Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWSFraunhofer IMWS Highlights 2024
The most important content from 2024 can be found on a separate page. We present current research results, the most important facts and figures about the institute, and exciting insights into our daily work.
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Fraunhofer IMWS Highlights 2023
You can find the most important information from 2023 on a dedicated website. There, we present, for example, current project results, the most important figures about the institute, and interviews with our business unit managers in digital and multimedia form.
Fraunhofer IMWS Highlights 2022
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Electronics
Fraunhofer CAM
The most important facts about the Fraunhofer Center for Applied Microstructure Diagnostics CAM can be found here.
3D System in Package Integration
Together with leading diagnostic tool manufacturers, CAM develops techniques for fault isolation, site specific target preparation, physical microstructure and material characterization for failure analysis and quality control adapted to the specific requirements of SiP, WLP and 3D devices. In cooperation with manufacturers of microelectronics systems, these techniques are applied to secure the quality, yield and reliability of innovative devices.
Coatings
The latter situation is encountered for dielectric laser mirrors, multilayers for EUV light, or reactive multilayers. Independent of the coatings’ function, microstructure diagnostics is a key tool to improve performance. At CAM, we hold available all necessary equipment and expertise to investigate the
structure and chemistry of coatings down to the atomic scale.
Compound Semiconductor
Together with industrial manufacturers and research institutes, Fraunhofer CAM is working to understand design and process related root causes for performance variations and aging defects in order to optimize manufacturing quality, device performance and long term operational behavior of such devices.
Microelectronics Packaging
Within semiconductor packaging and system integration,semiconductor chips are electrically interconnected to their environment, encapsulated for protection and assembled onto sub-strates forming either electronic components, modules, board assemblies or even complex 3D integrated microsystems and subsystems. The designs, process steps and materials used in packaging significantly affect the reliability properties of the complete system.
Pigment and Nanoparticles
At CAM, we hold available all necessary equipment and expertise to investigate the microstructure and chemistry of coating systems, pigments, and nanoparticle down to the atomic scale. We are specialized in skillfully accomplishing the difficult, targeted, and artifact-free preparation required to both study individual pigment particles and single defects in coating systems.
Medicine and Environment
Elastin-and Collagen-based Skin Products
We are a dedicated team of specialists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS in Halle (Saale), Germany. We are passionate about innovative materials and devices for biomedical applications. We focus on the needs of the skin care and medical device industry - from large multinational corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Material Research in Dental Care
We apply leading edge equipment, methods and models to characterize dental care products and their interaction with biological surfaces. As a partner to R&D and to Marketing we perform research projects, support product development, provide claim substantiation and supply visualization for marketing and training material.