Research and Development from Design to Prototyping

We are your partner for industrial research and development of silicon-based sensors.
You benefit from our many years of experience in development and manufacturing. We offer a closed in house value chain from design to manufacturing.

Main areas of activity are MEMS and MOEMS with highest stability and reliability.
You will receive adapted customized solutions for your sensor systems, as well as small series manufacturing and reliability and lifetime qualification.

CiS Forschungsinstitut für Mikrosensorik GmbH is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015

News

  • Debut at the Precision Fair in the Netherlands
    On 12th and 13th November 2025, the 24th Precision Fair will take place at the Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch. The CiS Research Institute for Microsensor Technology will be exhibiting for the first time at the joint stand of LEG -Thüringen in hall 6, booth202 [Read more]
  • Understanding quantum technologies – An introduction to the world of quantum
    On 4th November 2025, the CiS Research Institute invited the public to an open dialogue in the historic ballroom of Erfurt City Hall under the motto “Understanding quantum technologies – popular rather than scientific.” Interested citizens enjoyed an informative introduction to the event with experiments and a welcome address from the city of Erfurt. Around 60 interested participants joined Prof. Thomas Ortlepp, Managing Director of the CiS Research Institute, on a journey into the quantum world and the development of quantum computers [Read more]
  • Project launch SOS – Stray light suppression in optical sensor assemblies
    The research project “SOS – Stray Light Suppression in Optical Sensor Assemblies” was launched with the aim of simulating and recording the occurrence and influence of stray light in miniaturized sensor assemblies and finding and evaluating methods for suppressing it. The figure shows a test vehicle consisting of a structured photodiode with a daylight filter and based on an assembly from a turbidity sensor [Read more]
  • Four poster presentations at the MicroSystem Technology Congress 2025
    Under the motto “Change through Progress,” the MicroSystem Technology Congress 2025 kicks off today in Duisburg. At the 11th edition of the congress, the CiS Research Institute is presenting a selection of its research results in four posters from the fields of simulation, strain gauges, and IR emitters [Read more]
  • CiS MOEMS Workshop: Key Technologies for Photonic Quantum Systems
    Under the motto Key Technologies for Photonic Quantum Systems, scientists and engineers from research and industry discussed the challenges and potential of photonic quantum technologies on 22nd October 2025. This year's CiS MOEMS Workshop in Erfurt offered all participants an excellent platform to intensively discuss findings from projects and industry, exchange experiences, and generate new ideas [Read more]
Events
10.11.2025 - 14.11.2025:
4th DRD3 week on Solid State Detectors R&D
CERN, Switzerland [+Cal]
12.11.2025 - 13.11.2025:
Precision Fair 2025
s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands [+Cal]
17.11.2025 - 20.11.2025:
Compamed 2025
Düsseldorf, Germany [+Cal]
18.11.2025:
Kolloquium Mikrosystemtechnik/Sensorik
Regensburg, Germany [+Cal]
03.12.2025 - 04.12.2025:
Waferbond 25
Chemnitz, Germany [+Cal]
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