Silicon Saxony is a registered
industry association of around 600 companies in the microelectronics and related high-tech sectors in
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. Many of those firms are situated in the north of
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
.
The term "Silicon Saxony" originated in a 1998
''Time'' magazine article, comparing the former East German state to
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a region in Northern California that is a global center for high technology and innovation. Located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area, it corresponds roughly to the geographical area of the Santa Clara Valley ...
.
Industrial fields
The companies develop and produce computer calculation and memory chips or new materials and electronics for solar companies. The developed and produced small semiconductors chips are used in all kinds of cars, mobile phones, TV sets and so on.
History
Even before Germany's reunification,
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
was a major center of
microelectronics
Microelectronics is a subfield of electronics. As the name suggests, microelectronics relates to the study and manufacture (or microfabrication) of very small electronic designs and components. Usually, but not always, this means micrometre ...
in the
Eastern bloc
The Eastern Bloc, also known as the Communist Bloc (Combloc), the Socialist Bloc, the Workers Bloc, and the Soviet Bloc, was an unofficial coalition of communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America that were a ...
with 3,500 employees. While
mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...
, which has a long history in the south of eastern Germany, suffered after the collapse of the
Soviet Union
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, the microelectronics industry was, with public help from the state, one of the first industrial sectors in
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
to recover. Although having many more employees today than before 1990, the sector is constantly under pressure because
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
in particular is very keen to attract the industry.
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
and
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
are however bound to the competition laws of the
European Union
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, but was able to keep and expand most of the research parts of the industry that it had started with. These parts are seen as successful, but also as very risky whenever a larger company has serious problems because the sector demands a high concentration of resources to succeed.
Scientific environment
Dresden
Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...
, as core-region of Silicon Saxony and yet without the headquarters of many of today's big companies, is nevertheless a very remarkable technology center with one large
Technical University
An institute of technology (also referred to as technological university, technical university, university of technology, polytechnic university) is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science ...
(German TU), ten other universities and most of all an unparalleled density of semi-public institutes of applied high-technologies in many fields (for example the
Max Planck Society
The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (; abbreviated MPG) is a formally independent non-governmental and non-profit association of German research institutes. Founded in 1911 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, it was renamed to the M ...
,
Fraunhofer Society
The Fraunhofer Society () is a German publicly-owned research organization with 76institutes spread throughout Germany, each focusing on different fields of applied science (as opposed to the Max Planck Society, which works primarily on Basic re ...
,
Leibniz institutes,
Helmholtz Association
The Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres () is the largest scientific organisation in Germany. It is a union of 18 scientific-technical and biological-medical research centers. The official mission of the Association is "solving the g ...
and other German academic elite institutions).
Members list
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*3D Infotainment Technologies UG
*3D-Micromac AG
*4source electronics Aktiengesellschaft
A
*A. Greitner Gebäudereinigung + Service GmbH
*ACCRETECH (Europe) GmbH
*Actemium Controlmatic Gesellschaft für Automation und Elektrotechnik mbH
*Adenso GmbH
*ADG Automatisierung Dresden GmbH
*advanced clean production Information Technology AG
*advanced data processing GmbH
*Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co.KG
*ADZ NAGANO GmbH
*AHC Oberflächentechnik GmbH
*
Air Liquide
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Electronics
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Air Products GmbH
*AIS Automation Dresden GmbH
*ALLRESIST GmbH
*alpha microelectronics
*Alsco Berufsbekleidungs-Service GmbH
*
AMEC
Amec Foster Wheeler plc was a British multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. In October 2017, it was acquired by Wood Group.
It was focused on the Oil, Gas & Chemicals, ...
e.V.
*Anvo-Systems Dresden GmbH
*
Applied Materials
Applied Materials, Inc. is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software for the manufacture of semiconductor (integrated circuit) chips for electronics, flat panel displays for computers, smartphones, televisions, and ...
