Fraunhofer Institute IAF

Fraunhofer is the biggest organisation for application-oriented research in Europe with more than 80 research facilities, including 60 Fraunhofer Institutes in locations across Germany. At the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF) in Freiburg, Ascotherm trench convectors have been installed along the modern glass facade. The institute is a facility of the

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (FhG). It develops electronic and optoelectronic components based on semiconductor materials. Its technologies are used in areas such as security, energy, communication, health, and mobility. The Fraunhofer IAF is a member of both the Fraunhofer associations microelectronics as well as defence and security research.