The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, headquartered in Germany, is the world’s leading applied research organization. Its research activities are conducted by 74 institutes and research units at locations throughout Germany. The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft employs a staff of 28,000, who work with an annual research budget totaling more than 2.8 billion euros.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, conducts world-class research on microelectronic and IT system solutions and services. Today, it is the largest institute of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.