GmbH
*aps Solutions GmbH
*arias GmbH
*
ASML Germany GmbH
*aSpect Systems GmbH
*ASYS Automatic GmbH & Co. KG
*ATEip
*
ATMEL Automotive GmbH
*ATMI GmbH
*ATT-Systems GmbH
*AUMO GmbH
*Avantgarde Labs GmbH
*
Axcelis Technologies GmbH
*AZZURRO Semiconductors AG
B
*B.E.S.T. Fluidsysteme GmbH, Leipzig - Berlin
*Bildungsbüro Hochtechnologie
*BITKOM
*Brenntag GmbH
*Brooks Automation (Germany) GmbH
*Brooks Instrument GmbH
*Busch Semiconductor Vacuum Group B.V.
*buschmais GbR
*Businessplan - Wettbewerb Sachsen GmbH
C
*
Cadence Design Systems
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GmbH
*camLine Dresden GmbH
*
Carl Zeiss Innovationszentrum für Messtechnik
*
Cascade Microtech GmbH
*Caterna GmbH
*Centrotherm Clean Solutions GmbH & Co. KG
*chip design
*cleanpart Dresden GmbH & Co. KG
*Cloud&Heat Technologies GmbH
*Cognex Germany
*CommSolid GmbH
*Communardo Software GmbH
*Community ITsax.de
*Compugraphics Jena GmbH
*CONVANIT GbR
*Creative Chips Dresden GmbH
*Critical Manufacturing Deutschland GmbH
*CS Clean Systems AG
*CSS GmbH Dresden
*CWE
D
*Danco Technik GmbH
*DAS Environmental Expert GmbH
*Dastex Reinraumzubehör GmbH & Co. KG
*DEAXO GmbH
*DELTA Mikroelektronik
*DERU Planungsgesellschaft für Energie-, Reinraum- und Umwelttechnik mbH
*Deutsche Solar GmbH
*DevBoost GmbH
*DFMSim Inc.
*DIAS Infrared GmbH
*Digades GmbH
*DIS AG
*DIW Mechanical Engineering GmbH & Co. KG
*DMOS GmbH
*docemos GmbH
*Dockweiler AG
*Dorfner KG
*Dream Chip Technologies GmbH
*DREEBIT GmbH
*DREMICUT GMBH
*Drescher, Prof. Kurt
*dresden elektronik ingenieurtechnik gmbh
*Dresden Informatik GmbH
*DTF Technology GmbH
*DUALIS GmbH IT Solution
*Dynamic Micro Systems Semiconductor Equipment GmbH
E
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EBARA Precision Machinery Europe GmbH
*edacentrum e.V.
*EDC Electronic Design Chemnitz GmbH
*Edwards GmbH
*
ELMOS Semiconductor AG
*EMEC-Prototyping UG
*
Entegris GmbH
*ERGO Umweltinstitut GmbH
*esb Rechtsanwälte
*etna GmbH; NL Sachsen
*Eurogrant GmbH
*Europäische Forschungsgesellschaft Dünne Schichten e.V.
F
*FAA Bildungsgesellschaft mbH, Südost
*Fab Owners Association
*Fachhochschule Lausitz
*FAP GmbH Dresden
*FCT Ingenieurkeramik GmbH
*FHR Anlagenbau GmbH
*
Finetech GmbH & Co. KG
*Fraunhofer COMEDD
*Fraunhofer Technologiezentrum Halbleitermaterialien (THM)
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Elektronenstrahl- und Plasmatechnik (FEP)
*Fraunhofer-Institut für Elektronische Nanosysteme (ENAS)
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme (IKTS)
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Photonische Mikrosysteme (IPMS)
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung (IPA)
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff und Strahltechnik (IWS)
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren (IZFP)
*
Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration (IZM)
*Freiberg Instruments GmbH
*
Freiberger Compound Materials GmbH
*
Freiberger Silicium- und Targetbearbeitung GmbH
*FRT, Fries Research & Technology GmbH
*
Fujifilm
, trading as , or simply Fuji, is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the areas of photography, optics, Office supplies, office and Biomedical engine ...
Electronic Materials (Europe) GmbH
*Fäth GmbH
G
*Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft - GFWW - e.V.
*Global Business Travel GmbH
*
GLOBALFOUNDRIES
GlobalFoundries Inc. is a multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company located in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in Malta, New York. Created by the divestiture of the manufacturing arm of AMD in March 2009, the ...
