Matthias Schulze
Biography
Matthias Schulze is Head of Engineering at Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems. He has over 10 years of experience in development of MEMS and its monolithic integration on CMOS backplanes. In his position he supervises a team of about 50 engineers, physicists and chemists responsible for single process development and integration in our 200mm CMOS compatible MEMS cleanroom. Prior to joining IPMS he worked several years as a R&D manager in glass and web coating industry (Applied Films, Applied Materials).
Matthias Schulze studied physics at the Technical Universities Dresden and Magdeburg. He got his PhD in 2001 with a work on pulsed magnetron sputtering.
Company Profile
Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems
Fraunhofer IPMS is a leading international research and development service provider for electronic and photonic microsystems in the application fields of Smart Industrial Solutions, Bio and Health, Mobility as well as Green and Sustainable Microelectronics. Research focuses on customer-specific miniaturized sensors and actuators, MEMS systems, microdisplays and integrated circuits as well as wireless and wired data communication, neuromorphic and quantum computing. Services range from consulting and design to process development and pilot series production.
The Fraunhofer IPMS is one of 75 institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the leading organization for applied research in Europe. With nearly 32,000 employees Fraunhofer operates with an annual budget of €3.6 billion, €3.1 billion of which is generated by contract research — Fraunhofer’s core business model.