Aperturen

Aperturen is our magazine in which we present our research and technology platforms, and give you an update in our areas of expertise. If you like a paper copy, please contact us.

All published issues

Cleantech and SME (1-2010)

Our efforts in helping small and medium sized companies to gain competitiveness by adopting new technologies within the area of ICT. This issue also deals with cleantech and sensors - fields that will become even more urgent in the coming years.
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Printed Electronics (2-2009)

Aperturen focuses on Printed Electronics and Bioelectronics - offering tremendous opportunities in creating new and exciting products.
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IMAGIC (1-2009)

Making the invisible visible opens up a new world. An overview of new technologies for high resolution detectors for non visible light. Detector technology for light that cannot be detected by the human eye is an area where Acreo has focussed since 1990. A good example on how world-leading research can be combined with industrialisation, spin-off and commercial growth in automotive, security and defence applications.
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Internet Technology (2-2008)

The spectacular growth of the Internet together with new types of services will continue, creating tough requirements for the technology that shall make it possible. Aperturen gives an overview of the research of future Internet at Swedish ICT and some selected key research topics in the area of future Internet at Acreo.
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Network and Bio Electronics (1-2008)

Acreo is a leading research institute in hardware for ICT. In this issue of Aperturen we present results from the research in new broadband technology and the novel concept of Bio Elelctronics - combining organic electronics and biological processes.
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Fiber Optic Center and IRnova (1-2007)

Proudly presenting one of our Institute Excellence Centers, and one of our most important spin-off companies. Acreo Fiber Optic Center creates innovations and fiber optics solutions in areas such as medicine, telecommunications, manufacturing. IRnova is now one of the world's leading manufacturers of high resolution IR-detectors.
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IMAGIC (2-2006)

One of Acreo's key areas is technologies for Imaging Sensors and Systems for wavelengths that cannot be detected by our eye. In this issue of Aperturen we describe the newly formed R&D Center IMAGIC and the activities to develop detectors for different wavelengths. The work is based on Acreo's long tradition to develop integrated detectors and read-out electronics for especially infrared light.
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How to create business based on R&D (1-2006)

The mission of Acreo is to evaluate innovative research from all over the world and develop and transfer the results to our customers or new start ups, in Sweden and internationally. In order to achieve this the access to state of the art laboratories is essential. In this issue we describe the laboratories in Jönköping, Norrköping, Kista and Hudiksvall and some of the new start ups originating from our R&D activities.
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Organic and Paper Electronics (2-2005)

Tomorrow printed paper will be an even more interactive medium and carrier for electronic information. We present some of our visions and examples of what can already be done. We also share some of our ideas of the next step in merging ideas from electronics and Life Science into the new area of Bioelectronics.
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The Testbed (1-2005)

Implementing tomorrow's cost-effective broadband communication. The Acreo National Broadband Test bed is a joint initiative of Swedish public authorities, industry and research institutions. The idea is to create an environment where the test bed partners can perform various types of test and experiments.
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Nanotechnology and Biotechnology (2-2004)

At Acreo we have decided to focus on biotechnology and communication technology for the development of new microelectronic and optical components. This issue of Aperturen presents the results that have been achieved so far within some of the major projects: Optical detectors based on quantum dots, Microchip for Protein Analysis, Biomedical Imaging.
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IVSS - Intelligent Vehicle Safety System (1-2004)

An introduction to an exciting application for ICT: transportation and automotive. Already today electronics makes up for a large fraction of the value of a vehicle. In 2001 the government decided to invest money in the area of Intelligent Vehicle Safety System. Now when the IVSS programme finally will start we present an overview of IVSS and give some examples of the next generation systems in vehicles.
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Lab and Fab Resources (1-2003)

Acreo's laboratories form the core of our research activities and serve as the incubator for many of the industrial spin offs from Acreo. Together with KTH, Linköping University, and Mid Sweden University Acreo operates these laboratories, which have since the year 2000 provided a pay off of about 50 times the funding for research (including spin off companies).
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Getting ready for the Tera Era - Optical Networking (2-2002)

This issue of Aperturen focuses on optical broadband communication, an area that provides many solutions to communication networks for the next generation of the IT society.
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SiC Electronics and Socware (1-2002)

Entrepreneurship and Technology, Socware Transceiver Demonstrator: In this issue we present an overview of AMDS and the technology this new spin-off company is based on. We also describe the demonstrator project that ties Socware research to the industrial development surrounding the initiative.
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Photonics - The future is light (2-2001)

Fiber optics above threshold, Acreo FiberLab: Also about: Expanding Internet - novel optical assembly technologies, Diode-pumped solid-state lasers DPSSL, the development of SiC based Industrial Gas Sensors etc...
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Surfaces and Imaging (1-2001)

Vision(ary) thoughts: Future trends of imaging sensors, the impact of surface scattering on how surfaces appear to us and how they perform, vision enhancement systems in cars and the latest develoment of Quantum Well Photodetectors (QWIPs). Innovation Relay Centres (IRC) is a European network activitiy to promote innovation in Europe.
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Ny avdelning, nytt fiberlab, avknoppningar (2-2000)

Dessutom: Mikromekanik, detektering av landminor, Mikroelektronik och optik 2000
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