Preliminary program summer school 2025
| Day | Time | Program |
| Monday, 15 September 2025 | 14:00–19:30 | Intro to Microelectronics (TU Dresden) |
| Tuesday, 16 September 2025 | 08:00–17:00 | GlobalFoundries |
| Wednesday, 17 September 2025 | 08:00–17:00 | XFAB / Bosch |
| Thursday, 18 September 2025 | 08:00–15:00 | Infineon |
| 16:00–17:00 | Guided walking tour through Dresden (optional) | |
| 18:30–22:00 | Networking Dinner & Panel discussion "Career Paths in Microelectronics" | |
| Friday, 19 September 2025 | 09:00–13:00 | Special talks, career tips, window tour clean room (TU Dresden) |
This is a rough program overview; details will be published as soon as possible. (Status 17 March 2025)
Program of cfaed Summer School 2024
Monday, 9 September 2024
| 13:15–19:30 h | Intro to Microelectronics: TU Dresden |
|---|---|
| 13:15–13:45 h | Registration & Welcome |
| 13:45–14:15 h | Opening & Organizational Matters Stefan Mannsfeld (Chair of Organic Devices, TUD) |
| 14:15–15:15 h | Keynote: Evolution of Semiconductor Technology Kaushik Kumar (Technologist, Tokyo Electron Europe) |
| 15:15–15:45 h | Coffee Break and info table TEL |
| 15:45–17:00 h | Process Integration – Smart is Beautiful Thomas Mikolajick (Chair Nanoelectronics, TUD; Director of NaMLab) |
| 17:00–19:30 h | Get connected: Netwoking for Scientists Moderation: Stephanie Rohac (Kommunikation bewegt) |
| Venue: Technische Universität Dresden Barkhausen Building Georg-Schumann-Str. 11 01069 Dresden Room BAR I88 No bus transfer provided on Monday! |
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
| 08:00–17:00 h | GlobalFoundries |
|---|---|
| 08:00 h | Bus transfer from Ammonstraße bus parking lot |
| 08:45–09:15 h | Registration & Welcome |
| 09:15–09:30 h | Welcome to GLOBALFOUNDRIES Manfred Horstmann (SVP & GM Fab Management) |
| 09:30–10:25 h | Advanced Device Integration for Diverse and Value-added CMOS Applications Jan Höntschel (Director Device Engineering) |
| 10:25–10:40 h | Coffee Break |
| 10:40–11:35 h | Sponge Bob on Chip: Cu Wiring in Pourous Insulators Matthias Lehr (Senior Manager/Deputy Director Process Engineering) |
| 11:35–11:45 h | Break |
| 11:45–12:15 h | Changing the World from the Inside Out – Careers@GF Maik Rohne (Talent Acquisition) |
| 12:15–13:00 h | Lunch |
| 13:00–13:55 h | Enlightening the Path: Advanced Lithography Beyond the Limits Sven Mühle (Senior Manager/Deputy Director Process Engineering) |
| 13:55–14:05 h | Break |
| 14:05–15:00 h | eNVM Solutions for 2Xnm Nodes and Beyond Sven Beyer (DMTS Research & Development) |
| 15:00–15:15 h | Coffee Break |
| 15:15–15:45 h | Much Ado About Nothing: Physical/Chemical Analysis of Least Structures, Lowest Concentrations & Invisible Defects Andreas Meyer (Senior Manager/Deputy Director Central Labs) |
| 15:45–16:45 h | MaLab Tour (GLOBALFOUNDRIES) |
| 17:00–17:30 h | Bus transfer to Ammonstraße bus parking lot |
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
| 08:15–13:30 h | X-Fab |
|---|---|
| 08:15 h | Bus transfer from Ammonstraße bus parking lot |
| 09:00–09:15 h | Welcome Michael Woittennek (CEO) |
| 09:15–09:45 h | Galvanic Isolation Anja Steiner (Development Engineer in the High-voltage Team specializing in Galvanic Separation |
| 09:45–11:00 h | Clean Room Tour Electrical Measurement Lab Tour |
| 11:00–12:00 h | GaN HEMT: Physics, reliability and advancements Thomas Joseph (Process Development Engineer (Power GaN Focus)) |
