Annual Report 2011
r A n n u a o p e rt 2 0 1 l IMMS I Annual Report 2011 I Future is now. 1 1 Imprint Publisher Institute for Microelectronic and Mechatronic Systems GmbH Ehrenbergstraße 27 D-98693 Ilmenau Tel. : +49.3677.6955.00 Fax : +49.3677.6955.15 E-Mail: imms@imms.de www: http://www.imms.de Editing and Proof Reading Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Sommer Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Kelm Dipl.-Hdl. Dipl.-Des. Beate Hövelmans Dipl.-Ing. Anne Arlt Translation Claudia Koch Layout and Typesetting Manuel Mohr Dipl.-Hdl. Dipl.-Des. Beate Hövelmans Photos Dipl.-Hdl. Dipl.-Des. Beate…
2011 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel Retina-Implantat (en/de)
ASIC Development and Test for a Retinal Implant cessor and Retina Stimulator. A camera integrated into spectacles records images of the environment, which are transfered by a Internal RF link, processor into stimulation signals for UHFWLᎦHU DQG EXᎥHU the optical nerve. An optical interface, reaching from the spectacles via the pupil into the inner part of Stimulator the eyeball, transfers the information to the Retina Stimulator. There, the data is handed over to the optical nerve. This way, the patient can learn to recognize…
2011 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel SMARTHIES (en/de)
SMARTIEHS Sets New Standards for MEMS Tests on Wafer Level Micro-(Opto-)Electro-Mechanical Systems (M(O) EMS) detect the fall of a laptop to park the read head of the hard disk in time, control inkjet prin- Figure 1: On 8 inch wafers, an average of 10,000 structures is placed. It is the goal of the SMARTIEHS project to test these structures faster. Source: IMMS ting heads or warn in car tyres in case of a sudden pressure drop. Therefore, M(O)EMS are a vital dri- complex, as well as their reliability requirements. ving force of…
2011 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel USENEMS-PRIMOS (en/de)
MEMS/NEMS – Simulation and Test Micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/ NEMS) mostly are structures with a size of only a few micrometers, consisting of sensors, actors and control electronics on a substrate or a chip. MEMS are increasingly used in places where miniaturizing and improved functionality are essential. They are )LJXUH an important foundation for innovation. MEMS trigger airbags, are used for stability control in vehic- Comparison les and as blood pressure sensors in intensive care of the Sizes of a Mite…
Annual Report 2012
A N N U A L R E P O RT 2012 Publishing Details Contents 4 6 8 Publisher Institut für Mikroelektronik- und MechatronikSysteme gemeinnützige GmbH* Ehrenbergstraße 27 D-98693 Ilmenau +49.3677.6955.00 Tel +49.3677.6955.15 Fax imms@imms.de http://www.imms.de Editing and Proof Reading Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Sommer Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Kelm Dipl.-Hdl. Dipl.-Des. Beate Hövelmans Translation Susan Kubitz, www.QualityTranslations.de 10 11 Design, Photographs and Illustrations Dipl.-Hdl. Dipl.-Des. Beate Hövelmans 12 16 17 21 Typography and Information Graphics Dipl.-Hdl.…
2012 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel KOMPASSION (en/de)
KOMPASSION Compact adaptive terminal antenna for interference-free satellite navigation Unmanned flying vehicles such as quadrocopters are being used ever more. Long-discussed fields of application for this new technology are catastrophe relief services or the autonomous transport of such urgently required goods as donated organs. However, although there has been enormous progress in their development over recent years, these aircraft have not so far been used for safety-critical scenarios. Autonomous movement, it must be remembered,…
2012 Jahresbericht | Nominierung für den Innovationspreis Thüringen
TESTIM ONI ALS IMMS nominated for Thüringen’s 2012 Innovation Prize for magnetic levitation direct drive Having been nominated for the Thüringen Innovation Prize in 2012, IMMS was among the top three competitors in the “Industry and Materials” category. The direct drive is a positioning system completely controlled by magnetism and permitting a load to be swayed accurately through six coordinates. The IMMS made up of optical and capacitive detectors. Conventional sensors have to date worked on the laser interferometry…
