The Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) is an interdisciplinary research institute located in the “Campus Río Ebro” at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). 

INA is dedicated to R&D in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Its activities are based on manufacturing and processing micro and nanoscaled structures (10-6 m and 10-9 m respectively) and studying their applications, in collaboration with companies and technological institutes from different areas and countries.

INA has high-level experts of different disciplines: Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Biochemistry and Medicine, which allows the Institute to perform a multidisciplinary research using all branches of knowledge to address nanoscience. Almost 140 researchers (67PhDs and 18 qualified technicians) work at INA. In addition, there is a Transfer and Promotion Office that supports the R&D activity. The goal of this office is to forge links between companies and the Institute.

Mission and Vision of INA

The mission of the Institute of… Located within INA is the Advanced Microscopy Laboratory, LMA.

LMA is a unique initiative at national and international levels aimed at providing the Industrial and Scientific communities with the most advanced infrastructures in Nanofabrication, Local Probe and Electron Microscopy for the observation, characterization, nanopatterning and handling of materials at atomic and molecular scale.

All LMA instruments and the expertise of the scientists and technical staff involved are offered to researchers from other public and private research centers and also to professionals from industrial sectors at national and international levels.

The available infrastructures at LMA are divided in the following areas:

Dual Beam, SEM, XPS, and XRD areas

Infrastructures:

Cryogenic Dual Beam Nova 200
Dual Beam Helios Nanolab 600 and 650
Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope SEM-Quanta FEG 250, ESEM
Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope CSEM-FEG INSPECT 50
XRD: Bruker D8 Advance High…. INA-LMA offers its instruments and support to different industrial sectors. Some of the most representative industrial sectors for which LMA performs a variety of microscopic and analytical services are the followings:

Biotechnology, Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Industry

Characterization of functionalized nanoparticles.
Characterization of different types of biomaterials and biological samples.
Characterization of the plasmonic behavior for optical applications in biotechnology.
Contamination and particle identification. Particle sizing. Surface and interface analysis.
Chemical composition and structure of C/N/O based samples.
Shape memory alloys: brackets for dental and stents for medical applications.

Chemical Industry

Characterization of new materials.
Contaminant particle identification.
Characterization of nanopaints, adhesives and general coatings for a wide variety of industrial applications.
Characterization of thin films and surface…. Yes. service.

With more than 415 employees and more than 19,500 m² net floor space the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT is worldwide one of the most important development and contract research institutes of its specific field. The activities cover a wide range of areas such as the development of new laser beam sources and components, precise laser based metrology, testing technology and industrial laser processes. This includes laser cutting, caving, drilling, welding and soldering as well as surface treatment, micro processing and rapid manufacturing.

Furthermore, the Fraunhofer ILT is engaged in laser plant technology, process control, modelling and simulation as well as in the entire system technology. We offer feasibility studies, process qualification and laser integration in customer specific manufacturing lines.
Frauhofer ILT provides infrastructure in manufacturing from laser sources and processing heads to complete laser-based manufacturing systems at laboratory level and at industrial level. For analyses of materials, the ILT offers the complete metallurgical and biological analysis facilities as well as a number of state of the art microscopes from laser scanning devices to electron scanning microscopes.
. At Fraunhofer ILT, projects range from community research via public-private partnerships to fully confidential contract research.
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The C2N micro-nano-technology facility is a 2800m² iso4 cleanroom located in Paris. The C2N expertise covers requirements such as delivery of MBE or MOVPE grown materials, micro and nano technologies, and also analysis.

It belongs to the network Renatech. Renatech is the French network of high-end facilities in the field of micro & nanotechnology coordinated by CNRS. Its objective is to allow the research and industry to benefit from competitive and world-class infrastructure for carrying out research and R&D projects. That requires top level equipment in micro and nanotechnologies

Within the framework of the Renatech network, C2N supports more than hundred external projects every year, the technological investigation being developed in C2N while the project leader belongs to another lab. C2N process specialists evaluate the feasibility of the project, and define the technology to be exploited or to be developed in order to deliver the required structures or to perform high-end analysis.

