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 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

Lotse für strategische und technologische Weichenstellung für KMU

Stärkung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der bayerischen Industrie

Unterstützung des Strukturwandels, der Vernetzung, Qualifizierung, Standortsicherung und Innovationsförderung

Nutzung des Bayern Innovativ Transformations-Netzwerkes.

Kontakt

Dirk Maaß, dirk.maass@bayern-innovativ.de

Die Bayern Innovativ GmbH ist wichtiger Bestandteil der Innovationspolitik des Freistaats Bayern. Wir vernetzen, fördern und beraten Unternehmen, wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen und Organisationen. Unser Thinknet Bayern umfasst über 75.000 Akteure – Resultat ist ein dynamischer, branchenübergreifender Wissenstransfer. Im Fokus aller Aktivitäten stehen insbesondere kleine und mittlere Unternehmen sowie Start-ups.

Kontakt

Dr. Viktor Becher,
viktor.becher@bayern-innovativ.de
Gunnar Hagemann,
gunnar.hagemann@bayern-innovativ.de

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

Frank Vanselow, frank.vanselow@emft.fraunhofer.de and
Sebastian Ruping, sebastian.ruping@emft.fraunhofer.de

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.

Contact

experts@mikroelektronik.fraunhofer.de

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

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

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

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

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 IISB in Erlangen specializes in (ultra-)wide-bandgap semiconductors and efficient power electronics. Here, expertise in materials and devices is combined with complex system development, particularly for electric mobility, sustainable energy supply, security, and resilience.

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schulze,
joerg.schulze@iisb.fraunhofer.de

The LEB at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg conducts research into applications in the fields of technology and the fabrication of electron devices. The chair’s research focuses on the development, characterization, and simulation of new manufacturing processes and semiconductor devices, including the processes and materials required for micro- and nanoelectronics.

Contact

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schulze,
joerg.schulze@fau.de

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

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

The VDMA Productronic division comprises machine and plant manufacturers along the value chain for electronics and semiconductor production.

The VDMA represents 3500 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.eu

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

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 und
Matthias Streller, m.streller@sensorik-bayern.de

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

Die TUM Venture Labs sind eine gemeinsame Initiative der TU München, der führenden technischen Universität in der EU, und der UnternehmerTUM, Europas größtem Entrepreneurship Center.

Die Vision der TUM Venture Labs ist es, die einzigartige Forschungsleistung der TU München zu nutzen um die skalierbaren Technologieausgründungen voranzutreiben.

Mit 12 spezifischen Domänen bilden wir ein Netzwerk von Deep Tech- und Life Science-Inkubatoren zur Förderung von Innovationen in aufstrebenden Bereichen, mit Unterstützung im gesamten frühen Lebenszyklus, von der Ideenfindung bis zur Sicherung von Startkapital für die Unternehmensgründung.

TUM Venture Lab Quantum/Semicon bietet dabei gezielte Unterstützung im Halbleiterbereich.

Kontakt

Michael Machold, michael.machold@tum-venture-labs.de

The Wide-bandgap Pilot Line under the EU Chips Act focuses on the development of semiconductor technologies based on wide-bandgap (WBG) materials such as SiC, GaN, GaO, or AlN for power and high-frequency electronics.
The German representative and contact point for the pilot line is Fraunhofer IISB in Erlangen.

Contact

Dr. Elke Meißner,
elke.meissner@iisb.fraunhofer.de

The pilot line for “Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration for Electronic Components and Systems” (APECS for short) is a key component of the EU Chips Act, designed to drive chiplet innovations and increase semiconductor research and manufacturing capacities in Europe. The institutes collaborating within the Research Factory for Microelectronics Germany (FMD) are working closely with other European partners to establish the APECS pilot line, thereby making a significant contribution to strengthening Europe’s technological resilience and, consequently, enhancing global competitiveness in the semiconductor industry. APECS is co-funded by the Chips Joint Undertaking and through national funding from Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Austria, Portugal, and Spain as part of the “Chips for Europe” initiative.

Contact

Romy Zschiedrich,
experts@apecs.eu

Silicon Europe unites the strongest European clusters in an alliance with access to the most advanced technologies and expertise in all fields of electronics and software value chain. This network of clusters stands for a new, industry-led level of transnational collaboration. It transfers the regional cluster concept of strong cooperation across organizational and institutional borders onto European level.

Contact

Dr. Robert Gfrerer,
robert.gfrerer@silicon-alps.at