Silicon Austria Labs (SAL)

Unfold the Future

We develop technologies for a greener, smarter and more connected future of Electronics and Software Based Systems (ESBS).

About SAL

from idea to innovation

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We offer industry-oriented research, top infrastructure and customized cooperation.

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If you want to actively shape the technologies of the future, then you've come to the right place.

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In the cooperative project MUSIC, Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) and four industrial partners are developing new competitive solutions for microspeaker…

Master student, Junior Scientist and PhD student: That sums up Madeleine Petschnigg’s career at SAL so far! Madeleine joined SAL in 2020 as a master…

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Researchers at Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) are working on the utilization of metasurfaces in the field of quantum physics. The new project aims to…

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Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) is setting new standards for miniaturized optical components through cutting-edge two-photon lithography, facilitated by…

Fabricated structures with 25x objective lens and IP-S resin

SAL Scientists and PhD students Abdolhamid Noori and Fatemeh Abbassi (both from Millimeter Wave Technologies, Linz) recently joined Chalmers…

The first year review meeting of SURFBOND was held at SAL Villach.

Group picture of the SURFBOND project team with 9 people on the stairs of the SAL building in Villach

For twenty years, researchers from Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) have been working on the development of a laser-based ignition system.

Gerhard Kroupa with the ignition laser in the lab

Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) has appointed Aya Cohen as new leader for its SAL MicroFab in Villach. Aya brings international engineering and management…

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SAL-DC will be welcoming 18 new PhD students under the umbrella of the MSCA-Cofund program CRYSTALLINE in 2024.

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Jasmin Spettel is currently doing her PhD in a joint collaboration between SAL, EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland) and the University of Sydney (Australia).…