Excellence in the next generation of hardware
The Devices and Things Ecosystem (DTE) covers the 40 years of expertise of over 300 hardware researchers in specialized teams and over 100 project partner companies with the goal of creating innovations needed by future devices.
Years of expertice
Hardware researchers
Project partner companies
Enablers for interconnected, sustainable world
Our interconnected world is increasingly complex and built on highly specialized hardware: devices, networks and services form the enabling foundation of future society and businesses. Thus, our cutting-edge research combined to our commercial partners innovations form a unique setting to deliver necessary technologies for everyday use globally.


A hub with headquarter at University of Oulu
Devices and Things Ecosystems gathers researchers, ICT companies and customers to find solutions in full R&D spectrum from ICT materials, printed electronics, microelectronics to components, SoCs, chips, antennas, sensors and advanced electronics in future hardware modules and devices. Key areas are rapidly growing needs in 5G, 6G, smart cities, IoT services, and edge intelligence, used in multiple disciplines such as health, industry, automotive and energy.
Highlights
Latest news from the Microelectronics Research unit, Optoelectronics and Measurement Technologies, Circuits and Systems, as well as The Centre for Wireless Communications.

Microelectronics in Finland – Research and Education Strategy
The newly released paper Microelectronics in Finland – Research and Education Strategy outlines Finland’s…

SOPRANO – Advanced system-on-packages; A feasible route towards boosting Nordic electronics industries
The objective of the SOPRANO project is to improve the Nordic technology industry by…

6G in Logistics: Real-time supply-routing-delivery logistics
The logistics landscape is rapidly evolving. Our new digital paper, “6G in Logistics: Real-time…

Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awards €880,000 for innovative research at Tampere University
The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation has granted a total of €2.9 million…

The Chips Campaign: New Competitive Edge for the Finnish Chip Industry
The Finnish chip industry is poised for a significant transformation with the launch of…

New 6G Waves issue: Interim review of 6G research at the University of Oulu
The University of Oulu has been conducting 6G research for six years. This is…