Abstract:
In information and communication technology, the future has already begun. The transfer of vast amounts of data is routinely done via the Internet, and mobile or portable multiple-use devices or workstations ensure that the information we require is at ready hand, anywhere and at any time. System integration technologies and the Internet as a user platform will soon succeed to be even more integral parts of our daily lives, at work as well as in the home. The trend in PC or smaller device development tends towards ever tinier, ever more complex and autonomous systems, which communicate via interfaces. This means that their miniaturization is quickly advancing and eventually leading to integrated 3D-microsystems of very few cubic millimeters only.
The project “Self-sufficient distributed microsystems – AVM” aims to investigate certain aspects of and technologies for these systems as well as to develop solutions which will make a significant contribution to meeting the challenges presented by them.

Übersicht:
In der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik hat die Zukunft schon begonnen. Das Internet erlaubt den grenzenlosen Datentransfer; mobile universell einsetzbare Endgeräte machen Informationen immer und überall verfügbar. In absehbarer Zeit werden die Systemintegrationstechnologien und das Internet als Anwendungsplattform immer schneller und umfassender alle Bereiche unseres beruflichen und privaten Lebens verändern. Bei der Geräteentwicklung geht der Trend hin zu immer kleineren, komplexeren und autarken Systemen, welche über Schnittstellen miteinander verbunden sind. Dabei schreitet die Miniaturisierung der Geräte immer weiter voran und wird in vernetzten, wenigen Kubikmillimeter großen 3-dimensionalen Mikrosystemen münden.