The "father of microsystem technology" has retired. In July 2010, the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM said goodbye to Professor Herbert Reichl, co-founder and director of the institute....[more]

The Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics is growing: Since July 1st, 2010, Fraunhofer EMFT has been a member of the group. Scientists at the Munich-based institution develop multifunctional electronic systems. They also do...[more]

Companies that would like long-term cooperation with Fraunhofer, or are not sure to which institute they should direct their R&D queries, have been able to contact the central research marketing department at Fraunhofer...[more]

From 1993 until March 2010, Herbert Reichl was the director of Fraunhofer IZM. He was a professor at TU Berlin from 1987. He also served as the chairman of the Microelectronics Group VμE for nine years. Now he enters a...[more]

Prof. Lin, what are you working on at the moment? I am currently working on MEMS bonding and new functional MEMS materials. I have done research on wafer bonding technology since I was at Fraunhofer ENAS. When I moved to...[more]

Sustainable use of energy is everyone’s concern. Whether in household appliances, consumer electronics, or in industrial machines, there is potential for savings everywhere – from energy production to the end consumer. Saving...[more]

Lubricant is the lifeblood of construction machinery. It reduces friction and wear on sliding or turning machine parts, protects against corrosion, and cools the motor while keeping it clean. That is why refilling the lubricant...[more]