SEMICON Europa 2016

Joachim Pelka
Managing Director
Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics


Dr. Joachim Pelka is the Managing Director of the business office for the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics. He studied electrical engineering, with an emphasis on semiconductor technology, at Berlin's Technical University and was awarded a doctorate there for his work on semiconductor components. He has been with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft since 1983.
Today, following many years in the organization, Dr. Pelka is the Managing Director of the Fraunhofer Group for Microelectronics. His previous position was as the Fraunhofer ISIT's department head responsible for the simulation of semiconductor patterning processes. He also spent two years in the JESSI coordination office (also located at the ISIT). As managing director he is responsible for strategic planning and for the coordination of work in the microelectronic institutes of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
Under his directorship, the business office carries out studies on current areas of research that form the basis for the Group's strategic planning. In the past, this included for example the “MST fireside chats”, a series of workshops conducted on behalf of the project sponsor, Mikrosystemtechnik VDI/VDE IT and a study concerning road mapping activities of microelectronics on behalf of the CATRENE Scientific Committee.
In keeping with deepening European integration, Dr. Pelka today functions more and more as a contact person for other European research facilities such as CEA-Leti, CSEM, IMEC and VTT. He represents the Group, complementing the Chairman of the Group, in the Heterogeneous Technology Alliance HTA. He is also involved in the AENEAS Management Committee and Scientific Council.


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