The C2N… Equipments are distributed in several "resources" listed below, some equipments being freely operated by any user after a qualifying training, while others are under restricted access.

Four main resources have been defined :

Generic Processing Technologies (lithography, etching, deposition, back end, characterization)
Advanced technologies (Ebeam lithography, ICP,etching, ALD, SEM)
Growth (MOCVD, MBE)
Structural analysis (DRX, TEM)
Optical analysis (FTIR)

. Technological service: OPEN-ACCESS fabrication service of micro and nanosystems for research and all industries.

R&D project collaboration with leading-edge tools and instrumentation

Client oriented advices: identification of the relevant technological solutions

On-site training capabilities: training the customers' staff for autonomous of high-end instruments

Services on demand:

Technological state of the art
Partnerships identification
Identification of funding opportunities

 
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Centre for functional and surface-functionalized glasses (acronym FunGlass) is newly created centre of excellence in the framework of Horizon 2020 project - Spreading the excellence and widening participation (H2020-WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017-TeamingPhase2; Topic WIDESPREAD-01-2016-2017 Teaming Phase 2, project number 739566). Its establishment is based on upgrade of the existing Centre of excellence for ceramics, glass and silicate materials (CEKSiM, created in 2012). The Centre is created in cooperation with the project partners´ institutions and their leading experts in glass science and technology in Europe, namely (in alphabetical order) prof. Bernardo from the Universita degli Studi di Padova (Italy), prof. Boccaccini from the Friedrich – Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany), prof. Durán from the Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio Madrid (Spain), and prof. Wondraczek from the Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena (Germany). The Centre is located at Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín, Slovakia… In the last 6 years the Centre was successful in obtaining a significant amount of funding from ERDF and other sources (including industrial cooperation).  As a result of these activities, today CEKSiM has at its hands an up-to-date research infrastructure:

Sample preparation

State of the art powder processing line, laboratory scale, including:

Planetary Mill, Fritsch Pulverisette 5,
Vibratory Micro, Mill Fritsch Pulversiette 0,

State of the art ceramographic facilities, laboratory scale, including:

Precision Saw, Buehler IsoMet® 5000,
Diamond Saw, Buehler AbrasiMatic® 300 Abrasive Cutter,
Lapping equipment/Grinder-Polisher, Buehler EcoMet 300Pro
Automatic polisher EcoMet/AutoMet 300 Grinder-Polisher,
Vibration polishing Buehler Vibromet,

Other:

JEOL JFC-1300 „AUTO Sputter Coater“,
JEOL JEC-520 „Carbon Coater“,
House built equipment for preparation of glass microspheres by flame synthesis,
Laboratory Tape Caster, DrBlade

Heat treatment and glass…. The industrial based research is related to the needs of local and regional glass production and technology problems. The actual services for industrial partners are DSC analysis, TGA analysis, SEM analysis, measurement of the mechanical and physical properties of the glasses. The Centre offers also the following services:

Determination of the chemical composition of inorganic non-metalic materials
Determination of the content of dissolved elements in water
Determination of the chemical resistance of silicate glasses
Corrosion testing and monitoring of chemical resistance of inorganic materials
Corrosion tests with advanced ceramic materials under hydrothermal conditions
Vicker hardness test
Microstructural analysis of inorganic non-metallic materials
UV-VIS-NIR (absorption) spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Electrical and electrochemical properties of materials
Thermal properties of materials
Melting of glass-forming melts under laboratory conditions
Measurement of physical…. Yes. service.

