At the start of the new vocational training year today, three new trainees from the fields of IT and office management, as well as one participant in the EnterTechnik programme, which allows her to try out different technical professions, began their professional careers here at IHP – Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics.

The IHP – Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics and Sabancı University in Istanbul are continuing to expand the scope of their Joint Lab, the foundation of their successful academic and research collaboration since 2007. In April 2024, the laboratory's existing focus on microelectronic technologies was broadened to encompass the design and development of integrated high-frequency…

What are the scientists at IHP working on, how is research conducted there, and what opportunities are available for starting a career at the institute? Answers to these questions and many other exciting experiences await you at this year's Open Day at IHP – Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics on 13 September 2025 from 14:00 to 18:00.

For the first time, world-class security IP for silicon Root of Trust is now available for academic research – thanks to a new collaboration between IHP – Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics, eMemory and its subsidiary PUFsecurity.

Researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Leibniz Institute for Innovative Microelectronics (IHP) have developed a material that has never existed before: a stable alloy of carbon, silicon, germanium, and tin. The new compound, abbreviated as CSiGeSn, opens up exciting possibilities for applications at the interface of electronics, photonics, and quantum technology.

From 2 to 4 July 2025, the fifth Free Silicon Conference (FSiC) took place at IHP – Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics in Frankfurt (Oder), one of the most important events in Europe dedicated to open design tools and the free ecosystem for creating integrated circuits, also known as open-source silicon.