and provide them with innovative tools and services so that they can meet the current and future challenges in IC design and produce long-lasting, functionally safe products.

Reference Projects

iRel 4.0

Only if electronic components are durable and reliable will new technologies be successful. That is why the European project wants to help ensure that reliability becomes a central component of electronics "Made in Europe".

USeP

For mid-sized providers of electronic solutions, the »Internet of Things« is associated with nearly insurmountable hurdles. The project partners are looking to change this situation and develop a »modular technology« that should offer a simple way to make use of advanced electronic technologies.

T4T

T4T develops a split manufacturing approach to secure semiconductor production. By completing critical steps in a trusted environment in Germany, it protects against tampering, espionage, and IP theft while strengthening resilient supply chains.

Innostar

Together with partners, we are investigating how design automation (EDA) can be implemented for co-design of chips and packages using millimeter waves to develop novel circuits, architectures and antennas

MoNeQua

The MoNeQua project was founded as an application center for the »Design of scalable electronic systems for quantum communication« in Saxony. The task of this facility is to provide a flexible experimental and test environment for nanoelectronic circuit development.

PIN3S

The aim of the project is to develop manufacturing technologies for the next generation of highly integrated microelectronics. In the course of these efforts, the project members will develop procedures and have them interact to produce ICs with channel lengths of just three nanometers.

 

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AnastASICA

ASIC development is associated with significant economic risk for small and medium-sized companies due to the high investment costs for mostly smaller batch sizes. AnastASICA aims to make it possible for them to produce new ASICs much more economically than before.

ZEPOWEL

With the development of a highly energy-efficient modular hardware solution, a Fraunhofer lighthouse project is laying the foundation for a ubiquitous Internet of Things.

 

MoNeQua II

The MoNeQua II project was set up to further develop the application center for “the design of scalable electronic systems for quantum communication". The purpose of this institution is to provide a flexible experimentation and testing environment for nanoelectronic circuit development.

SQuIRRL

The project SQuIRRL (Secure Quantum Infrastructure for Rail, Road, and Flight) improves the cost-effectiveness of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) hardware and examines its application in the mobility domains rail, road, and aviation.

 

DeLiQuaT

The DeLiQuaT research project develops deterministic light sources and highly sensitive detectors for photonic quantum technologies. Its goal is the controlled generation and detection of individual photons for applications such as quantum communication and quantum sensor technology.

 

APECS

The APECS pilot line is a European Chips Act initiative that develops new technologies for advanced packaging and chiplet integration and transfers them from research to industrial application.