Dresden
*Going International
*Greentech Germany Innovative
*Grundbesitz Hellerau GmbH
*GWT-TUD GmbH
H
*Hager + Elsässer S-Tec GmbH
*HAP GmbH Dresden
*HEIMANN Sensor GmbH
*
Heliatek GmbH
*Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e. V.
*high tech trade gmbh
*HighQ-Factory GmbH
*HighTech Startbahn (UG)
*Hilbert, Dirk
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Hilton Hotel Dresden
*
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden (FH)
*
Horiba Europe GmbH
*HPS Handels GmbH
*HSEB Dresden GmbH
I
*I. K. Hofmann GmbH
*i.S.X. Software GmbH & Co. KG
*IBH IT-Service GmbH
*
Infineon
Infineon Semiconductor solutions is the largest microcontroller manufacturer in the world, as well as Germany's largest semiconductor manufacturer. It is also the leading automotive semiconductor manufacturer globally. Infineon had roughly 58,0 ...
Technologies Dresden GmbH
*Infobroking Schwanecke Dresden
*InnoLas Semiconductor GmbH
*INNSIDE BY MELIA Dresden
*InQu Informatics GmbH
*Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme GmbH
*
Intel Mobile Communications Technology Dresden GmbH
*Intelligente Sensorsysteme Dresden GmbH
*interface systems gmbh
*ION BEAM S.n.c
*IP GEN Rechte GmbH
*IQ Inspection & Qualification GmbH
*itemic AG
J
*Junghans, Prof. Dr. Bernd
K
*Kamp, Hendrik
*Kessler, Gerhard
*Kinetics Germany GmbH
*KLA-Tencor GmbH
*KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
L
*Landeshauptstadt Dresden
*Landgraf-Dietz, Prof. Dieter
*Leybold Optics Dresden GmbH
*Linde Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
*Lippert, Stachow & Partner
M
*M+W Integrated Solutions GmbH
*Maicom Quarz GmbH
*MAZeT GmbH
*MCRT GmbH
*me2c -
icroelectronic cluster
*Melexis Dresden GmbH
*memsfab GmbH
*
Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation was a US-based electronic design automation (EDA) multinational corporation for electrical engineering and electronics, headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon. Founded in 1981, the company distributed products that ass ...
(Deutschland) GmbH
*Mercateo AG
*Mercuri Urval GmbH
*MH Wassertechnologie GmbH
*MICA - Management in Crisis Agency
*MicroSystems GmbH
*Minitron elektronik gmbh
*MLP Finanzdienstleistungen AG
*MPD Microelectronic Packaging Dresden GmbH
*MSG Lithoglas GmbH
*
MunEDA GmbH
*
Murata Machinery
, abbrev. MML, is a privately held Japanese international company founded in 1935 with its head office at Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
The company's main products are industrial machines such as textile machinery, turning machines, sheet metal machinery ...
GmbH - Dresden Branch
N
*NaMLab gGmbH
*Nanium S.A.
*newtron AG
*
Nikon Precision Europe GmbH
*Novaled AG
*
NXP Semiconductors
NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a Dutch semiconductor manufacturing and design company with headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is the third largest European semiconductor company by market capitalization as of 2024. The company employs approx ...
Germany GmbH
O
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OC Oerlikon Corporation AG
*OptoNet e. V.
*Ortec Messe und Kongress GmbH
*
Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden
*Overlack GmbH
P
*Pac Tech GmbH
*
PALL GmbH
*
Panalpina Welttransport (Deutschland) GmbH
*PEER Group GmbH
*
Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH
*Pfennig Reinigungstechnik GmbH
*
Photronics MZD GmbH
*PICOBELLO Dr. Hielscher Computerservice
*Plasmetrex GmbH
*
Plastic Logic
Plastic Logic Germany develops and manufactures electrophoretic displays (EPD), based on organic thin-film transistor ( OTFT) technology, in Dresden, Germany.
Originally a spin-off company from the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of ...
