Intelligent systems will rule the digital world of the future. And microelectronics forms the foundation. In Dresden, Europe’s largest and most important microelectronics manufacturing location, we are researching the technological cornerstones and developing innovative solutions for pressing issues in cooperation with industry, and TUD is right in the thick of it. Every third chip manufactured in Europe comes from Dresden – and this trend is only rising.

Semiconductor technology is the basis for all the electronic devices we use on a daily basis. At NaMLab – Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory – scientists are researching reconfigurable and energy-efficient components. The laboratory was founded in 2006 as a TUD-industry joint venture and is now one of the most innovative companies in Germany.

At the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), scientists from all over the world have come together to research the foundations of the electronics of tomorrow. Their holistic approach takes a look at materials, components, circuits and systems. TUD and cfaed maintain a leading Competence Center with the Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis (DCN).

As key elements of microelectronics, sensors are being increasingly used in specialist areas, for example in chemical engineering, process engineering and medicine. They provide real-time data from an operational process, thus contributing to the intelligent optimization of a broader variety of processes.

Organic electronics and organic semiconductors are key technologies in microelectronics. They pave the way for large-scale, flexible, semi-transparent, ultra-thin and exceptionally energy-efficient products.

The supercomputer SpiNNaker 2 is inspired by the human brain. It is the world’s largest and most energy-efficient supercomputer for artificial intelligence in real time, and was developed as part of the EU Human Brain Project. The deep tech startup SpiNNcloud Systems is now introducing SpiNNaker in industry.