Curriculum Vitae

August 31, 1962
Born in Ostermiething, Austria, son of Alois and Ida Wimmer
September 1968
Entered elementary school in Franking
September 1972
Entered secondary school in Lamprechtshausen
September 1976
Entered technical high school (HTBL) for Electronics and Communication Engineering in Braunau
June 1981
Graduated with the ``Matura'' at the HTBL Braunau (with honors)
October 1981
Enrolled in Electrical Engineering at the University of Technology in Vienna
June 1983
Passed ``1. Diplomprüfung'' in Electrical Engineering at University of Technology Vienna (with honors)
December 1987
Received degree of ``Diplomingenieur'' in Industrial Electronics and Control Theory from University of Technology Vienna (with honors)
March 1988
Enrolled a full Ph.D. program at the ``Institut für Allgemeine Elektrotechnik und Elektronik'', Department for Computer Aided Design
October 1988
Changed to the Institute for Microelectronics, continuing work towards the Ph.D. degree
October 1992
Compulsory military service (8 months)