| 12:00–13:00 h | Networking, FAQ & Lunch |
| around 13:30 h | Transfer to Bosch |
| 14:00–17:00 h | Bosch Semiconductor Manufacturing Dresden & Bosch Sensortec |
|---|---|
| 14:00–14:30 | Welcome & Introduction Bosch 300mm Semiconductor Plant Dresden Engineering, IC & MEMS Design |
| 14:30–15:00 | 360° Virtual View into Fab Dresden |
| 15:00–15:30 | Intro – Smart Fab, Smart People Introduction of experts and their deep dive-topics |
| 15:30–17:00 | Deep Dives à 30 min - AR/VR/3D BIM - AI/Machine Learning, Smart Data/Connected Manufacturing - Chip Design, MEMS Development, Demonstrators (Bosch Sensortech) - People & Jobs |
| 17:00 | End of Visit |
| 17:15–18:00 | Bus transfer to Ammonstraße bus parking lot |
Thursday, 12 September 2024
| 08:15–14:30 h | Infineon |
|---|---|
| 08:15 | Bus Transfer from Ammonstraße bus parking lot |
| 09:00–09:15 h | Welcome and Introduction to Infineon |
| 09:15–10:15 h | Your Path at Infineon Falko Höhnsdorf (Vice President Technology) |
| 10:15–11:15 h | Coffee Talks with Experts |
| 11:15–11:30 h | Break |
| 11:30–11:35 h | Introduction into Presentations and Live VR-Tour Falko Höhnsdorf |
| 11:35–11:55 h | IC Technology Development for the Control of Power Electronics Lars Müller-Meskamp (Technology Development Device Expert) |
| 11:55–12:15 h | E-Mobility within the Development Center Dresden – What's Driving Electric Cars Sebastian Kremp (Director Automotive High Voltage) |
| 12:15–12:35 h | Live Clean Room Tour |
| 12:35–13:20 h | Poster Session + VR-Glasses Tour through our Dresden Clean Room |
| 13:20–14:20 h | Networking & Lunch |
| 14:20–14:30 h | Group Picture & End of Event |
| 14:30–15:00 h | Bus transfer to Theaterplatz Dresden (city center) |
| 15:15–16:15 h | Guided walking tour through the historic center of Dresden |
|---|---|
| Start Point: Theaterplatz (Equestrian Monument) End Point: Neumarkt (Church of our Lady) |
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| From 16:15 | Free Time and Independent Way to Dinner |
| 18:30–22:00 h | Networking Dinner at Johann Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Panel Discussion: Career Paths in Microelectronics moderated by Katrin Meusinger (Silicon Saxony) Panelists: Dirk Drescher (Bosch, Plant Manager) Charlie Yu-Teh Chiang (ESMC, Head of Process Integration and Yield Enhancement) Axel Preusse (GlobalFoundries, Fellow Process Engineer) Ute Queitsch (Infineon, Senior Director and Module Head Films) Simon Labs (X-Fab, Manager Process Engineering) |
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| Dinner | |
| No bus transfer - Please find your own way back |
Friday, 13 September 2024
| 09:15–14:00 h | TU Dresden |
|---|---|
| 09:15–09:30 h | Welcome and info table VON ARDENNE |
| 09:30–10:30 h | PVD Processes for Semiconductor Manufacturing - Inside View by a Local Equipment Supplier I Made Wahyu Diyatmika (Senior Engineer Technology, VON ARDENNE) |
| 10:30–11:00 h | Novel Atomic Layer Processes Martin Knaut (Semiconductor and microsystems technology, TUD) |
| 11:00–12:00 h | Closing and Feedback with Sandwiches Stefan Mannsfeld (Chair of Organic Devices, TUD) |
| 12:15–13:45 h | Window Tour Clean Room at Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems (TUD) |
| Venue: Technische Universität Dresden Barkhausen Building Georg-Schumann-Str. 11 01069 Dresden Room BAR E85 No bus transfer provided on Friday! |
Status as of 5 Sept 2024; subject to change