The main topic of the workshop will be the “future part”, which will give an outlook on the strategy of our institute and new opportunities, especially in microelectronics. We are therefore very pleased that Ingrid De Wolf, IMEC and University of Leuven (Belgium), will address future important technical topics and strategies in microelectronics, such as hybrid bonding, chiplets and their potential for automotive electronics in Europe.

Frank Altmann will address these future challenges from the IMWS perspective and present new opportunities and research goals resulting from the Fraunhofer IMWS participation in the APECS pilot line for microelectronic activities, with a focus on new opportunities for failure analysis. The APECS initiative plays an important role in strengthening semiconductor research in Europe and is co-funded by the European Chips Act initiative and national sponsors, including the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the State of Saxony-Anhalt.

The topic of “teeth” and oral care research at the Fraunhofer IMWS will of course not be missing from this event, however, when it comes to a review of Matthias’ earlier research on the one hand and an outlook on future cutting-edge analytics, which will also be used in other areas of the IMWS in addition to microelectronics, on the other. Andreas Kiesow will present the latest results from oral care research, focusing on the analysis of de- and remineralization of the tooth surface.