Fraunhofer-Institut für Siliziumtechnologie ISIT

Institute profile
Research and production in one location
The Fraunhofer ISIT in Itzehoe is one of Europe’s most modern research facilities for microelectronics and microsystems technology. At the heart of the institute are the clean room facilities, big enough not only to carry out research, but also to produce the developed microchips on an industrial scale. In close cooperation with industrial partners, 160 scientists at ISIT develop components for power electronics and microsystems with fine mobile structures for sensors (pressure, motion, biochemical analysis, etc.) and actuators (valves, scanners, mirror arrays, etc.) the necessary housing technology. These miniaturized components are used in medicine, in environmental and traffic engineering, in communication technology.