Robert Weigel was born in Ebermannstadt (Bavaria). He studied Microwave Theory and Techniques at the Munich University of Technology, where he also received his Ph.D. with a work dealing with „Integrated Acoustooptic Light Deflectors“ and his habilitation with a work on „Surface Acoustic Wave Devices at UHF Frequencies.“ Then he founded the Institute for Communications and Information Technology at the University in Linz before he overtook the vacant Institute for Electronics Engineering (LTE) in Erlangen. His curriculum covering RF Microwaves in Munich, Communications in Linz, and Electronics Engineering in Erlangen has broken the ground for the breadth of the LTE. During his time in Munich, he established ties with Siemens in the Microwave Acoustic (since 1984) and in the Integrated RF Circuits arena (since 1994), which are still active today; of course, the partner today is no more Siemens since several electronics companies were carved out. During his time in Linz, he co-founded DICE (Danube Integrated Circuit Engineering), from which later two companies arose due to takeovers by Infineon and Intel (recently overtaken by Apple), and which all together today have over 400 staff members. In Erlangen, he co-founded eesy-ic with today over 60 staff members.