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European consortium
Institut Pierre Vernier
The Institute Pierre Vernier is a technology transfer institute accelerating and accompanying the development of innovative high technology products from scientific knowledge. The Institute is currently involved in another running European FP7 project (MOBYPOST) and manages some national R&D projects with/for SMEs. Contact: SAWHOT Project Coordinator
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Institut FEMTO-ST, UMR 6174
FEMTO-ST is a federative mixed research unit from the CNRS, the University of Franche-Comté, the ENSMM engineering school and the Technological University of Belfort-Montbéliard (UMR 6174) which provide resources. Time and Frequency Department of FEMTO-ST is the result of merging the competences of the former LCEP-ENSMM and LPMO-CNRS laboratories as a coherent entity. The team dedicated to acousto-electronics and piezoelectric applications is known world-wide for its advances in surface acoustic waves (SAW) and related topics. It takes advantage of a strong experience in modelling piezoelectric-based devices and acoustic-based system fabrication and characterization. Furthermore, FEMTO-ST benefits from its technological centre MIMENTO allowing for the fabrication of test devices and prototypes ranging from a few tenth of MHz to several GHz. The group devoted to acoustic transducers (SAW, BAW, etc) makes an extensive use of its characterization facilities (electrical and frequency measurements from 20 kHz to 40 GHz). Electronic circuit prototyping available in the lab allows for developing full systems. This research group has achieved numerous industry transfer via a shared intensive R&D activity. In the framework of UMR6174, the CNRS is the only organization carrying out work in this project with its own personnel and resources. Contact: Technical and Scientific SAWHOT project Coordinator Sylvain Ballandras Directeur de Recherche FEMTO-ST, UMR 6174 cnrs-UFC-ENSMM-UTBM
The University of Freiburg was founded in 1457 and has of 11 faculties. It was officially named a “University of Excellence” in 2007. The Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) belongs to the Faculty of Engineering, which is the youngest of the University’s colleges and was founded in 1995.
IMTEK currently has 20 professors, over 300 research, teaching, and technical staff, and 550 microsystems engineering students. It is one of the world’s largest academic institutions in this field today, and this is reflected in its uniquely broad scope of research and courses.
The research interests of Prof. Dr. Leonhard M. Reindl and his group focus on wireless sensor and identification systems, Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices and materials as well as microwave communication systems based on SAW devices. They include: technology, systems and applications for autonomous wireless sensors; energy supply for autonomous wireless sensor systems; design, technology and application of SAW based ID systems; design, technology and optimization of SAW devices; characterization of materials for SAW devices. Prof. Reindl pursues these topics in close cooperation with various partners in industry and academic research institutions in Germany and worldwide. The main application focus of Prof. Wilde and his group is the packaging of sensors, micro-systems and mechatronic systems. The scientific methods are aimed at modelling and prediction of reliability and lifetime under harsh environmental conditions. Therefore the influence of temperature on the mechanical behaviour and on metallurgy is studied. The applied methods comprise finite-elements modelling and simulation, metallography, precision stress and deformation measurement and special test devices. Focus of his present work lies on the development of new assembly and packaging materials for microsystems and mechatronics and their effect on functionality and reliability. Contact:
Carinthian Tech Research AG
CTR is a non-university research centre for intelligent sensor & actuator systems. With the focus clearly on sensors, CTR’s core competences are Optical System Technologies, Microsystem Technologies and surface acoustic wave (SAW) Sensor Systems. In all these fields CTR has achieved significant internationally recognised advances and acquired a network of contacts and partners, both on a national and international scale, even outside Europe. The expertise acquired with the SAW technology and the comprehensive capabilities for realising complete systems tailored to specific applications have put the centre in a rather unique position. CTR has the expertise for designing SAW sensors up to 350°C as well as implementing SAW sensor reading devices. Even in the international arena, the number of institutes and companies capable of competing in this emerging area, like Transense (UK), Sentec (D) and RF-SAW (USA), is very limited. Research’s foremost aims are to increase the temperature range of SAW sensors, develop cutting-edge reader units and investigate the interdependencies and optimisation potential of the single components involved in a complete SAW sensor system. Contact:
Danish Teknologisk Institut