As a leading institute for resource-efficient production within the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, with over 600 staff members, Fraunhofer IWU is an important R&D partner for the automotive/ vehicle, machine tool and mechanical engineering industries. Strong collaborations with European stakeholders are in:

Manufacturing processes such as forming, joining, machining (cutting) including machine tools and automation
Additive manufacturing
Acoustical solutions for industry
Lightweight design (metal foam, fibres, sheet metals)
Functional surfaces and micro manufacturing

Innovation at Fraunhofer IWU is grouped into three areas:

 Mechatronics and Lightweight Structures including

Adaptronics and acoustics
Medical engineering
Additive manufacturing
Functionally-integrated lightweight structures
Functional textiles
Applied polymers/plastics processing

Forming and Joining Technologies including

Sheet metal forming
Hydroforming
Hot bulk metal forming
… Forming machine tools

Clutch-controlled screw press
Die rolling machine
Cross rolling machine
Spin extrusion machine
Several hydraulic presses with press forces ranging from 50 kN to 16,000 kN
Two hydroforming presses (4,000 bar; press force: 15,000/50,000 kN)
Profile rolling machines
Rotary swaging machine
Pulsed power generator for electromagnetic forming
Precision forming machines for micro hot embossing
Testing station for high speed micro-forming

Machine tool thermal behaviour testing equipment (including a thermal cell to generate defined variable ambient conditions)

Additive Manufacturing: Laser Beam Melting

Several laser beam melting systems  

Robotics and assembly engineering

Car body construction plant for assembling car doors including different robot clamping fixtures
HRI experimenting platform including different heavy-duty KUKA robots  

Production Management/ Factory Planning

Laser scanner for 2D/3D detection of building outlines….
Innovation Services
Access to newest knowledge and technologies with expertise in solving industry problems
Applied research experts
Skills training and workshops for companies
Technology and process optimisation
Technology and knowledge transfer
Prototype development
Iterative and participative design

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The LTM technology center is one of the 5 French centers associated in the Renatech network. The LTM technology center in located in Grenoble - France. Its 1200m² cleanroom area is divided in two parts : 500 m² are located on the 200-300 mm LETI's platform. Developments of technological process are developed there on 200 mm and 300 mm Si wafers for projects in micro or nanoelectronics and photonics. The other 700 m² area is named "Plateforme Technologique Amont" (PTA) or Center for upstream research. Its objective is to provide to academic laboratories or industrial companies a set-up of technological equipments and associated processes which are compatible with various materials and substrate sizes from few mm² up to 100 mm wafers. Main objective of the LTM center is to provide a rapid and simple access to the platform.  Academic or  industrial users can be trained to be able to use the equipments, or can ask to the center staff to provide the technological process service.
The equipments of PTA are composed of all the standard tools for technological processes in terms of growth, deposition (E-beam, PVD, LPCVD, PECVD...), etching, lithography (e-Beam, optical UV and DUV, Nanoimprint...) and associated characterizations. Specific equipements usually devoted to MEMs and NEMs fabrication are also available, such as Chemical Mechanical Planarization. About 30 tools are present in the cleanroom with specifications at the state of the art. The equipment list is available on www.pta-grenoble.com website.

The 200-300 mm equipments platform is composed of two plasma etching clusters, one epitaxy cluster for III-V compounds growth, and a set of physico-chemical characterization tools such as XPS, Ellipsometry, Micro-PL, micro-raman...) The particularity of these tools is that wafers can be characterized directly after etching or deposition process without any oxydation, by using vacuum carriers. information on theses equipements can be consulted on the www.ltmlab.fr website.
. The LTM technology center provides various services for any academic or industrial customer who would like to perform a R&D project. The objective can be the identification of technological solutions, the experimentation of new processes, or the demonstration of the fabrication of a new device. The customer's staff can be trained for an autonomous use of the equipments, The center staff can also provide a service to develop and realize technological processes or complete flow chart. the customers can contact the center on the renatech website. After a discussion with the center director, the specifications will be established and a quotation will be proposed. Main objective is to provide a rapid access to the equipements or realization. 
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Laser and Engineering technologies cluster LITEK was established in 2011 but cooperation between science and SMEs continues for more than 20 years already. Today LITEK unifies 16 companies and organizations working in photonics and engineering field. LITEK cluster has strong connections with more than 50 companies and 10 RTOs working in fields of optoelectronic components, including optical materials and lasers and more than 80 companies working in engineering sector. LITEK has Research and training center with laboratories, clean-rooms & offices.

