The iCampμs Cottbus Conference 2026 (“Transfer Conference for Innovations in Science and Industry”) has published its CfP. Sensors, MEMS & AI as key factors in structural change May 5–7, 2026 Submissions via: ...

(Source: Joint press release from SMWA and SMK of the Free State of Saxony) The EU Commission has announced funding of around €100 million for the STEP (Strategic Technologies for Europe) project to build a new vocational training center ...

University cleanrooms in Germany make a significant contribution to basic research in the field of microelectronics and microsystems technology. At Ruhr University Bochum, a ForLab member, the Chair of Microsystems Technology, operates a 600 m2 ...

In 2025, Dresden’s research institutions will once again be the stage for exciting experiments, surprising moments of revelation, and intelligent questions. On June 20, 2025, the “Long Night of Science Dresden” (#LNdWDD) will once ...

Copper, nickel, lithium, gold, cobalt – valuable raw materials such as these are used in microchips, batteries, and solar panels, and form the basis for our technological progress. The semiconductor industry alone requires huge quantities of ...

On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Chemnitz University of Technology opened its doors on the Reichenhainer Straße campus as part of TUCtag. From 14:00 to 22:00, young and old – but above all YOUNG in the form of future students and interested ...

From the smallest microchip to large data centers – information transmission is based on moving electrons. In the future, this principle could increasingly be supplemented by the use of light. Even today, the use of light signals enables ...

Was machen Ingenieurinnen eigentlich? Im Workshop des ForLab Bochum gewinnt ihr einen Einblick in die spannenden Bereiche der Wissenschaft und Forschung: Ob Navigation, Siri-Sprachassistent oder Spiele, die auf der Bewegung deines Smartphones ...

Wie klein 🔬 ist eigentlich „mikro“? Werft zuerst mit der VR-Brille 🥽 einen Blick in die Welt der Mikrosysteme! Schaut in den virtuellen Raum und vergleicht das Größenverhältnis zwischen Blutkörperchen 🩸 und einem modernen ...

What actually is electrical engineering? How are electrical engineers helping to shape the future? And is the course right for me? Young people interested in STEM can now find answers to these and other questions on the German-speaking ...

As the week drew to a close, our conference “Microelectronics research in Germany: from the basics to application” 2025 was a key event for us. For two packed and exciting days, the specialist community gathered on the campus of Ilmenau ...

The Semiconductor Talent Incubation Program Taiwan (STIPT) – a joint initiative of the Free State of Saxony, the Dresden University of Technology (TU Dresden) and TSMC – published its latest call: A special call for students in the ...

Great success for network member Prof. Heitmann / ForLab Mat4μ! Together with Prof. Tian-Li Wu (International college of semiconductor Technology, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), Prof. Johannes Heitmann (Institute of Applied Physics ...

Save the date! The German national ForLab Network will be represented at the MNE Conference 2024 in Montpellier! The 50th International Micro and Nano Engineering Conference will take place from September, 16th until 19th. It’s the ...

Am 11. und 12. Februar 2025 werden Vertreter:innen der Mikroelektronikforschung deutscher Hochschulen und Industrie an der TU Ilmenau zusammenkommen, um gemeinsam Tendenzen, Chancen und Herausforderungen in der Nachwuchsförderung zu ...

Rund ein rekordverdächtiges Jahr nach der Ankündigung des taiwanesischen Chipauftragsfertigers TSMC, eine neue Foundry in Dresden zu errichten, wurde nun der erste Spatenstich begangen. Das Joint Venture von TSMC und den Partnern Bosch, ...