New CRC/TRR coordinated by Chair of Nanoelectronics

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is establishing seven new Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs) to further strengthen cutting-edge research at universities.

One of the new Collaborative Research Centers/Transregio SFBs is being coordinated by the Chair of Nanoelectronics at TU Dresden, together with RWTH Aachen. The spokesperson at TU Dresden is Prof. Dr. Thomas Mikolajick (link to homepage), the co-spokesperson at RWTH Aachen University is Prof. Dr. Max Lemme (link to homepage).

The main components of integrated circuits on so-called chips are individual transistors, which have become smaller and more powerful over time. This scalability has led to lower costs and is the main reason for the use of integrated circuits in almost all products in our society. In recent years, however, the actual size of a transistor has not decreased significantly and chip technology seems to have reached its performance limit. The SFB/Transregio "Future-oriented electronics through active components in three dimensions" aims to utilize the volume above the chip surface with novel, active components. The aim is to develop genuine 3D systems with which the performance and processing speed of the chips can be further increased. (TU Dresden, spokesperson: Professor Dr.-Ing. Thomas Mikolajick; also applying: RWTH Aachen University)

Link to the DFG press release: Link DFG press release