MICRO! - Microelectronics / ICT

Some of the most modern semiconductor fabs worldwide are operated in Saxony. GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Infineon Technologies and the Siltronic AG expanded and continue to expand their fabs in saxony into the world’s most modern semiconductor production sites.

PATHFINDER ELITE

“Silicon Saxony” is Europe’s largest microelectronics / ICT cluster and plays a leading role in shaping the IT future. The researchers in the globally unique “Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfAED),” who interdisciplinary pursue several tactical approaches in developing materials, systems, and components for innovative IT “beyond CMOS,” see themselves literally as “pathfinders.”

   

Map "Microelectronics / ICT in Saxony" - Company Logos of Selected Firms

Source: Saxony Trade & Invest (WFS), Silicon Saxony e. V.

At a Glance - Microelectronics / ICT in Saxony

In Saxony, about 2,400 companies with a total of 64,000 employees are active along all steps of the ICT value creation chain: They develop, manufacture, and promote integrated circuits, or serve as materials and equipment suppliers to the chip industry, produce and distribute electronic products and systems based on integrated circuits, or develop and promote software. 

STRONG COMPANIES

A unique concentration of companies and research institutions providing extensive knowledge and expertise in the sectors microelectronics and nanoelectronics, nanotechnology, organic & flexible electronics, energy- efficient systems, next generation communication, and smart systems is found in the region between Dresden, Freiberg and Chemnitz. 

   

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“TALENT POOL” FOR THE IT BRANCH

Companies looking for young, practically trained and educated specialists have come to the right place here in Saxony. Every year, about 6,800 students are educated in computer science programs at 5 universities, 8 universities of applied sciences, and 4 universities of cooperative education in Saxony. 

   

   

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APPLIED CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH

Saxony’s particular strong point is its very unique and compact research infrastructure. In the region, 4 Universities, 5 Universities of Applied Sciences, 9 Fraunhofer-, 3 Leibniz-, 1 Hemholtz- and 2 Max-Planck-Facilities are active in microelectronics / ICT research.

   

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SWARM INTELLIGENCE

With Silicon Saxony e. V., one of the world’s largest microelectronics / ICT clusters is active in Saxony. Other networks in Saxony cooperate in specific technological sectors.

   

   

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    Microelectronics / ICT in Saxony

    "Silicon Saxony" - The digital heart of the microelectronics / ICT industry beats in Saxony. Every third chip produced in Europe bears the imprint "Made in Saxony".

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