FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PHOTONIC MICROSYSTEMS
Fraunhofer-Institut Photonische
Mikrosysteme
Grenzstrasse 28
Dresden 01109 GERMANY
Tel: (49)(0)3.51.88.23.0
Fax: (49)(0)3.51.88.23.266
OVERVIEW
The Institute is divided into two divisions, The Fraunhofer Institute for
Photonic Microsystems IPMS and The Institute in Dresden. Fraunhofer
through its photonic unit offers research services and licenses technology. The company applies its license technology to
product development problems of its customers. ASICs, foundry services, prototype
services, ASIC testing, failure analysis and general research and consulting support the Institute's product development efforts. In addition the company has a library of standard and advanced IP cores, as well as
chipware for the design of ASICs and advanced R&D ASICs. The Institute in
Dresden specializes in integrated sensor and actuator technology.
The company has on-going research programs in the areas of polymer electronics,
micro mirror arrays, Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED)and spatial light modulator arrays.
The company also has developed numerous IP cores, which a company can use
to help develop its integrated circuit technology.
GENERAL CONTACTS
URL: www.ipms.fraunhofer.de
FAST FACTS
Employees Est.: 180
MANAGEMENT
Dr. Hubert Karl Lakner, Director
IP CORES
Bus: CAN, I2C, LIN-Controller, PCMCIA, UART
DSP: Arithmetic Controller
Encryption: AES, DES, RSA Algorithms
Infrared: IrDA protocol stack and core
Microcontroller: 8-bit
Sensor: 3D Orientation, Hall-based Position, Ion-sensitive Si3N4-FET, Light
Barriers, , Magnetic Position Detection, Magnetic Sensors, Magnetic Vehicle Detection, Microspectrometer, Multifield Thermic
Measuring, Optoelectronic OptoASICs, Sensor ASICs, SensorASIC, Thermopile IR Sensor, Temperature Measurements Transponders
PRODUCT AND RESEARCH AREAS
ASIC:
Display: OLED
Image Processing:
Micromirrors:
Microoptics:
Polymers:
Scanners:
Semiconductor Process Development:
CUSTOMERS AND END MARKETS
In late 2004, Intermec Technologies, a bar code laser scan equipment producer,
announced a bar code laser scanner engine based on optical MEMs technology developed under a five year research program. Fraunhofer
Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) developed the optical MEMs technology.
MANUFACTURING
Clean Room: 1000 square meters, class-10
OTHER
Organization Affiliations: VSI Alliance (Virtual
Socket Interface Alliance)
