Bavarian Semiconductor Congress 2025
Bavaria is one of the leading locations in Europe for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry. To further strengthen the sector and make supply chains more resilient, the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs launched the Semiconductor Initiative in 2021. With the support of the Bavarian Chips Alliance, we are continuously expanding cluster and network structures as well as consistently working on securing the future of Bavaria's semiconductor industry and positioning it optimally on an international level.
With the 4th Bavarian Semiconductor Congress, the Ministry of Economic Affairs is continuing the successful Bavarian industry meeting. You may look forward to informative presentations and discussions with renowned experts on the current situation as well as on future challenges and development opportunities. Use our digital matchmaking platform to find the ideal conversation partners and establish important contacts, all while adhering to GDPR regulations. Get in contact with professionals from the semiconductor industry at our exhibition and further expand your network. It is time for the next step in the Bavarian Semiconductor Initiative. Be there.
Program
9:00 AM | Registration and start of the exhibition |
Opening and thematic introduction | |
10:00 AM | Adress of welcome Moderation | Tanja Gabler Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy |
10:05 AM | Keynote | Microelectronics in the Focus of Bavarian Industrial Policy Dr. Markus Wittmann Ministerial Director | Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy |
10:25 AM | Keynote | Strengthening Europe's sovereignty: Semiconductors are essential! Prof. Dr. Angelika Niebler, MdEP Chairwoman of the CSU Group in the European Parliament |
10:45 AM | Keynote | Germany as a Microelectronics Location from a Political Perspective Dr. Beate Baron Head of Industrial Policy Department, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy |
11:05 AM |
Q&A-Session Participants:
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11:40 AM | Keynote | Semiconductor is a Linchpin of Modern Economies Laith Altimime President of SEMI Europe |
12:00 AM | Lunch break and trade exhibition |
Expert sessions with keynote speeches and panel discussion FOCUS: Materials for Microelectronics Moderation | Prof. Dr. Christoph Kutter Head of Frauhofer EMFT |
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1:00 PM | Impulse Presentation | Power Materials Dr. Michael Heckmeier Chairman of the board Siltronic AG |
1:15 PM | Impulse Presentation | Cadmium Telluride in Medical Computed Tomography Dr. Dr. Kurt Stadlthanner Project Manager Siemens Healthineers AG |
1:30 PM |
PITCH-SESSION: Innovations in Materials for Microelectronics Hafnium Oxide – The Swiss Army Knive of Semiconductor Devices, Prof. Thomas Mikolajick | Managing Director NaMLab gGmbH |
1:55 PM |
Panel Discussion Participants:
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2:30 PM | Coffee break and trade exhibition |
Expert sessions with keynote speeches and panel discussion FOCUS: Pilot Lines Moderation | Prof. Amelie Hagelauer Head of Fraunhofer EMFT |
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3:15 PM | Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the APECS pilot line Prof. Albert Heuberger Head of Fraunhofer IIS |
3:25 PM | Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the WBG pilot line Prof. Jörg Schulze Head of Fraunhofer IISB |
3:35 PM | Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the NanoIC pilot line Inge Asselberghs IMEC vzw. |
3:45 PM | Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the FAMES pilot line Bruno Paing CEA-Leti |
3:55 PM |
Panel Discussion Participants:
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Closing Keynote Keynote on Semiconductor-X Moderation | Jürgen Frickinger Head of Bavarian Chips Alliance @ Bayern Innovativ GmbH |
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4:30 PM | Keynote Getting Europe to play a vital role in semiconductor industry through Semiconductor-X, design capabilities and expansion of the Eco-System Sonja Pierer Hansjörg Briegel |
4:50 PM | Outlook on upcoming activities of the Bavarian Chips Alliance and farewell Jürgen Frickinger | Bavarian Chips Alliance |
5:00 PM | Evening event at the exhibition |
Exhibitors

The Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft (bbw)
The Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V. (bbw) is committed to supporting young people in their career orientation with a wide range of projects. A particular focus is on STEM education: from kindergarten to career entry, interest in technology and science is awakened and digital job profiles are made tangible.
Since 2023, bbw e. V. has been offering a career guidance project in the semiconductor industry as part of the Technology - Future in Bavaria initiative. The project is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy - as is the entire initiative. The main sponsors of Technik - Zukunft in Bayern are the Bavarian metal and electrical employers' associations bayme vbm.
Contact
Madlen Rast, madlen.rast@bbw.de, Tel: 089 44108-145

