The members of the VDE/VDI Society for Microelectronics, Microsystems and Precision Engineering (VDE VDI GMM) have elected a new board. According to a statement from the VDE, Prof. Martin Hoffmann from the Ruhr University Bochum will take over the chairmanship of the specialist society. Prof. Amelie Hagelauer was confirmed in her position as deputy chairwoman.

“We would like to thank the new and old board members for their voluntary commitment and look forward to working with the new board,” Hoffmann is quoted in the statement. He cites the central tasks of his term of office as recruiting young talent and the goal of making microelectronics more visible in society and politics.

The new chairman: From high-frequency technician to microsystems expert

Martin Hoffmann has headed the chair for microsystems technology at the Ruhr University Bochum since 2017. According to the VDE, he studied electrical engineering at the University of Dortmund, where he initially worked as a research assistant and until 2003 as a senior engineer at the chair for high-frequency technology. He completed his doctorate in 1996 and his habilitation followed in 2003.

After working in industry, Hoffmann was appointed to the Institute for Micro- and Nanotechnologies at the Ilmenau University of Technology in 2006. From 2007 to 2012 he led the institute as director. At the Ruhr University Bochum he coordinates the “Microelectronics Research Laboratory Bochum”, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.

Hoffmann is no stranger within the GMM: Since its founding in 2007, he has headed the Technical Committee 4.7 Micro-Nano Integration and is a member of the steering committee of the MikroSystemTechnik Congress. He has been a member of the board of VDE VDI GMM since 2023.

Deputy Chairwoman Hagelauer: Dual role in research and industry

According to the VDE, Amelie Hagelauer, who was confirmed as deputy chairwoman, combines two top positions: she heads the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Microsystems and Solid State Technologies (EMFT) and at the same time holds the chair for micro and nanosystems technology at the Technical University of Munich.

The mechatronics graduate from the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg received her doctorate there in 2013 in the field of electrical engineering. At the Chair of Technical Electronics, she led a research group with 20 doctoral students in the field of integrated circuit technology. After a professorship at the University of Bayreuth from 2019, she accepted the call to Munich in 2021. Like Hoffmann, Hagelauer has also been a member of the GMM board since 2023.

The board is made up of representatives from universities and industry

According to the VDE, in addition to the two chairmen, four other members were newly elected to the board. As Dean of the Faculty of Electrical and Information Technology at the OTH Regensburg, Prof. Rainer Holmer brings in the perspective of the universities of applied sciences. The industry side is represented by Dr. Simon Armbruster, who heads the R&D department “MEMS Sensor Technology Center” in the “Mobility Electronics” division at Robert Bosch GmbH, as well as Jörg Doblaski as Chief Technology Officer of the semiconductor manufacturer X-FAB and Dr. Peter Kanschat, Fellow for “Power System Integration and Packages” at Infineon Technologies AG.

Prof. Jens Anders, head of the Institute for Intelligent Sensors and Theoretical Electrical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, remains a member of the board.

The GMM as a platform for microelectronics and microsystems technology

The VDE/VDI Society for Microelectronics, Microsystems and Precision Engineering is jointly supported by the VDE and VDI. According to their own statements, their range of topics ranges from the basic technologies of manufacturing microelectronics and microsystems technology to mechatronics and electromagnetic compatibility.
The specialist society sees itself as a platform for interdisciplinary exchange between research institutes, companies and universities. It influences technology policy and advocates for national and European research programs. An essential element of promoting young talent is the COSIMA (Competition of Students in Microsystems Applications) sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.

Source: www.vde.com/gmm