IMTEK
Encyclopedia
IMTEK stands for Department of Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg
in Germany. With currently more than 250 graduate students and 20 research groups, it is Germany's largest research institute dedicated to all aspects of MEMS
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In addition, IMTEK has established interdisciplinary graduate colleges for the following themes:
University of Freiburg
The University of Freiburg , sometimes referred to in English as the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the...
in Germany. With currently more than 250 graduate students and 20 research groups, it is Germany's largest research institute dedicated to all aspects of MEMS
Microelectromechanical systems
Microelectromechanical systems is the technology of very small mechanical devices driven by electricity; it merges at the nano-scale into nanoelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology...
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Research Groups
IMTEK consists of the following research groups, each led by a tenured professor:- MEMS Applications
- Assembly and Packaging
- Biomedical Microtechnology
- Bio Microtechnics
- Bio- and Nano-Photonics
- Chemistry and Physics of Interfaces
- Electrical Instrumentation
- Design of Microsystems
- Microsystem Materials
- Micro-actuators
- Microelectronics
- Micro-optics
- Nanotechnology
- Process Technology
- Sensors
- Simulation
- Systems Theory
- Compound Semiconductor Microsystems
- Materials Process Technology
In addition, IMTEK has established interdisciplinary graduate colleges for the following themes:
- Embedded Microsystems
- Micro Energy Harvesting