Patent Eric Schäfer, M. Sc.
Head of Microelectronics / Branch Office Erfurt
Eric Schäfer and his team research Integrated sensor systems, especially CMOS-based biosensors, ULP sensor systems and AI-based design and test automation. The results are being incorporated into research on the lead applications Sensor systems for in-vitro diagnostics and RFID sensor technology. It will assist you with services for the development of Integrated circuits and with IC design methods.
Date of first publication:11 November 2014
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Microelectronics department
Our microelectronics team is internationally positioned and consists of specialists for:
- Analog IC Design
- Digital IC Design
- Mixed-Signal Verification
- IC Layout
- Design Methodology
- EDA Support
- Business Development
Most of our scientific staff have academic degrees in electrical engineering and information technology, microelectronics and engineering informatics, or in disciplines such as biomedical engineering or solid-state physics.
Every year, we launch about ten ASICs for research and industrial customers and supervise about 15 students at our two locations in Erfurt and Ilmenau.
We support you with research and development in the following areas
Core topic
AI-based design and test automation
We are researching to use AI to make the development process of integrated sensor systems safer and more cost-effective. AI can help developers in the process to avoid errors and apply informal knowledge in an automated way.
Core topic
CMOS-based biosensors
We are researching CMOS-integrated transducers and their interaction with biological receptors. They offer the potential for precise, digital and cost-effective point-of-care tests and allow properties to be recorded on a molecular scale.
Service for R&D
IC design methods
We develop new AI-based methods and tools for your system-on-chip and FPGA designs to master the increasing complexity of integrated systems and thus further increase performance.
Service for R&D
Integrated Circuits
We offer the design and realisation of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) in CMOS, BiCMOS and SOI technologies. We achieve well-performing ASICs with our first runs (first-time right silicon).
Research field
Integrated sensor systems
Here we investigate miniaturised systems manufactured in semiconductor technology consisting of microelectronic components for sensors applications, as well as methods to design these highly complex systems efficiently and safely.
Lead application
RFID sensor technology
We are researching energy-efficient solutions for RFID sensor technology in order to open up new applications and, for example, to make processes in industry more resource-efficient.
Lead application
Sensor systems for in-vitro diagnostics
Here we are developing sensor systems for in-vitro diagnostics that enable individual, decentralised health monitoring for all with electronic rapid tests.
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