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EMERGINGSENSORTECHNOLOGIES&APPLICATIONS
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We work to encourage the best environment to enable the private sector to grow. Our vision is to help create a vibrant Welsh economy, delivering strong and sustainable growth, by providing opportunities for all. Our Innovation Wales strategy - published in 2014 - identifies a number of key themes that help Wales to improve its performance. One of these stresses the need to develop a culture of open innovation. We have since supported a number of successful open innovation initiatives that have created opportunities for SMEs and universities to collaborate with some of the larger companies in Wales. The Innovation team within Welsh Government offers a package of support to help businesses turn their ideas into practical and commercial new products and services. The rewards of successful research and development can be significant. It can open up new markets, boost sales and increase profitability. But it is also a risky business. Our team of innovation specialists located around Wales offer free impartial advice, and have solid, proven industrial experience in innovation, design and manufacturing. Our support is available via Business Wales. Welsh Government’s Business Wales service supports new and established businesses in Wales. Whether you’re thinking about starting a new business, have already taken the first few steps or want to grow your current business, we can help. Business Wales supports the sustainable growth of small and medium size enterprises across the country by offering access to information, guidance and business support.
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ChrisMeadows,HeadofOpenInnova5on-IQEplc
Contactdetails:[email protected];+44(0)2920839400
Biography:ChrisstartedhiscareerinelectronicsandsemiconductorsatBri5shTelecomResearchLaboratoriesbeforejoiningastart-upventurebetweenBTandUSbasedDuPont,developingandmanufacturingcomponentsforop5calfibrecommunica5onssystems.In1988,ChriswaspartofthefoundingteamatEpitaxialProductsInterna5onalLtd(EPI)inCardiff.In1999EPImergedwithaUScompe5torandunderwentasuccessfulIPOtobecomeIQEplcwhichcurrentlycomprisesmul5plehigh-techmanufacturingopera5onsacrossEurope,AsiaandtheUSA.Chrishasheldanumberofseniormanagementposi5onswithintheGroupandhiscurrentresponsibili5esincludeopeninnova5on,marke5ngandcommunica5ons.
IQEPlc:IQEistheleadingglobalsupplierofadvanced,compoundsemiconductorwaferproductsthatcoveradiverserangeofapplica5ons,supportedbyaninnova5veoutsourcedfoundryservicespor^oliothatallowstheGrouptoprovidea'onestopshop'forthewaferneedsoftheworld'sleadingsemiconductormanufacturers.Withapedigreeda5ngbackmorethantwenty-fiveyears,IQEofferstheindustry’sbroadestproductpor^olio,withachoiceoftechnologypla^ormsfrommul5ple,globalmanufacturingfacili5esacrossEurope,AsiaandtheUSA.Visit:www.iqep.com.
Chair’sWelcome
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
OnbehalfoftheCoInnovateteam,IamdelightedtowelcomeyoutotheCoInnovateworkshoponsensorpla^ormsandemergingapplica5ons.
Sensorsrepresentoneofthemostexci5ngareasglobally.Theworldwidemarketiswidelyreportedtobewellover$100billionandisgrowingatarapidpace.Attheheartofallsensorapplica5onsliesperhapsthekeydriverforembeddingsensorsinproductsandsystems;thevalueofdata.
Dataonprocesses,people,systems,theenvironment,infrastructureandequipment,justtonameafew,allowsorganisa5onsandindividualstomakeinformeddecisionsthatcansavenotjustresources,butitgivesorganisa5onsanupperhandinfocusingtheireffortsandinsomecases,therightdataattheright5mecanperhapssavelives.Coupledwiththecon5nuousadvancesinInternetofThingspla^orms,highspeedcompu5ngandsensorcapabili5es,ourabilitytocollect,analyseandpresentdatahasneverbeensoextraordinary.
Deliveringcompe55veadvantageacrossaglobaltechnologylandscapeishighontheagendafororganisa5onsofallsizes.Asweenteranewerawherecollabora5onisbecomingmoreofanecessitythananop5on,theUKisinanenviableposi5onwhenitcomestothequalityofresearchoutputsandtherightculturetobuildeffec5vecollabora5onsfortechnologydevelopmentinsensors.