The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) is a self-owned and non-profit institution which is approved by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation as a special service institute. DTI develops, applies and disseminates research- and technologically-based knowledge for the Danish and international business sector. DTI was established in 1907 and is today the number one service provider for the Danish industry. Over 13.000 companies are assisted every year within the many fields of expertise that are found in the institute. The Centre for Microtechnology and Surface Analysis holds expertise in sensor design, MEMS/NEMS device fabrication, systems prototyping, materials characterization, and deposition of functional coatings. Membership of associations/organisations: DTI is a member of the US National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network. Research facilities: DTI has a cooperation agreement with the Danish national cleanroom facility, DTU Danchip (1500m2 cleanroom facility), enabling full access of said facility. DTI has ordered a state-of-the-art step-and-repeat nano imprint lithography tool that will be installed in DTU DanChip in Q2 2009. This tool will enable pilot production of SAW devices and systems having nanometer features. DTI has vast experience in advanced materials characterization tooling situated at DTI including FIB-SEM, ESEM, TOF-SIMS and XPS. DTI also has various tools enabling deposition of sensor coatings such as MVD, PECVD, and ALD. Research activities: The research activities have a focus on wireless sensor systems, and especially the passive wireless SAW sensor platform. Contact:
GVR Trade SA
GVR Trade SA was founded in year 1996 and Dr. V. Plesski was one of its co-founders. The company is registered in Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (http://rc.ne.ch/rechres.asp). From year 2003 this company 100% belongs to Dr. V. Plessky and mainly has consulting activity in area of Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices, including SAW-tags and sensors, FBARs, micro-acoustics. The company also develops and sells the software for R&D activity in SAW-device area, and for CAD of SAW devices. Sometimes we manufacture small series of SAW devices subcontracting FAB and assembly services. We periodically arrange lecturing courses and training for young engineers joining microacoustics area. V. Plessky is the only person employed by GVR by 100%. The Company regularly subcontracts engineers and researches for particular projects and tasks. Contact: Dr Viktor Plesski
SENSeOR
Created from the sensor activities of Temex and based on numerous partnerships with the CNRS (FEMTO-ST, LEAT, L2MP for instance), SENSeOR comprises international experts in the domain of SAW sensors. As the only French industrial company active in this domain, SENSeOR has acquired a very high expertise and a unique position for the development of advanced and dedicated sensors for different applications such as remote sensing, industrial monitoring, healthcare and biotech applications, etc. SENSeOR is currently developing pressure, temperature and stress sensors and already proposes a demo kit for wireless measurements of such parameters. SENSeOR also develops a Love-wave micro-balance for chemical and biological experiments based on gravimetric measurements. SENSeOR also extends its expertise in the domain of high temperature sensors which require advanced substrates and micro-machined structures. SENSeOR is a company dedicated to building the quality foundation and lead the market of AW-based sensing. Top competencies for all required topics allow the firm for leading the evolution of this technology for optimal customer value. Contact: François Gégot Business Development Director SENSeOR High-temperature sensor group of the Technische Universität Clausthal
Prof. Holger Fritze is the head of the High-Temperature Sensor group of the Laser-ApplicationCenter (LAC), which is interdisciplinary facility focused on the development of new sensor materials and devices. The LAC is situated in the faculty of Natural and Materials Science at Clausthal University of Technology as an independent department. Current research projects focus on the development of gas sensors and micro-sensors for high temperature process control. The work includes the characterization of high-temperature materials (bulk crystals and thin films), thin film preparation and bulk acoustic properties at high temperatures. Contact:
Rolls-Royce, a world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, has established a strong position in global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce today has a broad customer base comprising more than 600 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 2,000 marine customers, including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.Rolls-Royce employs over 38,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and service facilities in 50 countries. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment, and to further developing employee skills.In 2008, Rolls-Royce invested £885 million on research and development, two thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental aspects of its products, in particular the reduction of emissions.Annual underlying revenues were £9.1 billion in 2008. The firm and announced order book stood at £57.5 billion at 30 June 2009, providing visibility of future levels of activity.The Rolls-Royce technical involvement in the project will principally use the skills of employees at the Corporate Strategic Research Centre in Derby, who have extensive experience in the evaluation of instrumentation in the hostile environments of gas turbines. Contact: Dr Werner Schiffers Rolls-Royce plc NANOTHINX S.A.
