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Dresden is the core of Silicon Saxony, the largest microelectronics cluster in Europe, and its nanotechnology grows directly out of that chipmaking base. TU Dresden anchors the research side, including the cfaed cluster on advanced electronics, supported by an unusually dense set of independent institutes: several Fraunhofer institutes, the Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, NaMLab, and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. Around them sit working semiconductor fabs run by GlobalFoundries, Infineon, and Bosch, which keeps the region focused on manufacturable nanoelectronics, sensors, and photonics.
Almost everything sits in or near Dresden itself, with the research institutes clustered around TU Dresden and the fabs in the northern part of the city. The defining feature is proximity between academic groups, applied Fraunhofer institutes, equipment suppliers, and volume manufacturers, which makes the region a rare place to take a nanoelectronic idea from a university cleanroom toward production. Strengths run through power and sensor electronics, materials, and microsystems.
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Locations of nanotechnology research labs and companies across the Dresden (Silicon Saxony) area. Click any marker for the institution’s profile and to find hotels nearby.
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Key Institutions
Technical University of Dresden
5 nano groups
Fraunhofer Institute for
3 nano groups
B CUBE
1 nano group
Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden
1 nano group
Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic
1 nano group
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden
1 nano group
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden
1 nano group
Max Planck Institute
1 nano group
NaMLab
1 nano group
The Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials
1 nano group
Research Labs & Groups
The following nanotechnology research groups and labs are based in the Dresden (Silicon Saxony) area.
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B CUBE is a TU Dresden Center for Molecular Bioengineering whose research groups work across biomimetic materials, BioNano tools and bioprospecting, supported by technology platforms and molecular bioengineering infrastructure.
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The Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed) is a TU Dresden research center focused on future electronics, combining work in electronics, information technology, materials science and related disciplines.
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The Fraunhofer Center for Nanoelectronic Technologies CNT in Dresden is an institution of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft created as a public-private partnership with industrial partners Infineon Technologies AG and Advanced Micro Devices AMD and other research partners. The new Center was established with the aim of rapidly transferring innovative, discrete process solutions for the fabrication of nanoelectronic systems on 300-mm wafers into the industrial manufacturing environment.
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems covers the complete field of advanced ceramics, from basic research to applications. Services include the development and application of modern advanced ceramic materials, the development of industrial powder metallurgical technologies, and the manufacturing of prototypical components. Structural ceramics, functional ceramics and cermets are the main focus with emphasis on innovative complex systems which are applied in many industry sectors.
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Dresden
Fraunhofer IWS develops application-oriented solutions in material and laser technology, including additive manufacturing, joining, surface technology, coatings, PVD and nanotechnology-related process development.
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Dresden
Fraunhofer IPMS conducts applied research and development in photonic and electronic microsystems, MEMS, MOEMS, semiconductor technology and cleanroom-based microsystem technologies.
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Dresden
IFW Dresden researches the physics and chemistry of new materials, generating knowledge and innovations for future technologies in solid state and materials research.
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The researchers at the IPF work towards understanding the effects of interfaces and the utilization of interface design in material development, in which nanotechnological aspects as well as interfaces to biosystems are of great importance.
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The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids performs fundamental research on the properties of materials at the boundaries of solid state chemistry and condensed matter physics.
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Dresden
Namlab, a joint venture of Qimonda Dresden GmbH and the Technical University of Dresden provides industry oriented materials science and research concentrating on new and promising nano-electronic materials for semiconductor applications of tomorrow.
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Dresden
The Biotechnological Centre (BIOTEC) of the Technische Universität Dresden is a unique interdisciplinary centre focussing on research and teaching in molecular bio-engineering. The BIOTEC hosts top international research groups dedicated to genomics, proteomics, biophysics, cellular machine, tissue engineering, and bioinformatics.
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The new Dresden Center for Nanoanalysis (DCN) will particularly focus on '4D AMASE - 4D Advanced Materials Analysis for Science and Engineering', with the goal to become an internationally visible center of competence as well as a European user facility in the field of solid state and materials analysis.
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Dresden
The Chair of Materials Science and Nanotechnology at TU Dresden investigates nanoscale matter across physics, chemistry, mechanics, and optics, translating fundamental properties into disruptive technologies. Since 2007, the group has combined research, teaching, patents, spin-offs, and interdisciplinary projects in advanced nanoscience.
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Dresden
The Chair of Nanoelectronics at TU Dresden researches technologies, materials and devices for micro- and nanotechnology, semiconductor processes, devices and integration.
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Dresden
The Medical Nanotechnology group at TU Dresden develops smart miniaturized biosensing devices and systems using nanoscale materials and advanced microfluidics for precision medicine, clinical diagnostics and tissue engineering.
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Dresden
The center aims at providing the competitive edge in biology-inspired materials research for scientists, enterprises and public associations.
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Nanotech Companies
Commercial nanotechnology companies based in the Dresden (Silicon Saxony) area.
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The Advanced Mask Technology Center AMTC develops and produces photolithography masks in Dresden for semiconductor manufacturing, including advanced mask technologies.
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AXO DRESDEN develops applied X-ray optics, multilayer optics and high-precision deposition technologies for analytical, microscopy and microelectronics applications.
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Bosch Sensortec develops MEMS-based sensor solutions and maintains a Dresden presence connected to Bosch semiconductor and microsystems activities.
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Dresden
The company's focus is development, fabrication, sales and distribution, and service of vacuum equipment and components, and facilities for micro- and nanotechnology based on ion and electron beam techniques.
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Dresden
European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company ESMC is a joint venture by TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP to establish an advanced semiconductor fab in Dresden.
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Fabmatics develops automation systems and material-flow solutions for semiconductor fabs, cleanrooms and high-tech production environments.
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Dresden
GLOBALFOUNDRIES is a semiconductor manufacturer with a major Dresden wafer manufacturing site serving advanced microelectronics and foundry production.
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Heliatek is engaged in the development and production of organic solar cells.
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Infineon Technologies operates a major Dresden semiconductor manufacturing and development site for microelectronics, power semiconductors and related chip technologies.
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Intelligente Sensorsysteme Dresden develops and produces pressure sensors, temperature sensors, air-mass sensors and customer-specific sensor systems.
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Novaled is active in the field of small molecule organic LEDs and is a leader in highly efficient long lifetime organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs).
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Photronics MZD manufactures photomasks for semiconductor production, optoelectronics, microsystems and optical applications at its Dresden site.
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Robert Bosch Semiconductor Manufacturing Dresden operates Bosch's 300 mm wafer fab in Dresden, producing automotive ICs, power semiconductors and future MEMS sensors.
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Saw Components Dresden develops and manufactures surface acoustic wave components and SAW sensor systems for industrial and technology applications.
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Dresden
SURAGUS develops sensors and instruments for non-contact eddy-current testing, thin-film characterization and measurement of conductive materials.
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Dresden
VON ARDENNE develops and manufactures vacuum coating equipment and thin-film deposition technologies for electronics, photovoltaics, glass and other high-tech industries.
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X-FAB Dresden is a specialty semiconductor foundry site in Dresden, supporting analog, mixed-signal, MEMS and specialty process technologies.
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