Foundation

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Seitzer follows the call for a new chair at the Friedrich-ALexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen. The chair for technical electronics is founded

1980s: Development of MP3

Basic research in psychoacoustics and coding lead to the development of MP3

Center for Microelectronics and Information Technology

Prof. Dieter Seitzer founds the Center for Microelectronics and Information Technology GmbH, which is integrated into the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft as a working group in 1985

Prof. Dieter Seitzer takes over the leadership of IIS

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Prof. Dieter Seitzer becomes head of the newly founded Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS)

1998: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Seitzer

Emeritus of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Seitzer

1998 until 2002

Provisional management of the chair by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Oehme

July 2002: new head of institute

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. habil. Robert Weigel takes over the chair leadership

2004 to 2007

Extraordinarius Prof. Dr.-techn. Mario Huemer

Since 2008

Extraordinarius Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Fischer

13. edition of the “Tietze/Schenk”

The 13th edition of “Tietze/Schenk” is published as a 40th anniversary edition

eesy-id

Spin-off of the eesy-id company from the chair

Retirement of PD Dr.-Ing Ulrich Tietze

PD Dr.-Ing Ulrich Tietze retires (scientific employee since September 1972)

eesy-ic

Spin-off of the eesy-ic company from the chair

Branch office Cauerstr. 6

Moving into the LTE branch at Cauerstr. 6

Branch EnCN

Moving into the branch office Energie Campus Nürnberg (EnCN)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Ußmüller

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Ußmüller follows the call to the University of Innsbruck

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dietmar Kissinger

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Dietmar Kissinger follows the call to the TU Berlin

PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Kölpin

PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Kölpin habilitates and continues working as a private lecturer at LTE

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Kölpin

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Kölpin follows the call to the BTU Cottbus

March 2018: LTE @Tennenlohe

Temporary relocation of the chair to Wetterkreuz 15, Tennenlohe

October 2019: LTE @Techfak

Relocation of the chair from Tennenlohe to Cauerstr. 9

50 years LTE

The institute for electronics engineering celebrates its 50th anniversary!

Foundation of the Chair of Electrical Smart City Systems (ESCS)

The institute of Electrical Smart City Systems (ESCS) is founded at FAU and Prof. Dr. Norman Franchi is appointed as the first chair. A small team wins many large projects for the newly founded institute within the 6G initiative in Germany and Europe.

Establishment of LITES

The institute for Technical Electronics (LTE) and the institute of Electrical Smart City Systems (ESCS) will be merged to form the institute of Smart Electronics and Systems.