NANOTHINX S.A. is a high-tech SME specialising in the research, production and applications of high-purity and low-cost carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The company has spun-off from the Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes (FORTH/ICE-HT). Nanothinx boasts the ability to produce the highest “as produced” nanotube purity in the market (97% for multi wall nanotubes – MWNT, and most recently 98.5%). This is achieved by exploiting the proprietary catalysts and Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) production methods, specially developed by the research team of the company. More specifically, the product range of Nanothinx is divided into two categories: - High purity carbon nanotubes. The company, after having developed a basic array of nanotube products, produces nanotubes on demand based on the characteristics requested by the clients. - Nanotubes application realization. Nanothinx has contacted research for several clients,having developed proprietary methods for various applications. During its four years of operation, Nanothinx has initiated collaborations with national and European organizations aiming at the development of CNT-based products for high-strength & electronics applications. Contact:
Russian consortium
FOMOS-MATERIALS
FOMOS-MATERIALS, ОАО specializes in developing and manufacturing piezoelectric materials, in particular, in growing oxide crystals, such as lanthanum-gallium silicate and lanthanum-gallium tantalate, as well as crystal device fabrication. An industrial technology of big crystal growth has been mastered. The 120mm in diameter, 100mm in length crystals are used to fabricate plated and un-plated crystal blanks of various shapes and dimensions: from 3.5mm up to 100mm in diameter, 0.05mm-3.0mm thick. The products are exported mostly (up to 75%) to European countries, the USA and South-East Asia. FOMOS-MATERIALS is also involved in R&D activities aimed at improving crystal material and products’ quality. FOMOS-MATERIALS has experience in participating and leading Russian and international projects, in the framework of FP6 program and Anvar-France, in particular. Contact: Sergey Sakharov Deputy Director FOMOS Materials IMT RAS
IMT RAS is one of the base institutes in the field of microelectronics in Russia. It has a staff of 302 including 121 researches. IMT RAS was founded in 1984 on the basis of the departments of microelectronics and pure materials of the Institute of Solid-State Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR founded in 1983. When organized IMT RAS was set the tasks to perform the basic researches in the field of physical bases of microelectronics and the properties of micro- and nanoobjects, as well as the creation of the methods for the control and diagnostics of nanoobjects, the elaboration of new technological processes of microstructuring, and a search and production of new materials for microelectronics. Today IMT RAS is engaged in basic and promising applied researches and elaborates technological processes and scientific-technological equipment for microelectronics. One can distinguish the following main topics of research works among a wide range of the tasks under solution: - Physical principles of the creation of element base for nanoelectronics and quantum computers; - Elaboration of the foundations for materials technology and technology of element base for microsystem engineering including nanoelectronics, nanoionics, and nanooptics as well as the development of technologies for the production and analysis of the materials for electronic engineering; - Physical foundations and technology for the formation of device structures of micro- and nanoelectronics with atomic ion and molecular beams; - Investigation of physical foundations and elaboration of the technology for element base for HF electronics; - Analytical and certification center of IMT RAS for elaboration of new methods for the analysis of high- purity materials, objects of environment, technological mediums and materials, biological and food products, steels and alloys, and semiconductors and superconductors of complex compositions. IMT RAS is the initiator of the development of two original scientific leads, which won world recognition: metal nanoelectronics and Bragg-Fresnel X-ray optics. Contact:
MISA
The investigations are carried out by researches of Department of Material Science Semiconductors and Dielectrics of Institute of Physical Chemistry of Materials. The main areas of their interest are innovative activity in creation of functional Si-C coverings with wide set of unique characteristics, research of mechanical, electrophysical and optical properties of piezoelectric monocrystals, development of methods of formation of bidomain structure in ferroelectric crystals for precise electromechanical converters. At the disposal of Department there is wide set of advanced equipment for structure researches, definition of element structure of materials, mechanical, electrophysical and optical properties, characteristics of surfaces etc. There is technological equipment for synthesis of thin layers of Si-C films on dielectric, semiconductor and metal substrates. The films are possessed with high adhesion. Their properties are reproduced by rather simple technological methods on plants of vacuum sedimentation of an average level of complexity at low power inputs and expenses for initial materials. The structure of matrix allows to introduce almost any metal in the wide range of concentrations, and due to this fact there is a possibility to receive nanocomposite materials with the physical properties changed in wide ranges: conductivity for 18 usages (from 10-4 to 1014 Om-1∙ sm-1), temperature factor of resistance from 10-3 to 10-5, factor of a friction from 0,15 to 0,02, elastic modules from 7 to 45 Gpa. Due to these characteristics these materials can be used for creation of stable electrodes of high-temperature sensor controls on SAW. Contact: Mikhail Malinkovich
AVANGARD
Open Joint Stock Company "Avangard" (established in October 1948) for many years have been a leading enterprise in Russia in the development of innovative technologies and production of radio electronics and micro-system engineering and represents an industrial technology center of the country. Basic product trends of our company:
Our production facilities comprise: At the moment we are promoting and selling the following products and technologies of our made at the markets of Russia and abroad: JSC Avangard has dozens of state awards and diplomas of Russian Federation for its achievements in the development and practical implementation of innovative ideas. The company has become the winner of numerous exhibitions held in Russia and abroad devoted to innovative trends in science and manufacturing. Contact:
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Prof. Holger Fritze is the head of the High-Temperature Sensor group of the Laser-ApplicationCenter (LAC), which is interdisciplinary facility focused on the development of new sensor materials and devices. The LAC is situated in the faculty of Natural and Materials Science at Clausthal University of Technology as an independent department. Current research projects focus on the development of gas sensors and micro-sensors for high temperature process control. The work includes the characterization of high-temperature materials (bulk crystals and thin films), thin film preparation and bulk acoustic properties at high temperatures. |
