Public Funded Projects
KaSiLi
In-situ Raman investigations on protective anodic layers of silicon- and lithium-based anode materials (in cooperation with 3 German partners, finished)
Nitrides 4-6G
Nitride-based dispersion-lean and efficient millimeter wave devices for future radiation-hard satellite communication technology, started in 2022 in cooperation with 6 German partners: Ferdinand Braun Institut Berlin, Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Festkörperphysik (IAF) Freiburg, Fraunhofer -Institut für Integrierte Systeme und Bauelementtechnologie (IISB) Erlangen, Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH Freiberg, Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co. KG Backnang, United Monolithic Semiconductors GmbH Ulm)
ReDesign
Reconfigurable open source libraries and design tools for novel transistor technologies, started in 2024 in cooperation with 6 German partners:
GlobalFoundries Fab1 LLC & Co.KG Dresden, Universität Bremen, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft e.V. München, Technische Universität Berlin, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen Gießen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
KI-IoT
Holistische Open-Source-platform for embedded system-on-chip, started in 2021 in cooperation with 6 German partners:
TRINAMIC Motion Control GmbH & Co. KG Hamburg, Universität zu Lübeck, X-FAB Global Services GmbH Erfurt, NXP Semiconductor Germany GmbH Hamburg, IHP GmbH Leibnitz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik Frankfurt (Oder), Infineon Technologies AG, finished 2024
CirroStrato
Novel reconfigurable transistors for know-how protection of electronic components, started in 2021 in cooperation with 3 German partners:
Technische Universität Dresden, GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fab 1 LLC & Co.KG Dresden, Universität Bremen, finished 2024
GaNESIS
AIN/GaN epitaxy on silicon using reactive plus magnetron sputtering, started in 2019 in cooperation with 6 German partners:
scia Systems GmbH, Sindlhauser Materials GmbH, X-FAB Semiconductor Foundries GmbH, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. München, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, finished 2024
Ecsel All2GaN
Affordable smart GaN IC solutions as enabler of greener applications, started in 2023 in cooperation with 41 partners from 11 European countries.
All partners in detail see https://www.all2gan.eu/home
Crossbrain
Distributed and federated cross-modality actuation through advanced nanomaterials and neumorphic learning, started in 2022 in cooperation with 9 partners from 5 European countries: Universita Degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (Italy), Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati di Trieste (Italy),University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), Friedrich-Alexander- Universität Erlangen- Nürnberg (Germany), Asociacion Centro de Investigacion Cooperativa en Biomateriales- CIC biomaGUNE (Spain), Fondazione Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italy), Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de nvestigaciones Cientificas, M.P. (Spain), International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (Portugal), Universita’ Degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Sensoteric
Smart Sensor Analog Front-End powered by Emerging Reconfigurable Devices, started in 2024 in cooperation with 7 partners from 5 European countries: Technische Universität Dresden (Germany), Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany), Technische Universität Wien (Austria), GLOBAL TCAD SOLUTIONS GmbH (Austria), Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Netherlands), Universite de Bordeaux (France), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
FIXIT
Scaled FerroelectrIc X-bars for AI-driven sensors and actuaTors, started in 2023 in cooperation with 9 partners from 5 European countries: Technische Universität Dresden (Germany), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GMBH (Germany), Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per la Nanoelettronica (Italy), National Center for Scientific Research“DEMOKRITOS“, NCSRD (Greece), Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (Germany), APPLIED MATERIALS Italia SRL (Italy), X-FAB DRESDEN GMBH & CO. KG (Germany), MELEXIS Bulgaria EOOD, MLX (Bulgaria), IBM Research GmbH, IBM (Switzerland) https://www.fixit-project.eu
Ferro4Edge Al
Scalabale, ferroelectric based accelerators for energy efficient edge AI, started in 2024 in cooperation with 6 partners from 4 European countries: Commisariat a l`Energie atomique et aux Energies alternatives (France), Technische Universiteit DELFT (Netherlands), Ecole Centrale de Lyon (France), STMicroelectronics Crolles 2 SAS (France), Ferroelectric Memory GmbH (Germany), SynSense AG (Switzerland))
https://www.ferro4edgeai.eu
ARCHYTAS
ARCHitectures based on unconventional accelerators for dependable/1ffici 1fficient AI Systems, started in 2025 in cooperation with 16 partners from 9 European countries; all partners in detail see https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7308420880320061440
FvllMonti
