Services
The institute offers services in several research areas as named below. Please contact the respective manager.
Electronic Design
Avoidance of electromigration in layout design
Prof. Jens Lienig- Consideration and mitigation of electromigration in layout design (link)
- Current-density verification: Circuit and layout analysis to determine electromigration-critical nets
Electronic design automation (EDA)
Prof. Jens Lienig- Developing and enhancing electronic design tools while taking into consideration special design constraints such as electromigration and thermal specifications
- Specific tools for heterogeneous system integration, e.g., chip placement on interposer
- Seminars, e.g., introduction to EDA algorithms, physical design automation
Design of electronic lighting devices
Dr. Frank Reifegerste- Design of new lighting devices using semiconducting lighting sources (LEDs, Laser)
- Theoretical study of lighting solutions and the implementation of these solutions in illumination devices. Main focus is the distribution of light on the object and the heat dissipation
Design of electronic circuits
Dr. Frank Reifegerste- Design of digital electronic circuits based on programmable logic (FPGA/PLD,VHDL)
- Developing of algorithms for real-time measurement data, implementation using programmable logic
Electromechanical Design
Dr. Jens Schirmer- Investigation and analysis of the operational behavior of miniature electromechanichal gears and of toothed belt drives (e.g., transmission behavior, noises)
- Development of special measurement procedures, techniques, and special designs.
- Finite Element Methods (FEMs), formulation of new computation methods, development of customer specific software.
Simulation and Optimization
Mechanical design and innovative sensor-actuator systems
Dr. Alfred Kamusella- Mechanical design: Conceptual study of devices and machines, product design, simulation of mechanics (FEM, kinematics)
- Sensor-actuator systems: Design and dimensioning of form memory actuators
Electromagnetic actuators
Dr. Thomas Bödrich- Modeling and simulation (dynamic, finite element analysis), design and test of electro-magneto-mechanical actuators and drive systems
- Measurements on linear and rotatory motors, actuators and motion transducers
- Research interests: Electromagnetic actuators, linear drives, motion transducers, stepper motors including application specific control circuits
Thermal Design
Dr. Thomas Bödrich- Modeling and simulation of thermal and thermomechanical characteristics of electronic and mechanical devices and assemblies
- Study of heat dissipation principles, thermal and thermomechanical requirements and reliability, design and optimization
- Experimental study of components, systems and devices in the thermal laboratory under specific climate conditions
Medical Device Engineering
Dr. René Richter- Developing of innovative medical devices
- Enhancing and optimization of existing medical devices and systems
- Medical testing equipment
- Numerical fluid and structure simulation