Thefocusnowisrightlyoncommercialisa5onofnovelsensortechnologies,alongwithabefermatchbetweenend-userrequirementsandtechnologycapabili5es.Weareexcitedtobesuppor5ngthisac5vitybybringingsuppliersofsensortechnologiestogetherwithusers.Welookforwardtoworkingwithyoutomapoutsupplychainsacrossanumberofsectorsanddiscussnewopportuni5esforsensordevelopment.
ThereareanumberofcentresintheUKthatareworkingwithacademiaandindustrytodevelopandcommercialiseleadingsensorpla^ormsandapplica5ons.Iampleasedtowelcomespeakersandexpertdelegatesfromsuchresearchcentres,Catapultsandorganisa5onacrosstheUK.
Itisimportantthatwecon5nuetoshareinsightsandbringtogethercomplimentaryexper5seacrosssupplychainsandsupporttheUKinitseffortstofurtherinnova5oninsensordevelopmentandcommercialisa5on.
Weaimtokeepdiscussionsalivefollowingtheworkshopandgrowthesensors-networkoftechnologistsandusers.WeinviteyoutojoinusatCoInnovate2018inJanuary,wherewewillcon5nuetodiscussionsduringtheFromSensorstoValuesessionandlooktobuildnewcollabora5ons.
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Agenda
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
09:00–09:30Registra5on
09:30–11:00EmergingTechnologies • ChrisMeadows,HeadofOpenInnova5on,IQEPlc(Chair) • ProfOwenGuy,HeadofSystemsProcessEngineeringCentre,SwanseaUniversity • DrAndyChapman,ChiefScien5ficOfficer,ZiyloLtd • ChrisStaveley,CEO,SmartFibresLtd • BernardStark,ReaderinElectrical&ElectronicEngineering,UniversityofBristol • ProfMohamedMissous,ProfessorofSemiconductorMaterialsandDevices,The
UniversityofManchester
11:00–11:30Networkingbreak&SupplyChainMapping
11:30–12:50SensorApplica5ons
• IanReid,CEO,CENSIS(Keynote) • EfremFesshaie,TechnologyManager,Lifelfuse • DrStephenMorris,BusinessDevelopmentManager,ExselDytecnaLtd • PeterS5rling,ChiefProductOfficer,DashboardLtd • ColinForster,SeniorProjectConsultant,Plextek
12:50–13:35Lunch
13:35–14:40Challenges&Opportuni5es
Interac5vesessiontoshareinsightsandexplorebarriersandenablersofsensorresearchandcommercialisa5on
14:40–14:55Networkingbreak
14:55–16:00Fromresearchtohighvolumemanufacture
• ProfPeterSmowton,Director,EPSRCFutureCompoundSemiconductorManufacturingHub,CardiffUniversity
• DrAndySellars,ChiefBusinessDevelopmentOfficer,CompoundSemiconductorApplica5onsCatapult
• DrIwanDavies,GroupTechnologyDirector,IQEPlc
16:00WorkshopClose
Session 1: Emerging technologies
Compound Semiconductor Applications CatapultThe Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult supports industry’s ability to access and exploit UK advancements in compound semiconductor technologies.
This Catapult aims to bridge the gap between companies developing novel semiconductor materials, topologies
and devices, and those developing systems for end-user applications.
Our mission:
• Establish a world-class, open-access R&D facility for UK industry
• Help businesses develop new products in: • Power Electronics • RF and microwave • Photonics
• Provide access to independent, trusted expertise, engineers and scientists
• Work with SMEs, multi-national companies, academics and government
• Help to translate the UK’s research into tangible economic benefits
A member of CS-Connected – the South Wales compound semiconductor cluster www.csconnected.com
For further information about the Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult please contact:
[email protected] or visit our website: www.csa.catapult.org.uk
Speakers
ProfOwenGuy,HeadofSystemsProcessEngineeringCentre-SwanseaUniversity
Contactdetails:[email protected];www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering
Biography:Prof.OwenJGuy(OJG),isDirectoroftheCentreforNanoHealthatSwanseaUniversity;auniquefacilityapplyingdevicefabrica5onandsemiconductorprocessingtohealthcareproblemsincollabora5onwithindustry.OJGisalsoheadoftheSystemsProcess&EngineeringCentre.Owen’sgrouphas14years’experienceincleanroomdevicefabrica5on(silicon,graphene&MEMStechnology).OJGhasdevelopedgrapheneandmicrofluidicstechnologythroughEPSRCandInnovateUKprojectsandleadsanumberofEPSRC,NewtonfundandMarieCuriecollabora5vesensorprojects.OwenhasPIgrantincomeofmorethan£4million,haspublished60papersandholds2patents.
