Preliminary program summer school 2025
Monday, 15 September 2025
| 14:45–20:00 | Intro to Microelectronics: TU Dresden |
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| 14:45–15:15 | Registration & Welcome |
| 15:15–15:45 | Opening & Organizational Matters Stefan Mannsfeld (Chair of Organic Devices, TUD) |
| 16:00–17:00 | Process Integration – Smart is Beautiful Thomas Mikolajick (Chair of Nanoelectronics, TUD) |
| 17:00–17:45 | Keynote: Evolution of Semiconductor Technology Thorsten Holley (Product Marketing Senior Manager, Tokyo Electron Europe) |
| 18:00–20:00 | Get connected – Networking for Scientists Stephanie Rohac (Kommunikation bewegt) incl. drinks & snacks for dinner |
| Info table by Tokyo Electron Europe (TEL) during all breaks and get-together | |
| Venue: Technische Universität Dresden Andreas-Pfitzmann-Building (APB) Nöthnitzer Str. 46 01187 Dresden Room APB E023 No bus transfer provided on Monday! |
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
| 08:00–17:00 | Site Visit GlobalFoundries |
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| 08:00 | Bus transfer from Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt / Hotel Moxy Dresden Neustadt |
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration & Welcome |
| 09:00–09:30 | Welcome to GLOBALFOUNDRIES Manfred Horstmann (SVP & GM Fab Management) |
| 09:30–10:00 | CMOS Foundry Business Sven Beyer (DMTS Research & Development) |
| 10:00–10:10 | Break |
| 10:10–11:15 | MOSFET and Circuits Sven Beyer (DMTS Research & Development) |
| 11:15–11:30 | Break |
| 11:30–12:00 | Group 1: Changing the World From the Inside Out – Careers@GF Maik Rohne (Talent Acquisition) Group 2: VR/ ITDC |
| 12:05–12:35 | Group 2: Changing the World From the Inside Out – Careers@GF Maik Rohne (Talent Acquisition) Group 1: VR/ ITDC |
| 12:35–13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30–14:30 | Advanced Device Integration for Diverse and Value-added CMOS Applications Jan Höntschel (Director Device Engineering) |
| 14:30–14:45 | Break |
| 14:45–15:15 | Much Ado About Nothing: Physical/Chemical Analysis of Least Structures, Lowest Concentrations & Invisible Defects Andreas Meyer (Senior Manager/Department Director Central Labs) |
| 15:15–16:15 | MaLab Tour (GLOBALFOUNDRIES) |
| 16:30-17:00 | Bus transfer to Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt / Hotel Moxy Dresden Neustadt |
Wednesday, 17 September, 2025
| Morning | Site Visit XFAB |
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| Details will be published soon |
| 14:00-17:30 | Site Visit Bosch Wafer Fab Dresden |
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| 14:00-14:30 | Welcome & Introduction Dirk Drescher (Plant Manager Bosch Dresden) Andreas Finn (Bosch Sensortec) |
| 14:30-15:00 | Group 1: Guided Tour to the Visitor Spot Group 2: Virtual View into Fab |
| 15:00-15:30 | Group 1: Virtual View into Fab Group 2: Guided Tour to the Visitor Spot |
| 15:30-16:00 | Smart Fab, Smart People (Human Resources) Introduction Roundtable: Impulse Career Paths, Introduction Experts for Deep Dives |
| 16:00-17:30 | Deep Dive Sessions: - MEMS-Sensors – little helpers all around us - AR/VR/3D BIM - TCAD Simulations-Based ML Model, Connected Manufacturing - People & Jobs |
| 17:30 | Bus transfer to Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt / Hotel Moxy Dresden Neustadt |
Thursday, 18 September, 2025
| 09:00-14:30 | Site Visit Infineon |
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| 09:00-09:15 | Welcome & Registration |
| 09:15-10:15 | Your Path at Infineon |
| 10:15-11:15 | Coffee Talks with Experts |
| 11:15-11:35 | Break |
| 11:35-11:55 | IC Technology Development for the Control of Power Electronics Lars Müller-Meskamp |
| 11:55-12:15 | tbd Annett Winzer |
| 12:15-12:35 | Live Clean Room Tour Andreas Greiner |
| 12:35-13:35 | Lunch |
| 13:35-14:20 | Poster Session & Networking |
| 14:20-14:30 | Group Picture and End |
| 15:15-16:15 | Guided walking tour through the historic center of Dresden |
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| 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 | Networking Dinner at Johann Restaurant |
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| Panel Discussion: Career Paths in Microelectronics moderated by Katrin Meusinger (Silicon Saxony) Panelists: Susanne Appel (X-FAB, Manager Process Integration/ Yield Enhancement) Sven Beyer (GlobalFoundries, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff - Integration (eNVM)) Dirk Drescher (Bosch, Plant Manager) Christian Koitzsch (ESMC, President) Andreas Thamm (Infineon, Senior Director Technology Project Management) |
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| Dinner | |
| No bus transfer - Please find your own way back |
Friday, 19 September 2025
| 09:30-13:30 | Technology and Career Tipps: TU Dresden |
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| 09:30–10:00 | Trustworthy Digital Architectures From a Chip Design Perspective Michael Raitza (Research Group Leader, Scalable Computing Hardware, Barkhausen Institute) |
| 10:00–10:30 | Novel Atomic Layer Process Martin Knaut (Semiconductor and Microsystems Technology, IHM, TUD) |
| 10:30–11:00 | Entering Industry after Your PhD Susanne Appel (X-FAB) |
| 11:00–11:30 | Career Tipps followed by CV Check Birgit Brand (TU Dresden) |
| 11:45–12:45 | Window Tour Clean Room at Institute of Semiconductors and Microelectronics (optional and in groups) |
| from 12:00 | Lunch in TUD-Canteen (individual in groups) |
| Venue: Technische Universität Dresden Barkhausen Building Helmholtzstr. 18 01069 Dresden Room BAR 106 No bus transfer provided on Friday! |
Status as of 20 August 2025, subject to change