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A pan-European consortium dedicated to developing sustainable processes and technologies for the semiconductor-manufacturing supply chain announces the launch of the GENESIS project. This integrated, large-scale initiative aims to enable Europe’s chip industry to meet its sustainability goals – from material development to final waste treatment. Fraunhofer IPMS takes a managing role for one of the central work packages in order to minimize chemical waste and reduce emissions.

Fraunhofer IPMS has signed a partnership agreement with TSN Lab to advance the development and dissemination of Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology in South Korea. This partnership will enhance Fraunhofer IPMS‘ presence in the Asian market and strengthen its position as a leader in innovative networking solutions. TSN Lab is a leader in Korea in the field of Integrated Real-Time Solutions. Together with Fraunhofer IPMS‘ expertise in TSN IP Cores, they aim to drive innovation and efficiency in the rapidly evolving field of real-time data communication.

For the first time, Fraunhofer IPMS presents its advanced, high-performance evaluation kits for spatial light modulators, which now feature tilting or piston mirrors as actuator types. The tiny micro mirrors of the spatial light modulators can manipulate light on a pixel-by-pixel basis. They play a crucial role for the generation of high-precision light patterns for applications in lithography, medical technology, astronomy, or quantum computing.

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into sectors such as healthcare, autonomous vehicles and smart cities, traditional computing architectures face significant limitations in processing speed and energy efficiency. The “ViTFOX“ project unites eight partners from Europe and Korea to create a groundbreaking Vision Transformer architecture based on ferroelectric oxide, allowing for significant reductions in energy consumption and latency. Unlike traditional architectures, which often rely on separate memory and processing units, ViTFOX aims to integrate computing directly into memory, achieving an exceptional energy efficiency of over 50 TOPS/W. The European Union is funding the project with € 1.5 million.

NY CREATES and Fraunhofer IPMS announced at a signing ceremony a new Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to drive research and development focused on memory devices. The JDA will leverage and link the strengths of each organization to engineer, develop, and characterize these devices that are critical for advancing the memory development ecosystems of each respective organization.

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or, the "Company"), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, and Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS (Fraunhofer IPMS), a globally renowned research institution based in Germany, are excited to announce a major milestone in the development of a custom microLED backplane.

A common method to increase the brightness of OLEDs while maintaining a long lifespan is the use of multiple stacked OLEDs. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS have now developed an innovative high-voltage CMOS backplane that enables exceptionally bright microdisplays. These will be presented for the first time at the SID Display Week 2025, from May 13 to 15, 2025, in San José, USA (Booth No. 1135 at the German Pavilion).

A newly launched interdisciplinary research project involving universities of Brandenburg and research institutions is developing new technological approaches for better and more effective integration of artificial intelligence at the edges of IT networks, so-called “edges”. These developments could be of great importance in the future, particularly for applications in industrial electronics, medical technology and environmental monitoring. Fraunhofer IPMS is contributing its expertise in miniaturized sensor structures and the integration of electronic components.

Reliability and security in broadband communication networks (5G/6G) are crucial for meeting the challenges of the digital future. Together with aconnic AG, Fraunhofer IPMS has developed an innovative IP core as part of the “RealSec5G” project, which combines the advantages of a MACsec IP core with those of a Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) IP core. This is the first time that the aspects of functional safety and data security in data transmission, which were usually considered separately, have been combined.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS has achieved another milestone in chemical liquid analysis. The electronics required to control the ion-sensitive field effect transistors (ISFET) have been successfully miniaturized. At the same time, manufacturing costs and power consumption have been reduced significantly. The new electronics can be made available for direct use or for integration into in-house measuring systems.