The German Research Foundation (DFG) is establishing seven new Collaborative Research Centers (CRCs) to further strengthen cutting-edge research at universities.
One of the newly funded CRCs is Next Generation Electronics With Active Devices in Three Dimensions (Active-3D), a transregional project headed by TU Dresden, together with RWTH Aachen. Spokesman of Active-3D is Prof. Thomas Mikolajick, Chair for Nanoelectronics at TU Dresden and Scientific Director at NaMLab.
The aim is to develop genuine 3D systems with which the performance and processing speed of microchips can be further increased. The main components of integrated circuits on so-called chips are individual transistors, which have become smaller and more powerful over time. This scalability has led to lower costs and is the main reason for the use of integrated circuits in almost all products in our society. In recent years, however, the actual size of a transistor has not decreased significantly and chip technology seems to have reached its performance limit. Active-3D aims to utilize the volume above the chip surface with novel, active components.
NaMLab contributes to this CRC with a total of three sub-projects on memristive devices (headed by Dr. Stefan Slesazeck) and reconfigurable field effect transistors (headed by Dr. Jens Trommer).
Link to DFG press release: https://www.dfg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilungen/2024/pressemitteilung-nr-47
Link to TU Dresden press release: https://tu-dresden.de/ing/der-bereich/news/dfg-bewilligt-zwei-neue-sonderforschungsbereiche-transregios-mit-tud-beteiligung
