Events

CapTech Program

October 20, 2026

08:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:15

Welcome message

Prof. Alexander Michaelis
Fraunhofer IKTS

Session 1: Silicon Saxony panorama

09:15 – 09:30

Greetings from Saxony State Chancellery

Saxony State Chancellery

09:30 – 09:50

Silicon Saxony Ecosystem

F. Bösenberg, Managing Director

Silicon Saxony Cluster

Session 2: Reliable electronics for defence

09:50 – 10:10

Resilient Supply Chains for Semiconductors

T. Freudenberg

Global Foundries

10:10 – 10:30

Small Series Production for Special Applications

M. Sathyamurthy

X-FAB

10:30 – 10:50

Reliability as Enabler for Security and Defence Electronics

A. Clausner, M. Röllig

Fraunhofer IKTS

10:50 – 11:20

Coffee Break

11:20 - 11:40

Packaging requirements: a summary of defence needs

L. Marechal

Thales

Session 3: Ceramic solutions for reliable electronics and specific applications

11:40 – 12:00

Reliable solutions for the Defence sector in LTCC/HTCC

U. Partsch

Fraunhofer IKTS

12:20 – 12:40

Reliability of thick-film ceramic substrates for applications in the aerospace and defence sectors

B. Schauwecker

Cicor

12:40 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 14:20

Advanced ceramic materials for defence

Solcera/CTTC (tbc)

Session 4: Systems

14:20 – 14:40

Ceramic in defence applications

Safran

14:40 – 15:00

Air space surveillance systems

H. Großmann

Light Guard GmbH

15:00 – 15:20

Ceramic for high-voltage pulse applications

ISL

15:20 – 15:50

Coffee break

15:50 – 17:30

Visit of Fraunhofer IKTS facilities

 

17:30 – 17:45

Wrap-up and closing of day 1

 

A non-hosted social event may be organized on 20/10/2026 evening. Participants can indicate their interest during the registration process.