All "Electronic" roads lead to Munich for electronica 2006

electronica 2006 will continue the Fair’s push to promote key applications with special areas for automotive electronics, wirelesss technology and the all new MicroNanoWorld Hall where the focus will be MicroTechnology. For the third time, Embedded Systems joins electronica as both an exhibition and a full-program conference

As the World’s leading Fair for the electronics industry, electronica is a truly International event. At electronica 2004, there was a sharp increase in both international exhibitors and visitors, accounting for some 44% on the side of visitors and 57 % for exhibitors.

According to Klaus Dittrich, Managing Director of Messe Muenchen International, electronica 2006 looks set to continue this growth in international participation. “The signs are very positive for this year’s Fair” says Dittrich. “We have already seen a rise in interest from overseas manufacturers and, as usual, we have space reserved by all of the industry’s major players.

“What has always set electronica apart from other Fairs is the scale and scope of the exhibits.” Says Dittrich. “I believe electronica is the only electronics Fair to genuinely offer the visitor the very latest developments in every sector of the industry. At no other Fair, for example, can visitors see such a concentration of semiconductor manufacturers, power supply companies and interconnection specialists, not to mention displays manufacturers, test and measurement companies and the leading suppliers in every other sector. In addition to this, we have special areas devoted to emerging technologies and key applications” He adds.

One of the main attractions will be the exhibition areas devoted to the key application areas: Automotive Innovation, Wireless Communications, Embedded Systems and MicroNanoWorld. These specialist areas combine exhibits alongside a platform for speaker presentations to provide visitors with a clear insight into the latest developments into their chosen area of interest.

As an exhibition area that is specifically for microtechnology, MicroNanoWorld is new for electronica 2006. In hall A2 it will show new micro- and nanotechnologies and will present among others applications from the areas of MEMS sensors, RF-MEMS/wireless, optical MEMS, bio MEMS, NMEMS, packaging for MEMS and Microsystems. Sensor technology and servo-technology and drive elements which are closely linked to microtechnology are also located in hall A2.

The Embedded Systems exhibition has been expanded for this year’s electronica. The organizer has recognized that software plays an ever increasing role and exhibitors will be placing particular emphasis on the presentation of their versatile software solutions. Other exhibitors will be covering risk management, quality, reusability of hardware/software IP, and outsourcing strategies in the development process. The Embedded Systems exhibition is to be staged in the same Hall as the Automotive Application Area – one of the industry’s largest users of embedded technology.

The Embedded Conference Munich, held on November 14 and 15 in the adjacent conference center, will offer a congress program aimed directly at embedded developers. The main topics are Embedded software engineering, Embedded test and verification, Small embedded systems (8 and 16 bit) and Complex embedded systems.

The Automotive Congress takes place on 13 and 14 November 2006 at the International Congress Center Munich ICM. Car manufacturers, their suppliers and component manufacturers from international companies will present the latest developments in automotive electronics as well as their visions.