Strategic Partnership Sensor Technology e.V.
We are a strategic partner for Bavarian sensor technology. With over 70 members from industry and science, we bundle expertise along the entire data value chain. Our 100% subsidiary Sensorik-Bayern GmbH bundles our R&D expertise. The focus is on joint technology development, cross-industry cooperation and offers for companies
Contact
Stefanie Fuchs, s.fuchs1@sensorik-bayern.de

European Center for Power Electronics e.V.
The Bavarian Power Electronics Cluster (ECPE) initiates innovations in the Bavarian economy along the entire value chain of power electronics, i.e. from the device to the system, in particular for key applications in the fields of e-mobility, industrial drives and traction, renewable energies and power grids, medical technology as well as building and lighting technology. The Power Electronics Cluster also covers a wide range of specialist topics in the field of power electronics with its training courses and seminars. The training program is specially adapted for younger engineers and for those who are new to a specialist field.
Contact
Dr.-Ing. Bernd Bitterlich,
bernd.bitterlich@ecpe.org

VDMA e. V.
The VDMA Productronic division comprises machine and plant manufacturers along the value chain for electronics and semiconductor production.
The VDMA represents 3600 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies. The industry stands for innovation, export orientation and medium-sized companies. The companies employ a total of around 3 million people in the EU-27, more than 1.2 million of them in Germany alone. This makes mechanical and plant engineering the largest employer among the capital goods industries, both in the EU-27 and in Germany.
Contact
Dr. Sandra Engle, sandra.engle@vdma.org

ZVEI e. V.
The ZVEI represents the common interests of the electrical and digital industry and the associated service companies in Germany and at international level. The association has more than 1,100 member companies. The industry employs around 890,000 people in Ger-many. The electrical and digital industry is one of the most innovative economic sectors in Germany.
Contact
Dr. Jonas Gobert,
jonas.gobert@zvei.org

Fraunhofer IIS
Fraunhofer IIS conducts cutting-edge international research into microelectronic and information technology system solutions and services. In the “Smart Sensing and Electronics” research area, we work on the development and realization of needs-based and future-oriented solutions, particularly in the fields of IC design and integrated sensor systems. Our focus is on mixed-signal ASIC and SoC design, including for industrial, consumer and automotive applications. We also im-plement artificial intelligence processes for edge-based solutions.
Contact
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Albert Heuberger,
albert.heuberger@iis.fraunhofer.de

Bayerisches Chip-Design-Center (BCDC)
The Bavarian Chip Design Center (BCDC) has set itself the goal of further expanding chip design capabilities in Bavaria and supporting companies, especially SMEs and start-ups, in chip development.
- Chip development, accessible and efficient
- Chip production, even for small quantities
- Measures for more skilled workers in chip design
Contact
Dr. Thorsten Edelhäußer, thorsten.edelhaeusser@iis.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer EMFT
The Fraunhofer EMFT conducts applied research on sensors and actuators for humans and the environment. The approximately 190 employees at the three sites in Munich, Oberpfaffenhofen and Regensburg have many years of experience and extensive expertise in microelectronics and microsystems technology. Nano- and microtechnologies also form the basis for the Fraunhofer EMFT's other areas of expertise: sensor solutions, circuit design, system solutions with AI, analysis and testing, and micropumps. It is precisely the interdisciplinary interplay of these competencies that produces pioneering solutions.
Contact
Ferdinand Pscheidl, ferdinand.pscheidl@emft.fraunhofer.de and
Marco Dietz, marco.dietz@emft.fraunhofer.de

Forschungsfabrik Mikroelektronik Deutschland (FMD)
The Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD), a cooperation between the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics and the Leipniz institutes FBH and IHP, is the central point of contact for all questions relating to microelectronics and nanoelectronics in Germany and Europe. As a one-stop show, FMD has been combining scientifically excellent technologies and system solutions from its 13 cooperating institutes into a customer-specific overall offering since 2017. As a pioneer in cross-location and cross-technology collaboration, the FMD actively tackles the current and future challenges of electronics research and thus ensures the preservation and expansion of Germany's and Europe's technological sovereignty.

