Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IISFraunhofer IIS develops efficient and resource-conserving technologies, methods and processes that can lead to greater sustainability – both at companies belonging to our industrial partners and in society. Thanks to our roots in microelectronics, we supply a wide variety of solutions featuring energy-efficient electronics and data-saving algorithms, as well as new business models for a sustainable society and economy.
Sustainability
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Series: Sustainability
What mobile communications can do to protect the climate
Series: Sustainability | September 5, 2024
Waking mobile communications up when needed: group leader Elke Roth-Mandutz near a 5G antenna.
The energy consumption of 5G and 6G networks could increase dramatically in the future. Therefore, a team at Fraunhofer IIS is researching how to give mobile communication networks their own sleep rhythm. It’s called “network energy savings”. But what exactly does that mean?
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A 99 percent reduction in power consumption: How the RFicient® chip is revolutionizing the Internet of Things
Smart Sensing and Electronics / 18.05.2022
Winners of the Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize for the energy-saving RFicient® chip: Dr. Heinrich Milosiu, Dr. Markus Eppel and Dr. Frank Oehler (from left to right)
Growing numbers of connected applications seem to be the opposite of sustainability. But the innovative and energy-saving RFicient® chip demonstrates that they can go hand in hand, opening up new options for networking for sensor nodes. Find out what makes this possible in the following feature.
“Our systems help find the perfect plant”
Development Center X-ray Technology / October 25, 2021
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS sees itself as a driver of innovation within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft’s strategic research areas. At Fraunhofer IIS, we conduct research in a wide variety of areas to support today’s agricultural industry, thus fostering sustainable approaches to society, the economy and the environment. State-of-the-art cognitive sensor systems are no longer found only in high-tech factories. We asked Dr. Norman Uhlmann, division director of the Fraunhofer Development Center for X-ray Technology EZRT, why such systems will also become the tools of the trade for farmers and cultivators.
Green ICT – a sustainable information and communications technology
Cognitive sensor technology / June 1, 2021
Prof. Albert Heuberger, Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany
In this interview, Prof. Heuberger talks about current challenges in the field of green ICT and what applied research can do to help overcome them. He also provides insights into the topics being worked on at the Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD), where he is Chairman of the Steering Committee, and what developments Fraunhofer IIS is currently driving forward.
Year of the X-ray: How can X-ray technology optimize recycling?
Development Center X-ray Technology / November 24, 2020
Alexander Ennen heads the Application-Specific Methods and Systems department, which is part of the Development Center X-ray Technology EZRT at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS. He and his team are developing X-ray systems designed for use on conveyor belts in the fields of electronic waste recycling, mining and detecting foreign objects in food.