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EU Quantum Flagship Project SPINUS

Using diamonds to build quantum computers

“MobilSiegel": Employer award for climate-friendly mobility

Fraunhofer IAF receives award for sustainable mobility for the second time

Fraunhofer UK: Productive collaboration in optoelectronics and quantum technologies

Boardmeeting of Fraunhofer UK at Fraunhofer IAF

ESREF 2024: Best Paper Award goes to Michael Dammann

European Symposium on Reliability of Electron Devices, Failure Physics and Analysis 2024

IEEE Best Oral Presentation Award for Michael Basler

Award at the IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices & Applications in Europe 2024

NeuroQ project: First milestones in sensor development achieved 

Project meeting at Charité in Berlin

IEEE JESTPE First Place Prize Paper Award for Fraunhofer researchers

Researchers from the Fraunhofer lighthouse project ElKaWe were honored for their work on ultra-efficient power electronics for electrocaloric heat pumps.

Fraunhofer IAF joins GaN Valley

Fraunhofer IAF has joined GaN Valley to contribute its capabilities in high-frequency and power electronics to the development of sovereign European semiconductor supply chains.

Students' Day 2024

On June 14, 2024, the annual Students' Day offered the participants an insight into the diverse research areas of Fraunhofer IAF.

The Quantum Business Network met at Fraunhofer IAF

Networking on the topic of "Quantum Sensing & Imaging"

Open Call for EU companies to step into the future of quantum

Free access to pilot production facilities for quantum technologies in Europe

Milestone in the establishment of a European supply chain for materials and production processes for qubits

Final project meeting of MATQu (Materials for Quantum Computing) in Delft

From Lab to Fab – Quantum technologies in Baden-Württemberg

Exchange forum on quantum computing

Girls' Day 2024 at Fraunhofer IAF

Girls were given insight into research, laboratories and the day-to-day work of scientists

Development of a scalable semiconductor quantum processor is progressing

5th QUASAR consortium meeting

Rüdiger Quay elected to the Executive Board of the Information Technology Society within the VDE

The institute director of Fraunhofer IAF is thus one of a total of nine board members of the ITG.

We wish you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Here is a selection of highlights from 2023

Stefan Mönch receives new junior professorship at the University of Stuttgart

New research group “Smart converters for emission-free mobility of the future“

 ICNS-14: Two awards for Fraunhofer IAF researchers

Both awards at the 14^th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors (ICNS) went to researchers from Fraunhofer IAF.

Double victory at the Quantum Future Award 2023 for Dr. Felix Hahl from Fraunhofer IAF

1st place in the category PhD thesis and Audience Award

Nobel laureate Hiroshi Amano invites researchers of Fraunhofer IAF

Lecture on nitride semiconductors at Nagoya University

Kareem Mansour receives Green ICT Award for master’s thesis

Development of a novel DC-DC voltage converter

Two awards for Fraunhofer IAF researchers at EuMW 2023

Review of a successful participation at this year's European Microwave Week

Science Campus in Freiburg—Springboard for Women into Research

Young talents visit five Fraunhofer institutes

Progress in the development of quantum computing hardware

On July 5 and 6, 2023, the third meeting of the BMBF-funded SPINNING project took place at Fraunhofer IAF.

Novel approach to pharmaceutical quality control

The paper from researchers at Fraunhofer IAF on fast and non-contact control of pharmaceuticals was published in the IEEE Sensors Journal.

Projekt-Review MATQu at Fraunhofer IAF

Two years of successful research to establish a European supply chain for materials and production processes for Qubits

QBN Meeting on diamond-based quantum technologies

Impressions from the QBN Meeting on Applications of Diamond-based Quantum Computing & Sensing

Remembering Prof. Dr. Adolf Goetzberger

Fraunhofer IAF mourns the death of former institute director

Exchange on European semiconductors and climate-neutral technologies

Member of the Bundestag Chantal Kopf visits Fraunhofer IAF

IEEE Tatsuo Itoh Award 2023 for scientists of Fraunhofer IAF

Dr. Fabian Thome and Dr. Arnulf Leuther awarded for their paper on Power Amplifier MMIC

We wish you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Here is a selection of highlights from 2022.

Second joint meeting of the SPINNING consortium

The second meeting of the consortium of the project “SPINNING” took place at the University of Stuttgart. 

Alumni meeting: power up—innovative energy technologies 

Former institute directors and a former executive board member came together to visit the local Fraunhofer institutes. 

Second General Assembly of the EU-funded project MATQu

The project meeting of the EU project MATQu took place for the first time in presence.

Michael Basler wins the SEMIKRON Young Engineer Award 2022 

for his research in the field of “monolithic integration of GaN power circuits.

Quantum sensing as “hidden champion“

Impressions from the QBN Meeting on Quantum Sensing at Fraunhofer IAF

Quantum computing Developer Conference

First Developer Conference of the Competence Center Quantum Computing Baden-Württemberg

Fraunhofer IAF Scientists receive IEEE Best Paper Award

»Broadband 300-GHz Power Amplifier MMICs in InGaAs mHEMT Technology«

First joint meeting of the SPINNING consortium

Diamond spin-photon-based quantum computer: At the first joint meeting of SPINNING at Fraunhofer IAF, the project consortium came together. 

