Workshop: Ceramic Technology and Electronic System Reliability
The European Defence Agency (EDA) supports the EU Member States in improving their military capabilities, in particular through European cooperation within the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy. CapTechs (Capability Technology Areas) are the central technical and technological working instrument of the EDA.
- Location
- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, Winterbergstr. 28, 01277 Dresden
- Event date
- Oktober 20, 2026, 08:30 am – 06:30 pm
- Deadline
- 20.09.2026
- Audience
- industrial partners, stakeholders on defence and security technical solutions and interested system designers
- Sectors
- Defence and security technical solutions
- Country/Region
- Europe
- Organizer
- Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, European Defence Agency (EDA)
- Price
- free of charge
Information and objective
Electronics development serves to achieve military capabilities and systems. Within this framework, electronics development is an integral part of almost all prioritized capability areas, in:
- Sensors and reconnaissance
- Command, control, communications and information systems (C4ISR)
- Unmanned systems and autonomy
- Cyber and space capabilities
- Electronic warfare and protection systems
Within the upcoming #64 Workshop of the CapTech series the following main topics and highlights will be presented:
- Future ceramic technology and materials for harsh environments
- Advanced design for reliability from system to chip-level
- Advanced analytics with high resolution and by NDT-technologies
- Advanced connector/ interconnector technology
The networking event is focused on experts exchange of know-how, companies demands and system developers along the value chain from chip-level to electronics system level. The laboratories and the technological diversity along the value chain from ceramic materials to electronic for harsh environment will be open for next generation reliable and cost-effective solutions.
Agenda
- 08:30 – 09:00 am: Registration
- 09:00 – 09:15 am: Welcome message / Prof. Alexander Michaelis, Fraunhofer IKTS
Session 1: Silicon Saxony panorama
- 09:15 – 09:30 am: Greetings from Saxony State Chancellery
- 09:30 – 09:50 am: Silicon Saxony Ecosystem / Frank Bösenberg, Managing Director, Silicon Saxony Cluster
Session 2: Reliable electronics for defence
- 09:50 – 10:10 am: Resilient Supply Chains for Semiconductors / T. Freudenberg, Globalfoundries
- 10:10 – 10:30 am: Small Series Production for Special Applications / M. Sathyamurthy, X-FAB
- 10:30 – 10:50 am: Reliability as Enabler for Security and Defence Electronics / A. Clausner & M. Röllig, Fraunhofer IKTS
- 10:50 – 11:20 am: Coffee break
- 11:20 - 11:40 am: Packaging Requirements: A Summary of Defence Needs / L. Marechal, Thales
Session 3: Ceramic solutions for reliable electronics and specific applications
- 11:40 – 12:00 am: Reliable Solutions for the Defence Sector in LTCC/HTCC / U. Partsch, Fraunhofer IKTS
- 00:20 – 00:40 pm: Reliability of Thick-Film Ceramic Substrates for Applications in the Aerospace and Defence Sectors / B. Schauwecker, Cicor
- 02:40 – 02:00 pm: Lunch
- 02:00 – 02:20 pm: Advanced Ceramic Materials for Defence / Solcera/CTTC (tbc)
Session 4: Systems
- 02:20 – 02:40 pm: Ceramic in Defence Applications / Safran
- 02:40 – 03:00 pm: Air Space Surveillance Systems / H. Großmann, Light Guard GmbH
- 03:00 – 03:20 pm: Ceramic for High-Voltage Pulse Applications / ISL
- 03:20 – 03:50 pm: Coffee break
- 03:50 – 05:30 pm: Visit of Fraunhofer IKTS facilities
- 05:30 – 05:45 pm: Wrap-up and closing
Register
The European Defence Agency (EDA) supports the EU Member States in improving their military capabilities, in particular through European cooperation within the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy. CapTechs (Capability Technology Areas) are the central technical and technological working instrument of the EDA.