Overall goal of the cluster is to create the dynamic center of action, which would have a fully integrated chain of researchers, suppliers, manufacturers and retailers and, which would improve the international competitiveness of laser and laser-related engineering technologies as well as the knowledge and wealth of SMEs.

LITEK provides research services to Lithuanian and foreign companies. Using during researches obtained knowledge, specialist of LITEK… As it was mentioned, LITEK has Research and training centre with laboratories, ISO7 clean-rooms & offices with different equipment. LITEK research and training centre has UV-VIS-IR spectrometer, spherical/aspherical lens polishing equipment, fiber laser technology processing equipment, analytical equipment, 3D printing workstation, optical coating station, various program software, spectrum analyzers, lasers, CNC precise machining bar and other.

More information [email protected] or
. Laser & Engineering Technologies cluster LITEK provides a variety of services: perform designing, experimental production and testing high power and energy laser systems, fiber lasers; carry out prototypes, modeling services; develop technologies for multi-layer coating for optical components; provide flat optics and crystal polishing services and other photonics and/or engineering sector related activity.

More information [email protected] or
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The Association of Investigation and Industrial Cooperation of Andalusia "F. de Paula Rojas" (AICIA) is an association that exclusively pretends public interest without profit aim and whose purpose is to impel, orientate, and develop the industrial investigation, in order to favour the technological advance in Andalusia and to collaborate for a better capacity of the Andalusian industrial engineers.

 

The purposes of AICIA, as it is established in the fourth article of its statutes, are:

 

To realize investigation projects and studies of interest for the industry in general and particularly for its associates.

To establish cooperation relationships with public or private entities, or with people, for service contribution and the execution of investigation works.
To participate actively in the protection of the industrial environment, by means of evaluation of the contamination levels and advisory in fabrication processes less polluting and in corrective measures of the installations… AICIA has research laboratories in different parts of its research activities, as well as agreements for the joint use of the research laboratories at the Engineering School of the University of Seville.

​The list of laboratories  and its mains capacities are:

Aerospace laboratory.
Wind tunnel.
Solar energy Lab.
Structural testing lab.
High voltage electrical lab.
Co2 capture Lab
Chemistry and environment lab
Thermal engines lab
Electronic lab-white room
Power electronics lab
Aeronautics components test lab
Calibration and measurement lab
Materials lab

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INTRODUCTION

DESCRIPTION OF AICIA´S SECTORIAL ACTIVITIES

AERONAUTICAL

AERONAUTIC MATERIALS, STRUCTURES & MANUFACTURING

UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS

NAVIGATION & AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

AEROSPACE PROPULSION

AIRPORT ENGINEERING

ENERGY

ENERGY TRANSPORT AND SUPPLY

SOLAR ENERGY

BIOENERGY

WIND AND MARINE

ENERGY SAVING AND EFFICIENCY

POWER PLANTS

HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS

MATERIALS & NANOTECHNOLOGY

NANOTECHNOLOGY

METALLURGIC TECHNOLOGY

NUMERIC ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS

METALLIC MATERIALS

ENVIROMENT

CO2 CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION

EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF CONTAMINATION

WASTE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

PROTECTION AND INSPECTION PROCESSES

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

GESTIÓN DE LA PRODUCCIÓN

DESIGN, MANAGEMENT & IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS DE INGENIERÍA

ICTs

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

COMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

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CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (hereinafter FTMC) is the largest research institution in Lithuania. FTMC is carrying out unique research and technological development works in the fields of laser technologies, optoelectronics, nuclear physics, organic chemistry, bio and nanotechnologies, electrochemical material science, functional materials, electronics, etc., and developing high technologies expedient for business and society needs.

There are 3 main KETs, namely photonics, advanced materials and nanotechnology, that identify the priorities for the R&D activities and the most excellent knowledge based expertise in FTMC. The Centre is also focused on strengthening the skills in micro and nanoelectronics and has ambitious plans for R&D in this area.

