The Institute for Microelectronics has compiled this 20^th Annual Research Review to document the completion of its second decade of successful research. In light of the continually greater demands in the field of teaching, the institute is very fortunate to have been able to increase the number of its staff, which is financed by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research. At the moment, there are eight full-time and five part-time employees: the head of the institute, three professors, one full-time and four part-time scientists, a secretary, two technical assistants, and one apprentice. Due to the expanding magnitude of our scientific projects, the four scientists who until now have been financed on a part-time basis through the federal budget, have been upgraded to full-time employees. Eighteen additional scientists are funded through scientific projects supported by our industrial partners, by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), by the Christian Doppler Gesellschaft (CDG), and by the EC Framework Programme.

The current status of the EC projects is as follows: work in connection with both the Network of Excellence TARGET, as well as with the Thematic Network SUGERT, has been successfully completed; the two projects under the auspices of the Information Society Technologies (IST) Program, namely D-DOT FET and PULLNANO, are both being continued, while a new project under the name of ATHENIS has been started. In addition, the Austrian Science Fund has provided financial support for the successful initiation of two projects, while a further project that was made possible by the START Award has passed the review of its first research period. We are very happy to report that our industrial partners have continued their cooperation. Furthermore, our work within the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Technology CAD in Microelectronics is progressing well in its third and final period, having already passed the positive evaluation of its second period.

Concerning the 12^th International Conference on Simulation of Semiconductor Devices and Processes (SISPAD) and the two Companion Workshops on Electromigration Reliability and on Organic Electronics, which have been organized by our institute at our university in September 2007, we are glad about the positive feedback from the participants.

Since the founding of our institute in 1988, we have continually been very satisfied with our academic and scientific output: 24 books have been authored or edited, 1171 contributions have been made to journals and conference proceedings, 887 scientific presentations have been given, 189 academic theses have been published, and 94 researchers have completed their doctoral theses at our institute. Nevertheless, we are well aware that a considerable part of this success is attributable to our scientific projects, as well as to the assistance of our partners. Particularly pleasing this year has been the all-time-high amount of participation in international conferences, including contributions. It is therefore with high expectations that our institute is now embarking on its third decade.