Background
23 Jul 2019

Fraunhofer IMS
Fraunhofer IMS have developed a 3D flash lidar demo module (Owl), which is based on their patented CMOS SPAD photodetectors with on-chip ROIC.
10 Apr 2019

Smart Packaging Counteracting the Lost Moment of Truth
In the new report "Smart Packaging 2019-2029", IDTechEx Research finds that electronic smart packaging will become a $1.8 Billion market in 2029.
Full profile interview: SWOT
26 Jun 2018

Heliatek GmbH
20 Mar 2017

Micro-energy harvester for self-sustaining, integrated chip systems
Research project focusing on the development of micro-energy harvesters for self-sustaining, integrated chip systems. The use of novel piezoelectric materials in vibration-based harvesters can drastically reduce their size and significantly prolong operation time.
Full profile interview
23 Oct 2013

Germany Trade & Invest
Germany Trade and Invest is a government organisation under the German ministry of economics and technology. Germany Trade & Invest is a foreign trade and inward investment agency. The organization provides close-to-market information to international companies looking to enter German markets. Germany Trade & Invest also supports international companies from market entry to business start-up in Germany.
10 Sep 2013

Flexible OLED from the roll
The joint OLED project R2Flex has been successfully finished now. As a result Fraunhofer COMEDD and Tridonic Dresden (formerly LEDON OLED Lighting) present a demonstrator of a desk luminaire with flexible OLED.
6 Feb 2013

Public funded OLED project So-Light successfully concluded
Eleven leading German OLED companies and research institutions announced the successful completion of the OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) related project; So-Light.
12 Jul 2012

COMEDD now a new research institute of the Fraunhofer
The former department COMEDD (Center for Organic Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden) of the Fraunhofer IPMS has now reached the pre-stage to an independent institute of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft.
External press release
15 Jun 2012

Data-eye-glasses based on bidirectional OLED microdisplays
Interactive OLED-data-eye-glasses win the "Best in Show" award at the 50th
anniversary of the worldwide leading display conference SID 2012 in Boston/USA.
External press release
14 Jun 2012

Craftsmanship meets high-tech
MEISSEN Manufactory and Fraunhofer COMEDD announce cooperation in the
field of innovative porcelain luminaires.
3 May 2012

Universal Display & Fraunhofer agreement for white OLED lighting
OLED lighting has the potential to lower global energy demands and lessen the environmental impacts associated with lighting.
23 Dec 2011

Organic semiconductors - from molecules to the revolution of light
Passion, excellent know-how and close networking win the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2011.
External press release
16 Dec 2011

A fascination with organic electronics
The three scientists succeeded in adapting organic semiconductors for use in a wide range of products, thereby creating the basis for innovative applications in displays, lighting, and photovoltaics.
28 Nov 2011

Successful advancement of OLED technology
The energy efficiency and lifetime of organic LEDs for large-area lighting
applications has been increased
External press release
31 Aug 2011

Professor Karl Leo nominated for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2011
The Director of the Fraunhofer IPMS is nominated for the Federal President's prize of Technology and Innovation.
26 Apr 2011

OLED microdisplay based eyetracking HMD
The Fraunhofer IPMS works on the integration of sensors and microdisplays on CMOS backplane for several years now. For example the researchers have developed a bidirectional microdisplay, which could be used in Head-Mounted Displays (HMD) for gaze triggered augmented-reality (AR) aplications.
1 Dec 2010

Printed Electronics USA
German scientists break record, draw high-tech investments