Ferroelectric Vertical low energy low latency low volume Modules for Neural network transformers In 3D, started in 2021 in cooperation with 5 partners from 3 European countries: Université de Bordeaux (France), Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems – CNRS-LAAS (France), Ecole Centrale de Lyon / Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology – ECL-INL (France), Global TCAD Solutions GmbH – GTS (Austria), École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL (Switzerland), finished 2025
BeFerroSynaptic
BEOL technology platform based on ferroelectric synaptic devices for advanced neuromorphic processors, started in 2020 in cooperation with 13 partners from 5 European countries;
All partners in detail see https://www.beferrosynaptic.eu, finished 2024
Memriness
Memristive Neurons and Synapses for Neuromorphic Edge Computing, Started in 2022 in cooperation with European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA), finished 2023
FreiGaN
Development of free-standing GaN wafers with improved homogeneous properties (in cooperation with 1 German partner, finished)
GaNHOCH – VFT
Equipment GaN on GaN high voltage and high frequency transistors development (finished)
SecureFET II
Secure circuits through inherent reconfigurable FET II, started in 2024 in cooperation with 1 German partner: Technische Universität Dresden
NeuoMCross
Neurotransistor-based memristive crossbar memcomputing, started in 2024 in cooperation with 2 German partners: Technische Universität Dresden
Active-3D
Pioneering electronics through active components in three dimensions, started in 2025 in cooperation with 1 German partner: RWTH Aachen
SIDFEM
Stress and interface design to optimize ferroelectricity in the Hf1-xZrxO2 material system, started in 2025 in cooperation with 1 German partner: Hochschule München
D3PO
Dopant and Defect Physics for Device Opitimization for Hafnium Oxide based Devices, started in 2023 in cooperation with 1 German and 1 French partner:
München AUS (Germany); CEA Leti (France)
PARFAIT II
Power-aware AmbipolaR FPGA Architecture II, started in 2022 in cooperation with 2 German partners:
TU Darmstadt IES, Institut für Technik der Informationsverarbeitung (ITIV), KIT partners)
WUMM
Wurtzite Solid Solutions as a New Material Class for Ferroelectric Microelectronics, started in 2021 in cooperation with 1 German partner:
Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, finished 2025
BioMCross
Bio inspired Memcomputing via Crossbar Structures, started in 2021 in cooperation with 2 German partners: Technische Universität Dresden (Institut für Halbleiter und Mikrosystemtechnik, Grundlagen der Elektronik), finished 2025
MADSINano
Modulation-Acceptor Doping of SiO2 as Novel Doping Method for Silicon Nanowires, started in 2022 in cooperation with 1 German partner:
Technische Universität Dresden, finished 2025
ReLoFeMris
Reconfigurable logic and multi-bit in-memory processing with ferroelectric memristors, started in 2021 in cooperation with 1 German partner: FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, finished 2025
FeDiBiS
Polarization Switching Kinetics in Ferroelectric/Dielectric Bi-Layer Structures, started in 2021 in cooperation with 1 German partner: Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ) Berlin, finished 2024
SecuReFET
Secure circuits through inherent reconfigurable FET, started in 2021 in cooperation with 1 German partner:
Technische Universität Dresden, finished 2024
Homer
Ferroelectric Hafnium Oxide Material Enhanced Reliability, started in 2020 in cooperation with 1 Russian partner:
ISP SB RAS, finished 2024
Zeppelin
Ferroelectric zirconium oxide for piezo- and pyroelectric devices, started in 2020 in cooperation with 2 German partners: RWTH Aachen, Hochschule München, finished 2024
TemCrysT
GaN templates and manufactured GaN crystals and GaN wafers produced for the development of vertical GaN transistors, started in 2023 in cooperation with 2 German partners:
Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH & Co.KG, Freiberg Instruments GmbH
LeistungsSchaltER
Power transistors as a switch set, Started in 2023 in cooperation with 3 German partners:
Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. KG, evico GmbH, SILTECTRA GmbH
BEoL4Future
Back-End of line Integration of multifunctional technologies enabling scaling paradigms for an environment aware future, startet in 2024
Quantz
Development of a quantum electronic Two-channel transistor demonstrator for low-power Circuits of the future, started in 2025 in cooperation with 2 German partners:
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e.V., Technische Universität Dresden
Elevate3D
3D electrodes for the vertical construction of technological elements, startet in 2024
BeReady4KI
Development of a BEOL process route for reliable co-integration of memristive components into existing CMOS technology for AI applications, startet in 2024
EUProNet
Ferrroelectric Tunneling Junctions (FTJ) for application as analog memory devices (Passive-X-Bar), finished
LiTRa
Development of an insitu Raman measuring station for the determination of temperature-dependent degradation mechanisms in Li-based batteries (finished)
