AMO is a German SME with 40 employees specializing in research and development for micro- and optoelectronic applications. The mission of AMO is to develop innovative technologies for nanoelectronics and nanophotonics and their implementation in novel device architectures to a prototype level. Resultant devices and sub-systems are exploited by AMO as a low volume foundry or transferred to a key player in this field.

Since 1997 AMO employs the leading European research group in UV Nanoimprint and Soft UV Nanoimprint. In cooperation with leading European semiconductor manufacturers AMO is furthermore active in research for Nanoelectronics as well as SOI integrated optics for communication and biotechnology applications. Optical ring-resonators with a Q factor of 13900 & 6000 have been fabricated by E-beam and UV-Nanoimprint.

AMO carries a broad base of advanced semiconductor process technology, like high resolution EBL facilities for template fabrication (Leica EBPG5000) and direct write down to below 10 nm and an experimental front end SOI CMOS process line. High speed electronic data acquisition and ASIC evaluation system production complete its portfolio. AMO has coordinated a national German initiative on lateral nanostructures and numerous German and European projects in the field of nano-manufacturing and Nanoelectronics.