At present FTMC can provide the KETs based services that can be exploited in technology development, prototyping, testing, production validation and other knowledge based solutions, important for first production and upscaling, and these… FTMC exploits the equipment that is originally made and obtained from world leading companies. We share a part of equipment between the individual groups and individual modules of technologies for overlapping tasks and processes that are carried out in the basic clean room area. We have special measures to prevent interference between separated tasks and R&D projects. We also have dedicated equipment with original functional features. The infrastructure of FTMC:

- Clean room facilities (about 300 sq. m; from ISO7 to ISO5).

- MBE machine: "SVT III-V MBE System Model C-V-2" for the growth of A3B5 semiconducting layers and quantum structures. The device is equipped with In, Ga, Al, Bi metallic sources, As bulk and cracker and Si and Be for doping.

- Integrated Vacuum Deposition System Model TFDS- 870 – intended for metal contacts deposition.

- Magnetron sputtering device EvoVac (Angstrom Engineering) with 4 guns and Kaufman and Robinson EH400 5A  ion gun.

- E-beam vacuum deposition system:…. 1. Photonics:

1.1. Laser processing:

1.1.1. in-glass marking;

1.1.2. laser beam interference ablation;

1.1.3. laser direct writing;

1.1.4. ultrashort pulse laser ablation;

1.2. Optoelectronics:

1.2.1. development and applications of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy systems;

1.2.2. development and fabrication of infrared light emitters and photodetectors;

1.2.3. development and testing THz imaging arrays for security and diagnostics systems;

1.2.4. terahertz and broadband spectroscopy;

1.2.5. MBE growth of dilute bismide layers for infrared light emitters and photodetectors;

1.3. Prototyping:

1.3.1. photolithography;

1.3.2. laser lithography;

1.3.3. wet chemical processing;

1.3.4. thermal processing;

1.3.5. metal and oxide coatings;

1.3.6. assemblage and testing;

1.3.7. clean room (ISO7 – ISO5, about 300 sq. m) operations.

2. Advanced Materials:

2.1. Material development for special coatings, photovoltaics, sensors:

2.1.1. advanced optical…. Yes. service.

The Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS) carries out industrial-oriented research in silicon technology, customized circuits (ASICs), nanopatterning and image sensor technology as well as being involved in professional development. It is a public foundation and partner to the Innovationsallianz Baden-Württemberg.

Among the research and development done at the Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart is the field of nano-electrical and nano-optical systems. We are in a top international market position in the development and production of advanced photo masks and diffractive optical components. This is done in a state of the art development and production environment with cutting edge structuring and measuring equipment available.

The Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart offers comprehensive support to small- and medium-scale companies realizing innovations with microelectronic technology.

Fast and cost-efficient development of ASICs and sensor chips in tailor-made quantities
… Design

The institute offers a multitude of possibilities for the design of microchips.

The microchip circuit design is done with standard design tools on high performance workstations. Our experienced continuously trained design team implements customer requests focused and accurately.
 

 

 

 
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Having alliances with small- and medium-scale companies we offer a whole variety of cooperative possibilities, such as the strict implementation of delivered netlists, a walk-in-service that enables customers to work inhouse supported by us as well as complete development by our design team according to requirement specifications.

Cleanroom

 
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The institute has a class 10 – 100 1200 m2 clean room available to manufacture microelectronic circuit and fabricate advanced masks using e beam lithography.

Production

 
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The Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart houses the entire equipment necessary for qualified production of microchips…. Integrated circuits & systems

IMS offers both, access to various foundry technologies and to the IMS 0.5 µm / 0.8 µm CMOS process that provides a powerful Gate Array technology applicable for a fully digital and Mixed Signal Application with analog functions.

An outstanding feature is the fast and cost-efficient production of ASICs in small quantities of less than 100 chips as well as the production in series.

In addition to the development and technological consultancy we also provide the consolidated qualified manufacture and testing of ASICs. By cooperating with partners from the semiconductor industry the IMS can guarantee timely delivery and fast production of bulk orders. In cases where your application requires the development using other types of technology we provide this in cooperation with external semiconductor manufacturers.

 

Basic data of our Mixed Signal Gate Array technology:

analog and digital signal processing
low development costs
short delivery times
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