Press Releases

EU project TEMPO targets low-power chips for AI applications based on emerging memory technologies

An EU-funded project developed new plastic bottle marking, identification and sorting technology, facilitating the separation and reuse of packaging that has been used for food and drink.

Robots must be equipped with sensors and software for three-dimensional vision in order to gain a spatial understanding of and precisely control objects in their environment. For more than ten years, a research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) in Dresden has been developing and manufacturing micro-scanner mirrors, known as MEMS scanners, which provide robots an ability similar to human vision needed to perceive objects and perform demanding tasks. Fraunhofer IPMS will present its latest developments to a wide audience at the world's leading 2019 “Laser” trade fair for photonics components, systems and applications being held from 24.-27. June in Munich.

A research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) have used a new class of ultrasonic transducers to reliably detect distance changes, movement patterns, and gestures in ranges of up to half a meter. The tiny components are inexpensive to produce, allow for high sound pressure, and provide a flexible frequency design for an optimal balance of distance and sensitivity. Visitors to the 2019 Sensor and Test Measurement Fair to be held from 25.-27. June in Nuremberg can view a first functional demonstrator of the state-of-the-art technology at the Fraunhofer IPMS Booth 248 in Hall 5.

Germany's innovative and economic strength is based above all on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which successfully hold their own in the market with high-performance products and services. To achieve this, SMEs increasingly need highly integrated technologies whose in-house development is too complex, lengthy and expensive for many companies.

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe´s largest application-oriented research organization, will showcase a combination of RFID Auto-ID technology and sensors at the 2019 Automate exhibition and conference. This solution combines wireless identification and condition monitoring - two key functionalities of automated IoT solutions.

Fraunhofer IPMS will promote a Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) IP Core with switch functionality, facilitating the integration of TSN functionalities into Ethernet network devices at the 2019 HANNOVER MESSE. Interested parties can inform themselves at the Fraunhofer IPMS Booth A11 in Hall 9.

The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Europe’s largest application-oriented research organization, will showcase a contactless and fiber-free high-speed optical communication solution at the 2019 Automate exhibition and conference. Instead of radio frequency, the solution uses light to transfer data wirelessly. Automate 2019 is scheduled to be held at McCormick Place in Chicago from 8-11 April.

Developers at Fraunhofer IPMS use visible or infrared light to send and receive data. Transmission takes place without contact, in real time, at very high data rates. Optical communication, Li-Fi (light fidelity) is particularly advantageous in applications in which cables and connectors can interfere, or wireless radio networks such as WLAN or Bluetooth reach performance limits in terms of bandwidth or real-time capability. Data glasses or “augmented reality glasses” fall into this category. Visitors to the 2019 embedded world Exhibition & Conference, being held from 26-28 February in Nuremberg, can experience the possibilities of optical wireless data transmission in an augmented reality scenario at the Fraunhofer IPMS Booth 123 in Hall 3.