IFA Berlin 2008: Application Center “Smart System Integration” of Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM presents the eScrabble at IFA Berlin

Know the warning label the classic Scrabble game comes with? Well,
this Scrabble does not require any dictionaries to avoid a dispute
as the software indicates any unknown words.

Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM, a
worldwide leader in the development and reliability analysis of
electronic packaging technologies, will present an electronically
enhanced version of the classic board game SCRABBLE at IFA Berlin at
IFA Technology and Components at the Science and Technology Forum in
hall 5.3 at booth 03. With Scrabble turning sixty this year, the
Application Center “Smart System Integration” of Fraunhofer IZM (APZ)
offers all fans of Scrabble a unique opportunity of taking the game
to the next level and play man vs. machine with the potential high
score displayed according to the tiles on the rack. Knowing the
highest possible score in advance, even serious Scrabble players face
an additional challenge to fully exhaust their potential.

Fascinated by miniaturization and driven by the fact that
microelectronics can enhance a vast majority of appliances and
electronic devices, APZ aims to make any given device smarter,
smaller and more reliable - even a classical board game like
Scrabble.

The eScrabble is accompanied by an
- eRacket, Table tennis racket with determination of
position and force of impact
- eBracelet, Low cost sensor bracelet for health care
- Intelligent golf ball, Measures the tee off force of the
ball
- 77 GHz Radar Module, Integration technology for driver
assistance systems
- TicTacToe, technologies for stretchable electronics
- Green Laser, Integration technology for mobile beamers
- SecuriFlex, Integration of extremely thinned ICs into
security documents
- Wireless Sensor Networks, Sensor technology for shared
data logging in metrology e.g.

Our experts and developers will show and explain all samples from
August 29 to September 3, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in addition to
challenging you at our eScrabble.

“I’ve had a chance to demo the game with various players”, said
Harald Pötter, head of Fraunhofer IZM Application Center “Smart
System Integration”. “I think it is great for any fan of the classic
Scrabble for sharpening their word forming skills and general
vocabulary.”

It takes luck, a very large number of short letter words and a lot
of skill to get a triple score and still use all the J´s, Z´s and
X´s. Test the best of two worlds and win a Fraunhofer IZM coffee mug
or come see for yourself how microelectronics is implemented into
everyday products.

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About APZ

The Application Center for “Smart System Integration” provides
support for small and medium sized businesses working on integrating
microelectronics into their products. The Center receives active
support by the German Ministry of Science and Education (BMBF).

About Fraunhofer IZM

Fraunhofer IZM, a world wide leader in the development and
reliability analysis of electronic packaging technologies, provides
its customers with tailor-made system integration technologies on
wafer, chip and board level.

Pictures and Further Information:
http://www.izm.fraunhofer.de/Bilder/bilder_scrabblebrett.zip http://w
ww.pb.izm.fhg.de/izm/DE/040_Publi_News/010_tech_news/index.htm

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For More Information Contact:
Dipl.-Ing. Harald Pötter for Fraunhofer IZM,
APZ (+49 30 464 03 -742), harald.poetter@apz.izm.fraunhofer.de

or
Silke Freitag (+49 30 464 03 -279), silke.freitag@izm.fraunhofer.de