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…
2012 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel THERMULAB (en/de)
Thermulab A high-temperature sensor system for greater energy efficiency in gas-fired power stations and combustion engines Microchip with an operating temperature of up to 150°C, developed by IMMS as part of the “Thermulab” project. Photograph: IMMS. Why is it needed? 30 To achieve high thermodynamic efficiency in gas power stations or combustion engines, the working temperatures are raised almost to the thermal limit of the materials contained in the equipment, reaching up to 1200°C, so that highly accurate measurement of the…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel SFB622 (en/de)
SFB 622 – on the track of the nanometre To look at even the cell-phones and USB sticks of yesterday and of today is to see how fast technology has developed over recent years. In an ever smaller volume is to be found ever higher computing capacity and/or ever more memory. It is the continuous reduction in the size of the structural elements of electronic chips that makes all this possible. To take one example, the computing core of the current iPhone 5s contains components which at their smallest have dimensions of 28 nanometres. And not only…
2013 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel ANUBIS (en/de)
ANUBIS – solutions towards energy-efficient production IMMS wireless sensor networks will capture data from existing process plant and help optimise its operation. Ideas for automation are tested The issue in experimental plant like that shown here. Photograph: Fraunhofer IOSB-INA. In the attempt to slow down climate change, buildings are being insulated against heat loss, automotive fuel consumption is being reduced and regenerative energy is being given every encouragement. However, the source of more than 70 % of the CO2 emitted in…
2014 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel GreenSense Bio ASICs (en/de)
Semiconductor-based biochips for on-site veterinary diagnosis Test card equipped with an ASIC capable of analysing aqueous solutions applied directly to the chip. Photograph: IMMS. Objectives 50 Regular health testing of farm animals is a necessity for high-standard food supplies. Up to now, veterinary diagnosis has been possible only after several days or even weeks because it has been necessary to send off samples to a laboratory where they are prepared for and subjected to microbiological analysis. In cases where a…
2014 Jahresbericht | Fachartikel GreenSense Energy Harvesting (en/de)
Energy harvesting for autonomous sensor systems For purposes of combining an electromagnetic generator with their wireless sensor nodes, IMMS scientists made and investigated various har- 18 Objectives vester circuits, one of which is shown here being tested on a shaker in Among the building blocks for Industry 4.0 will be cyber-physical systems, as they are called, which contain finely distributed, networked sensors. All over the world, for about fifteen years, research has been carried out into the ecologically…
