For the trustworthiness of networked electronic systems

The Barkhausen Institute (BI) develops its own digital and analog research chips as a milestone in its work on trustworthy hardware.

The entire development process, from circuit design to physical implementation, is carried out at the institute. This also includes the antenna design for the analog chips. A standardized package design for encapsulating the chips has also been successfully implemented. This includes the package for both digital and analog chips, with the latter focusing on the design for high-frequency applications.

The silicon-based chips are manufactured in cooperation with Racyics GmbH in Dresden using state-of-the-art production technologies from leading semiconductor manufacturers in the "Silicon Saxony" microelectronics cluster.

A customized carrier board is required specifically for the commissioning of the digital chips - this is being developed in cooperation with Contronix GmbH in Radebeul. The final test phase with parameterization, function measurement and evaluation takes place in the laboratories of the Barkhausen Institute.

With its chips, the BI puts its research work into practice - as a trustworthy hardware platform for future-oriented electronics.