Fraunhofer IISB
Fraunhofer IISB in Erlangen specializes in wide-bandgap semiconductors and efficient power electronics. Component expertise is combined here with complex system development, especially for electromobility and sustainable energy supply.
Contact
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schulze,
joerg.schulze@iisb.fraunhofer.de

Chair of Electronic Devices
The Chair of Electronic Devices at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg conducts research into the development, characterization and simulation of new semiconductor devices and the associated equipment and materials for nano- and quantum electronics.
Contact
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schulze,
joerg.schulze@fau.de

µe-bauhaus erlangen-nuremberg
Meeting the talent shortage with a demand-oriented offering - our contribution to the vision of "10,000 microtechnologists for Germany #10kMT4Y":
The µe-bauhaus erlangen-nuremberg transfers the Bauhaus teaching concept to the idea of a "Bauhaus of Microelectronics" at the Chair of Electronic Devices and Fraunhofer IISB. The basis is the technical training of the students, which enables them to learn independently and creatively. Ideas and designs are planned and realized jointly by “teachers” and “students”.
Contact
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schulze, joerg.schulze@iisb.fraunhofer.de

Fraunhofer AISEC
Fraunhofer AISEC supports companies from all industries in securing their systems, infrastructures, products and services. With vendor-neutral expertise, Fraunhofer AISEC is an ideal partner for innovative, customized and high-quality solutions.
Contact
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Sigl,
georg.sigl@aisec.fraunhofer.de

Trusted Electronic Bayern Center (TrEB)
The Trusted Electronic Bayern Center (TrEB) creates trusted microelectronics from Bavaria. This is achieved with high quality and reliability of electronic designs, transparent open source hardware, comprehensive protection against manipulation of critical systems and security analyses of electronic components in state-of-the-art laboratories. The TrEB Center is based on the combined expertise of Fraunhofer AISEC, EMFT and IIS. The TreB-Center gives Bavarian companies easy access to trusted microelectronics. This strengthens competitiveness and secures innovation in the long term.
Contact
Dr.-Ing. Matthias Hiller,
matthias.hiller@aisec.fraunhofer.de

BAVARIAN CHIPS ALLIANCE
Together with experts from the semiconductor value chain, the Bavarian Chips Alliance is shaping a semiconductor ecosystem. It intensifies cooperation between companies, science and politics in order to strategically position Bavaria as a business location in the semiconductor sector, make supply chains more resilient and get involved in semiconductor activities - in Germany, Europe and worldwide.
Contact
Jürgen Frickinger,
frickinger@bayern-innovativ.de

Bayern Innovativ GmbH
Bayern Innovativ GmbH is an important part of the innovation policy of the Free State of Bavaria. We network, promote and advise companies, scientific institutions and organizations. Our Thinknet Bavaria comprises over 75,000 players - the result is a dynamic, cross-industry transfer of knowledge. All activities focus in particular on small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups.
Contact
Dr. Rainer Seßner, gfl-buero@bayern-innovativ.de

Chipdesign Germany
The “Chipdesign Germany” network is a network funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to strengthen chip design in Germany. It connects industry, research, start-ups and associations and creates a central platform for open, pre-competitive exchange.
The aim is to expand the German and European chip design ecosystem, promote specialists, establish new cooperation models and support the implementation of collaborative research projects.
In topic-specific working groups, players from industry and science work together to develop strategies for sovereign and economically viable circuit development in Germany and Europe.
Contact
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulf Schlichtmann, schlichtmann@edacentrum.de

Design of Electronic Circuits and Systems
The Technical University of Munich researches and teaches at the School of Computation, Information and Technology in the field of integrated circuits and systems design. The participating chairs form the Design of Electronic Circuits & Systems (DECS) competence center.
Contact
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Sigl, sigl@tum.de
Presentations from the 2025 event
Keynote | Semiconductor is a Linchpin of Modern Economies
Laith Altimime | SEMI Europe
Keynote | Getting Europe to play a vital role in semiconductor industry through Semiconductor-X, design capabilities and expansion of the Eco-System
Sonja Pierer | Managing Director at Intel Germany Services GmbH
Hansjörg Briegel | Vice President – Product & Design Ecosystem Enabling (PDE) at Intel Germany Services GmbH
PITCH-SESSION: Innovations in Materials for Microelectronics | Hafnium Oxide – The Swiss Army Knive of Semiconductor Devices
Prof. Thomas Mikolajick | Managing Director NaMLab gGmbH
PITCH-SESSION: Innovations in Materials for Microelectronics | Magnetic Stacks
Tim Gutheit | Infineon AG
Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the FAMES pilot line
Bruno Paing
CEA-Leti
Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the FAMES pilot line
Inge Asselberghs
IMEC vzw.
Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the APECS pilot line
Prof. Albert Heuberger
Head of Fraunhofer IIS
Impulse Presentation | Power Materials
Dr. Michael Heckmeier
Chairman Siltronic AG
Impulse Presentation | Introduction to the WBG pilot line
Prof. Jörg Schulze
Head of Fraunhofer IISB
Outlook for upcoming activities of the Bavarian Chips Alliance and farewell
Jürgen Frickinger
Bavarian Chips Alliance | Bayern Innovativ GmbH
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