Sensors

Custom Microsensors for Demanding Applications

Sensors are essential to modern life. They monitor temperature, detect motion, or predicting maintenance needs in countless applications. However, standard commercial solutions often fall short in sectors like automotive or medical technology, where requirements for performance, durability, and customization are significantly higher.

At Fraunhofer IPMS, we develop tailor-made sensor solutions designed to meet specific application needs. Our focus is on making sensors:

  • Smaller – miniaturized designs with lower power consumption
  • Smarter – with enhanced functionality, connectivity, and multi-sensor integration
  • More robust – using novel materials that are fatigue-resistant and RoHS-compliant
  • Scalable – ready for reliable series production

Fraunhofer IPMS is your R&D partner for next-generation microsensors which are adapted precisely to your product and market demands.

 

Please select a sensor type:

 

Sensors

Electrochemical

  • Organic Field-Effect Transistors (OFET/LOFET)
  • Ion sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET)
 

Sensors

Optical

  • Automotive LiDAR technology
  • Bidirectional OLED Microdisplays
  • Integrated Photonic Devices
  • Photodiodes and Pyrosensors
 

Sensors

Spectroscopy Systems

  • Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS)
  • Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR)
  • Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL)
  • Fourier Transform IR Spectroscopy (FT-IR)
 

Sensors

Ultrasound

  • Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers (CMUT)
  • Lateral Micromechanical Ultrasonic Transducer (L-CMUT)