Fraunhofer IZM

As part of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Fraunhofer IZM specializes in applied and industrial contract research. Fraunhofer IZM’s focus is on packaging technology and the integration of multifunctional electronics into systems. Fraunhofer IZM was founded in 1993 and is today one of the global leaders in microelectronics and microsystems packaging. The focus lies mainly on material, process and substrate development, characterization and simulation, advanced system engineering, assembly and interconnection technologies and environmental engineering. Fraunhofer IZM is employing about 438 employees and graduate students with its main branch in Berlin. Together with its partner institute at the TU Berlin it is running a ~1000m2 clean room of with full thin film and packaging capabilities from 4” to 12” wafers.