GmbH — Dresden
*
PMD Technologies AG
*PR-Piloten GmbH & Co. KG
*Prischmann, Dr. Werner
*Productivity Engineering Gesellschaft für Prozessintegration mbH
*profi-con GmbH
*ProTec Carrier Systems GmbH
Q
*qfmd GmbH
*Qoniac GmbH
R
*Rehak, Dr. Klaus
*Rehak, Dr. Wolfgang
*Reid Ashman Germany
*ReinraumAkademie GmbH
*RHe Microsystems GmbH
*RoodMicrotec GmbH
*
Roth & Rau - Ortner GmbH
*
Roth & Rau AG
*
Rudolph Technologies Germany GmbH
S
*S-I-P GmbH
*Sachsen Bank
*Sachsen-Kälte GmbH
*SALT Solutions GmbH
*SAW COMPONENTS Dresden GmbH
*Saxonia Bildungsinstitut
*Saxonia Systems AG
*
Schenker Deutschland AG
*Schloss Wackerbarth
*Schneider + Partner GmbH
*Scholpp Montagetechnik GmbH
*SeeReal Technologies GmbH
*Semisol Analytik GmbH
*Semisystech S.r.l.
*SEMPA SYSTEMS GmbH
*SENTECH Instruments GmbH
*Serma GmbH
*SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GmbH
*
Siemens
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AG
*Signalion GmbH
*Silicon Micro Sensors GmbH
*SILTECTRA GmbH
*
Siltronic AG
*SMARTRAC TECHNOLOGY Dresden GmbH
*
Solarwatt AG
*Solayer GmbH
*SolMateS B.V.
*SPEA GmbH
*SPTS Technologies GmbH
*SQL Projekt AG
*sstCONSULT
*STB Sachsenwind technische Beratungsgesellschaft mbH
*
Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe
*
SWAN
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Analytische Instrumente GmbH
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Synopsys
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GmbH
*SYSTEMA GmbH
T
*
T-Systems
T-Systems International GmbH, trading as T-Systems, is an internationally operating service provider for information technologies and digital transformation. The company is part of Deutsche Telekom and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main.
As ...
Multimedia Solutions GmbH
*T.I.P.S. Messtechnik GmbH
*Tausch, Jürgen
*TechnologieZentrumDresden GmbH
*
Teradyne
Teradyne, Inc. is an American automatic test equipment (ATE) designer and manufacturer based in North Reading, Massachusetts. Its high-profile customers include Samsung, Qualcomm, Intel, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments and IBM.
History
T ...
GmbH
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Tokyo Electron
, or TEL, is a Japanese electronics and semiconductor company headquartered in Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded as Tokyo Electron Laboratories, Inc. in 1963. TEL is best known as a supplier of equipment to ...
Europe Limited
*Toppan Photomask Germany GmbH
*
TU Bergakademie Freiberg
*
TU Dresden
TU Dresden (for , abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony a ...
, IAVT
*
TU Dresden
TU Dresden (for , abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony a ...
, IHM
*
TU Dresden
TU Dresden (for , abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony a ...
, Institut für Angewandte Informatik
*
TU Dresden
TU Dresden (for , abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony a ...
, Institut für Angewandte Photophysik
*
TURCK duotec GmbH
*tyclipso.net
U
*UniTemp GmbH
*United Micro Technology
V
*VAT Deutschland GmbH
*Viering, Jentschura & Partner
*Vistec Electron Beam GmbH
*Vocke, H. Unternehmensberatung
*VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH
*von Selchow, Thilo
*VOR Werbeagentur GmbH
W
*WAKU Robotics GmbH
*Watlow GmbH
*WBS TRAINING AG
*Weiss Klimatechnik GmbH
*WESSLING GmbH
*
Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences Zwickau
*Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH
*Woowon Technologies Ltd.
*World Courier (Deutschland) GmbH
X
*
X-Fab Semiconductor Foundries AG
*XENON Automatisierungstechnik GmbH
*xima media GmbH
Z
*Z&Z Werbeagentur
*Zentrum für Mikrotechnologien (ZFM)
*
Zentrum Mikroelektronik Dresden AG
*znt Zentren für Neue Technologien GmbH
See also
*
German Silicon Valley (disambiguation)
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Trade associations based in Germany
Information technology places
Dresden
Saxony
Technology trade associations
Science parks in Germany