Annual Report 2021/22: “Inventing a Green Future”

Energy-efficient micro- and  nanoelectronics for a climateneutral, secure and independent future.

Latest developments in laser and quantum research 

Fraunhofer IAF at LASER World of PHOTONICS 2022

Further networking for applied quantum computing 

Status meeting on the projects of the Competence Center “Quantum Computing Baden-Württemberg”

Fraunhofer IAF receives €10 million from state and federal governments for new research building

More space for research on quantum technologies

We wish you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Here is a selection of highlights from 2021

Towards a World-Class Supercomputing Ecosystem

Fraunhofer IAF collaborates in the "HPCQS" project on hybrid quantum-high-performance computing

Greening the Internet of Things

Successful completion of the Fraunhofer lead project ZEPOWEL

2nd place for Fraunhofer IAF in BMBF’s Green ICT innovation competition 

Fraunhofer IAF convinces with it's project "EdgeLimit"

Resilient algorithms for quantum computing and innovative hardware made of diamond

Fraunhofer IAF at the Fraunhofer Solution Days 2021

Curtain up: Fraunhofer and IBM to unveil quantum computer

Inauguration of the quantum computer in Ehningen

Diamond-based quantum hardware for scalable quantum processors

Start of the joint project “QC-4-BW” within the Competence Center Quantum Computing Baden-Württemberg

Trust first: “Velektronik” research project creates platform for trusted electronics

Quantum shuttle to quantum processor “Made in Germany” launched

Project “QUASAR" aims to lay the foundations for the industrial production of quantum processors in Germany

Annual Report 2020/21 »Quantum«

In this year’s annual report we show you how we are actively shaping the second generation of quantum technologies at Fraunhofer IAF.

Quantum computing offers big potential for industry

Start of the joint project SEQUOIA within the Competence Center “Quantum Computing Baden-Württemberg”

ASCENT+ launches Transnational Access to European nanoelectronics infrastructure

Start of the EU funded Transnational Access (TA) program.

€19 million state funds go to projects in the Fraunhofer Competence Center “Quantum Computing Baden-Württemberg“

Three projects with participation of Fraunhofer IAF

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

As the year draws to a close, we have put together a selection of our innovations, collaborations and events for you.

Semiconductor technologies for GreenICT innovation competition

Fraunhofer IAF evaluates disruptive semiconductor technologies and devices for energy-efficient information and communications technology.

New machines for future devices

Fraunhofer IAF upgrades its equipment for the production of nanostructures and its competence in material analysis.

THE WAY AHEAD

The annual report 2019/20 is out! This time we venture a look at the technologies of the future - What will the world of tomorrow look like?

The state of Baden-Württemberg is funding the »Competence Center Quantum Computing«

Funding of up to 40 million euros over the next four years.

IBM and Fraunhofer bring Quantum Computing to Germany

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and IBM announced today the signing of the agreement aimed at advancing quantum computing in Germany.

Working together to advance quantum computing in Europe

About 100 representatives from research, politics and industry took part in the Quantum Computing Workshop at Fraunhofer IAF.

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

We look back on an exciting year and have put toghether some of our highlights of 2019 for you.  

Towards Zero Power Electronics

The lighthouse project »ZePoWel« develops energy-efficient, modular hardware as the basis for IoT. IAF is working on energy-efficient integrated circuits.

“5G” as a key technology for digitization

Video interview: Dr. Rüdiger Quay explains the advantages of “5G” and the differences compared to its predecessors “4G” and UMTS.

Fast internet anytime and anywhere

A project consortium is working on the world's first in-orbit verification of a communication link in the E-band.

THz technologies for the wireless extension of fiber optic links

In the research project Terranova, the project partners have achieved a wireless data transmission in real time with a faultless data rate of 100 Gbit/s at a carrier frequency of 300 GHz.

Visions of microelectronics

Our expert Dr. Rüdiger Quay gave a talk on the subject of cryogenic measurement technology at the CEA Leti / Fraunhofer workshop during the SEMICON West conference.

Quantum technology - an innovation driver for industry?

Workshop »Quantum Technology« at Fraunhofer IAF

A turbo for energy savings

In the project »Ultimate GaN« 26 partners from nine countries will conduct research on the next generation of energy-saving chips based on the new semiconductor material gallium nitride (GaN).

A complete success: The »44th Freiburg IR Colloquium«

With a comprehensive program of scientific talks and a record number of more than 100 participants, the workshop offered a platform to discuss the latest findings.

Fraunhofer IAF awarded the FamilyLogo

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft honors Fraunhofer IAF for its great commitment and its diverse range of services to help employees reconcile work and family life.

6.7 million euros for Freiburg research laboratory

The German Ministry for Education and Research is funding a project to develop miniaturized sensors for biomedicine.

Quantum Sensors to Understand and Control the Nanoworld

Quantum flagship: a second project involving Fraunhofer IAF has started

Welcome 2019

2019 will be a year full of new special moments and events. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft celebrates its 70th birthday and we celebrate with it.