The Department of Electronics Technology at Budapest University of Technology and Economics was established in 1964 to teach and research different fields of materials science, physical design and technology for the benefit of the electronics industry. Currently, the department teaches technology to students of electrical engineering and technical informatics and supports PhD studies. The department lays special emphasis on interconnection and packaging technologies as well as microfluidic systems, which act as a driving force for continued progress in electronics development in the third millennium.