research activities in 2007 - CSEM

PREFACE
Dear Reader,
In this report, CSEM presents the main results of its research
activities during the year 2007. Our research is aimed at
commercial innovation and is very much orientated towards
product applications. Using the know-how resulting from this
special research, we maintain and increase our technology
know-how, in order to create and develop our so-called
technology platforms.
We have defined seven priority domains for CSEM:
• Integrated Systems for Information Technology
• Photonics
• Micro- and Nanotechnology
• Nanomedicine
• Systems Engineering
• Micro robotics and Packaging
• Time and Frequency
It should be noted that the research activities, as described in
the following pages, are financed by federal (80%) and
cantonal funds (20%). We would like to thank all public
authorities, federal and cantonal, who made this report
possible!
We use our technology platforms for three main strategic
goals:
1. To guarantee the sustainability of our technology
competences and to be able to remain at the forefront
of micro- and nanotechnology and related system
engineering technology.
2. To make these competences available to our industrial
customers, thus bringing new technologies to new
markets.
3. To create start-ups in cases where new product ideas
are not taken up by industry in Switzerland.
As underlined above, CSEM research activities have mainly a
commercial goal. Our measure of success is therefore the
number of commercial applications and of patentable ideas.
We would like to thank all our partners (EPFL, IMT, ETHZ,
CEA / Léti-Liten, Fraunhofer Group Microelectronics VµE, and
many others). And, most of all, we would like to thank all who
have contributed to this report.
I hope you will like it!
Thomas Hinderling
CEO, CSEM
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