Introduction

Leading-Edge Cluster Cool Silicon

The Leading-Edge Cluster Cool Silicon

Innovations in micro- and nanotechnology form the basis of modern information and communications technology (ICT). They are the driving force behind the economic success of leading industrialized nations as well as former emerging markets. Due to strategic regional development planning Silicon Saxony has, within only a few years advanced to becoming Europes leading site for microelectronics. Silicon Saxony" is the only cluster in all of Europe with the ability to keep up with its Asian competitors. The Dresden microelectronics and ICT sector currently employs 43,000 people and the Dresden-Chemnitz-Freiberg region has become a unique cluster of enterprises with specialized know-how in the micro- and nanotechnology, telecommunications technology, sensor networks technology sectors as well as the photovoltaic industry. Silicon Saxony is also home of the cutting-edge themes of the future, like organic electronics and the next generation of mobile networks. For almost two years the 64 institutions and enterprises comprising the Leading-Edge Cluster Cool Silicon have jointly researched one of the most pressing challenges in the micro- and nanotechnology sector: How to dramatically optimize energy efficiency across the entirety of ICTs value added chain? The reason: the rapidly increasing use of ICT systems has reached the CO2 emission levels of all combined civil air traffic and the energy costs for operating ICT infrastructures have become a significant financial concern. This is why the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports the Cool Silicon Leading-Edge Cluster competition with more than 40 Million Euros.

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The Leading-Edge Cluster Cool Silicon is divided into three thematic scientific research areas that interconnect through their technology and value added chains, and currently encompass 193 technical projects. Research Area 1 is focused on basic technology for energy efficient ICT-products and their application in computers. Within Area 2, called Communication Systems, experts are working on optimizing the modern mobile communications systems software and hardware as well as all necessary system components. Area 3 is dedicated to the development of energy autarkic, wireless sensor networks systems. Central projects accompanying the technical projects focus on education and public relations to broadly inform the public about the clusters goals as well as the founding of new companies. For instance, a multimedia exhibition and new courses of studies at participating universities are planned as part of these projects. Through a planned art project, the cluster is probing new ways of communication: The artistic interpretations of the clusters goals aim to familiarize layaudiences with Cool Silicons high technology. Silicon Saxony Management GmbH is the administrator of the cluster organization and evaluates the Leading-Edge Clusters work in conjunction with its project coordinator, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The initial formation of the Leading-Edge Cluster has developed into a cooperative network in which a large number of Saxonys participating ICT businesses have been able to unite their research and innovation under a central umbrella organization. The project partners combine excellence in scientific research, close-to-market development and world leading specialized know-how of fabrication processes. Through increased cooperation they collaborate on key innovations and new system approaches for a more energy efficient ICT sector. These key technologies and the establishment of new hidden champions have given the innovative location its broad economic foundation. Cool Silicon is securing the importance of Silicon Saxony as Europes No. 1 site for micro- and nanotechnology and greatly contributes to the increasing national and international attention paid to the Dresden region.

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Leading-Edge Cluster Partners

Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Name Actix GmbH advanced data processing GmbH Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC) Agilent Technologies Agilion GmbH Airbus AIS Automation Dresden GmbH AMD Anvo-Systems Dresden GmbH Arxes GmbH A.S.T. GmbH Mess- & Regeltechnik aSpect Systems Avitronic GmbH Beyerdynamic Carl Zeiss Informationszentrum fr Messtechnik GmbH Cotesa GmbH Digades GmbH DMOS GmbH, Dresden MOS Design Dresden elektronik verkehrstechnik gmbh Dr. Schiller & Partner EADS Innovation Works EDC Electronic Design Chemnitz GmbH ennovatis GmbH EnOcean FH Stralsund Fachbereich Maschinenbau Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies Fraunhofer Institut fr Elektronische Nanosysteme Fraunhofer Institut fr Integrierte Schaltungen Fraunhofer Institut fr Keramische Technologien und Systeme Fraunhofer Institut fr Zerstrungsfreie Prfverfahren Fraunhofer Institut Photonische Mikrosysteme Fraunhofer Institut Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik Fraunhofer Institut Verkehrs- und Infrastruktursysteme freedelity Globalfoundries HAP Handhabungs-, Automatisierungs- und Przisionstechnik GmbH Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Hochschule fr Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH) HSEB Dresden GmbH HTS Hochtechnologie Systeme GmbH IMA Materialforschung und Anwendungstechnik GmbH IMM Ingenieurbro Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH & Co. OHG Intel Mobile Communications GmbH Intel Mobile Communications Technology Dresden GmbH InnoTec 21 Institut fr Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gGmbH IRK Dresden ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH Typ SME SME SME SME SME Large Scale Enterprise SME Large Scale Enterprise SME SME SME SME SME SME SME SME SME SME SME SME Large Scale Enterprise SME SME SME University Cooperation Project Research Institute Research Institute Research Institute Research Institute Research Institute Research Institute Research Institute SME Large Scale Enterprise SME Research Institute University SME SME SME SME Large Scale Enterprise Large Scale Enterprise SME SME Research Institute SME SME

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KDS Radeberger Przisions-Formen-und Werkzeugbau GmbH KomSa Kommunikation Sachsen AG LFoundry GmbH MAZ Brandenburg GmbH memsfab GmbH MPD Microelectronic Packaging Dresden Mugler AG NaMLab GmbH nubix Software-Design GmbH NXP Semiconductors Dresden PE GmbH Plastic Logic GmbH queo GmbH RadioOpt GmbH RHe Microsystems GmbH Roth & Rau Ortner GmbH Roth & Rau AG SAW COMPONENTS Dresden GmbH SENTECH Instruments GmbH Signalion GmbH Smartrac SQL Projekt AG SYSTEMA Systementwicklung Dipl.-Inf. Manfred Austen GmbH TCAC GmbH Teleconnect GmbH T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH T-Systems Thomas Werner Industrielle Elektronik TraceTronic GmbH TU Chemnitz, Zentrum fr Mikrotechnologien (ZfM) TU Dresden, Heinz - Nixdorf - Stiftungslehrstuhl fr Multimediatechnik TU Dresden, Institut fr Aufbau- und Verbindungstechnik TU Dresden, Institut fr Angewandte Informatik TU Dresden, Institut fr Automobiltechnik TU Dresden, Lehrstuhl Softwaretechnologie TU Dresden, Lst. Elektr. Bauelemente und Integrierte Schaltungen TU Dresden, Lst. fr Hochfrequenztechnik TU Dresden, Lst. fr Schaltungstechnik und Netzwerktheorie TU Dresden, Lst. Hochparallele VLSI-Systeme und Neuromikroelektronik TU Dresden, Professur fr Datenbanken TU Dresden, Professur fr Intelligente Systeme TU Dresden, Professur fr Technische Informationssysteme TU Dresden, Professur Halbleiter- und Mikrosystemtechnik TU Dresden, Professur Theoretische Nachrichtentechnik TU Dresden, Vodafone Stiftungslehrstuhl Mobile Nachrichtensysteme TU Dresden, Zentrum fr Informationsdienste und Hochleistungsrechnen Vodafone D2 GmbH, Niederlassung Ost voice INTER connect GmbH X-FAB Dresden GmbH & Co. KG ZMDI AG

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Contact: Cluster Coordination: NaMLab gGmbH Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Mikolajick Nthnitzer Str. 64 01187 Dresden, Germany Phone: +49 (0)351 21 24 990 12 Fax: +49 (0)351 475 83 900 E-Mail: thomas.mikolajick@namlab.com Cluster Organization: Silicon Saxony Management GmbH Thomas Reppe Manfred-von-Ardenne-Ring 20 01099 Dresden, Germany Phone: +49 (0)351 89 25 800 Fax: +49 (0)351 89 25 801 E-Mail: reppe.t@silicon-saxony.de

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