Advanced MEMS training

Customized MEMS training program

Tailored to your application domain

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) are at the heart of many next-generation products. As devices become smaller, faster and more integrated, engineering teams face new challenges in design, modelling, fabrication and system-level integration.

To support organizations working at the cutting edge of technology, we now offer customized Advanced MEMS training, tailored to your specific application field and technical maturity level.

Why an Advanced MEMS training?

The standard MEMS fundamentals course provides a broad introduction. Many teams, however, operate in specialized domains that require deeper knowledge and hands-on understanding of advanced concepts such as multi-physics interactions, wafer-level processing, miniaturization limits, reliability engineering and heterogeneous integration.

A customized advanced program allows us to focus on the technologies, materials, architectures and system-level challenges that matter most to your products.

Training focus areas

The Advanced MEMS training focuses on a selected set of MEMS device domains where in-depth technical treatment is possible. The modules can be combined to match the specific design challenges of your team, with emphasis on sensor principles, electromechanical behavior and practical design considerations. We can tailor the advanced modules to one or more of the following domains:

Inertial Sensors

For engineering teams developing accelerometers and gyroscopes for applications where accuracy, stability, noise performance and robustness are critical, such as motion sensing, navigation, robotics and autonomous systems.

Piezoelectric MEMS Devices (including PMUTs)

For teams working with piezoelectric MEMS, including PMUTs (Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers), focusing on actuation and sensing principles, material behavior, device architectures and performance trade-offs.

Resonant Sensors

For applications based on resonant MEMS structures, where frequency stability, Q-factor, sensitivity and environmental influences play a key role in sensing performance.

Pressure Sensors

For engineers designing MEMS pressure sensors, covering device principles, mechanical design considerations, sensitivity optimization and robustness under varying operating conditions.

Selected Topics in Bio-MEMS

For teams interested in specific Bio-MEMS topics, such as sensing principles and device concepts relevant to biomedical or life-science applications, addressed at a conceptual and design-oriented level.

Typical advanced topics we can include

Depending on the selected focus areas, the training may include:

• Advanced design principles for MEMS sensors and actuators
• Multi-physics modelling with emphasis on mechanical and electromechanical behavior
• Design considerations for piezoelectric and resonant MEMS devices
• Fabrication process awareness and wafer-level constraints relevant to device design
• Packaging, reliability and environmental influences on sensor performance
• Application-driven design choices and architectural trade-offs

Who is this training for?

R&D engineers, system architects, MEMS designers, process engineers, test/validation specialists, application engineers and technical project leaders from:

• High-tech and semiconductor companies
• Medical device manufacturers
• Photonics and optical systems companies
• Robotics, automotive and aerospace
• IoT and sensor-network developers
• Research institutes and advanced instrumentation labs

About the trainer – Prof. Michael Kraft

This advanced program is developed and taught by Prof. Michael Kraft, an internationally recognized MEMS expert with more than 25 years of experience in research, product development and teaching.
He has worked across Europe and the US in both industry and academia, contributing to innovations in inertial sensors, resonant MEMS, micro-actuators, microfabrication technologies and system integration.

Michael is known for translating complex MEMS physics and fabrication processes into practical engineering insight, helping teams make better design decisions, avoid common pitfalls and accelerate development.
His training style is hands-on, clear, and deeply informed by real-world product experience.

Delivery format

We offer the advanced program in-company, fully customized to your needs:

• Duration: from 1–3 days
• Format: interactive sessions, deep-dive lectures, case studies, hands-on exercises
• Level: intermediate to advanced, tailored to your team’s background
• Location: in-company at your premises

Build your custom advanced MEMS program

Whether you want to explore a specific application domain, strengthen your team’s modelling and design capabilities, or accelerate an R&D project, we can shape an advanced MEMS programme around your goals.

Contact us to discuss your needs and we will help you design a training that fits your technology, your challenges and your roadmap.