Smart Sensing and Electronics

Applied Research – Bringing Technology to the People

In the division »Smart Sensing and Electronics« we develop and realize customer-specific and future-oriented solutions in the fields of Medical Engineering, Electronic Imaging, Integrated Sensor Systems and IC Design. Integrated circuits that we have developed are found in machines and production facilities and in the vehicles of leading automobile manufacturers. Here are just a few examples of our solutions:

  • The measurement of vital parameters in sports, leisure and workplace safety
  • Intelligent 3D magnetic field sensors for better resource utilization in washing machines
  • Image analysis software for market research, Retail Analytics and Cognitive Robotics

We offer market-aligned solutions for our clients worldwide.

Our offer

 

IC-Design

Development of customized Mixed-Signal ASICs, SoCs and IP-Cores.

 

Sensor Solutions

Development of sensors and complete system solutions.

 

Affective Computing

We develop technology that is intelligently tailored to the emotional needs of its users.

 

Digital Health and
Analytics

Individual solutions for digital healthcare - Communication.Sensors.Analysis.

News

 

Event / 25.3.2026

4th symposium on chip development

The BCDC and the Bavarian Chips Alliance invite you under the motto "Artificial Intelligence in Chip Design".

 

IC Test Services

We support you from initial sample testing through to series production: With state-of-the-art measurement technology, flexible testing strategies, and many years of expertise, we offers reliable solutions for your ICs.

 

Fraunhofer IIS Online Magazine

Customized
chip solutions

Four key advantages of how companies benefit from collaboration with Fraunhofer IIS in chip design!

 

Bavarian
Chip-Design-Center (BCDC)

More innovation through chip design:
Bavaria on track to become a hub of innovation and excellence for chip design

 

Our blog offers insights and deep dives into current applied research topics in the fields of digital health, affective computing, and sensor solutions.

 

A strategic initiative of Fraunhofer IIS

Neuromorphic Computing

Learn how neuromorphic computing at Fraunhofer IIS contributes to efficiency improvements in various applications.

 

Intelligent Gas Sensor Solution – Laboratory Infrastructure & Know-How

 

Measurement concepts, test measurements and recording of optical fingerprints for customer-specific problems

 

Fraunhofer IIS Online Magazine

AI-based gas analysis deciphers coffee aromas

In an interview, experts explain how the smell of coffee can be measured

 

Integrated Digital Systems – Get your Chip Design started!

 

  • Digital Design Services
  • RISC-V SoC Design
  • Trusted Electronics
  • High Performance Computing
 

Center for Sensor Technology and Digital Medicine

In order to guarantee health care for every individual and make the health care system sustainable for the future, the "Center for Sensor Technology and Digital Medicine" of Fraunhofer IIS is being established in Erlangen in close cooperation with the University Hospital Erlangen and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Jens-Uwe Garbas

Contact Press / Media

Dr.-Ing. Jens-Uwe Garbas

Head of Division Smart Sensing and Electronics

Fraunhofer IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen, Germany

Phone +49 9131 776 5160

Denise Müller-Friedrich

Contact Press / Media

Dr. rer. nat. Denise Müller-Friedrich

Head of Division Smart Sensing and Electronics

Fraunhofer IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen, Germany

Phone +49 9131 776-4409