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About SAL

Insights into SAL’s mission, values, research activities, and contribution to Europe’s innovation ecosystem.

Wireless & Connectivity

Shaping the future of wireless communication and sensing technologies, we enable secure, high-speed, and deterministic real-time connectivity for the digital world.

Next-generation communication and sensing technologies drive the future of wireless ecosystems spanning from local Wi-Fi, BLE, and UWB networks to global 5G, 6G, and satellite-based NTN infrastructures, which form the resilient backbone of our digital world.

By merging advanced RF front-end design with intelligent algorithms, this architectural framework enables high-speed, secure, deterministic real-time, and massive device connectivity. This is achieved through the seamless integration of custom chip design, innovative antenna concepts, and mmW technologies. By uniquely combining embedded AI with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), these systems process critical data instantly at the edge, ensuring real-time execution.

Consequently, this advanced framework ensures technological sovereignty and advances sustainable innovation for autonomous mobility, smart industries, digital healthcare, and environmental monitoring. By providing the essential foundations for a climate-neutral and cyber-resilient society, these key electronic systems safeguard long-term economic competitiveness and public infrastructure.

Key application areas

  • Autonomous mobility and drones
  • Smart factories and industrial robotics
  • Digital healthcare and medical monitoring
  • Sustainable smart cities and digital infrastructure
  • Environmental protection and smart grids

Benefits for industry and society

  • Deterministic real-time connectivity
  • Inherent physical-layer security (PHY-layer)
  • Massive device connectivity for large-scale IoT
  • Ultra-low latency with massive data throughput
  • Energy-efficient and sustainable system architectures

Open Calls

Projects

Our projects showcase the range of innovative solutions to address key technological challenges.

Infrastructure

SAL MicroFab & Cleanrooms​

Prototyping & Testing​

Pilot Lines & Chip Services​

Labs & Equipment​

Design Simulation & Characterization​

News & Events

Latest news, inspiring success stories, and upcoming events: Get a glimpse into our research, partnerships, and activities at our locations in Graz, Linz, and Villach.

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16. July 2026

SAL and SHIN­CRON join forces to esta­blish first-of-its-kind Euro­pean plat­form for lithium-niobate-based thin films

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13. July 2026

Project 5G-aNTeNna KICK-OFF

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11. June 2026

Pushing the Boun­da­ries of Thin-Film Depo­si­tion: Silicon Austria Labs expands Stra­tegic Part­nership with Evatec

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9. June 2026

SAL installs first Euro­pean ULVAC NLD-5700 TFLN Etching System

Contact

Business Development
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Wimmer
Business Development Intelligent Wireless Systems
Linz
Head of Research Division
DI Dr. Thomas Buchegger
Head of Research Division Intelligent Wireless Systems
Linz

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