CentreforNanoHealth(CNH),SwanseaUniversity:SwanseaUniversityEngineeringisaUKtop10Engineeringdepartment,renownedforitsworkwithindustry.Swansea’sCentreforNanoHealth(CNH)wasoneofEurope’sfirstfullyintegratednanotechnologyandhealth/biotechcleanroomfacility–integra5ngnanotechnologyintomedicalscienceapplica5onstoprovidehealthcaresolu5onstohealthcareprovidersandthehealthcareindustry.Swanseaalsodevelopedtheworld’sfirstepitaxialgraphenebiosensor.SwanseaUniversityisaworld-class,research-led,dualcampusuniversity.TheUniversitysoareduptheleaguetableto26thintheUKResearchExcellenceFramework(REF)2014.Visit:www.swansea.ac.uk.
PresentaBonOverview:Grapheneisa2Dmaterialwithuniqueelectricalandmechanicalproper5esitsap5tudeforchemicalmodifica5on.Graphenedevicesandsensorspromisetobeadisrup5vetechnologyinnextgenera5onelectronicsandsensors.Novelgraphenesensortechnologyusedtodevelopsensors,basedonchemicallyfunc5onalisedgraphenemicrochannels,andtheirapplica5oninlab-on-chipPOC(Point-of-Care)diagnos5cswillbepresented.Theadvantagesofgrapheneforsensingapplica5onswillbehighlightedinacomparisonwithothermaterials,suchascarbonnanotubesandsiliconnanowires.Importantconsidera5onsforprocessingofsamplesusingmicrofluidicsandlab-on-chiptechnologywillbediscussed.
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DrAndyChapman,ChiefScien5ficOfficer-ZiyloLtd
Contactdetails:[email protected]
Biography:Andyhasabackgroundinorganometallicandsynthe5corganicchemistryandisCSOatZIylo.PriortojoiningZiylo,Andyworkedasaresearchscien5statEconicTechnologiesandsomeleadingacademicins5tu5onsintheUKandSpainwherehisvariedresearchac5vi5eshave
ledtoseveralhigh-impactar5cles,patentsandbooks.
ZiyloLtd:AtZiylo,wearedevelopingourGlucoseBindingMolecules(GBMs)forseveralmarketopportuni5es.Ourpla^ormtechnologyisbasedonover20yearsofcuungedgeresearchpioneeredbyProfessorAnthonyDavis’groupattheUniversityofBristol.Inspiredbynaturalcarbohydratebindingproteins(lec5ns),ProfessorDavis’hasbecomealeaderinthefieldof‘Synthe5cLec5ns’–Synthe5cmoleculesthatarecapableofbindingcarbohydrateslikeglucoseinwater.ThisawardwinningchemistryhasbeenpublishedinScienceandNatureChemistryandhaslaidthefounda5onforthediscoveryoftheworld’smostselec5veGBMthatisatthecoreofZiylo’sbusiness.Visitwww.ziylo.com.
PresentaBonOverview:Ourintellectualpropertycoversapla^ormtechnologyforGBMsthatistotallyunique,extremelyrobustandcanoutperformbothbiological(protein-based)andexis5ngsynthe5c(boronicacidbased)pla^orms,inspecificallydetec5ngglucoseincomplicatedbiologicalmedia.Thesuperbspecificityandrobustnessofourtechnologypromisestoaddresstheintrinsiclimita5onsofcurrentstate-of-the-artCon5nuousGlucoseMonitoring(CGM)systems.Thispresenta5onwillbeanoverviewofZiylo'scurrenttechnologyinthefieldofcon5nuousglucosemonitoringinbioreactorsanddiabetes.
Speakers
ChrisStaveley,CEO-SmartFibresLtd
Contactdetails:chris.staveley@smar^ibres.com;+44(0)1344484111
Biography:Chrisisanengineerwithapassionforinnova5on.Inhisearlycareerheusedthispassiontodesigncuungedgehelmetmounteddisplaysandhead-updisplaysformilitarypilots,
toworkonthedevelopmentofhighlyefficientelectricvehicledigitaldrivetrains,andtomanagethedesignandmanufactureofsomeextraordinaryconsumerelectronicproducts.SincejoiningSmart
Fibresin 2002,ChrishasusedthispassiontodrivethepioneeringdevelopmentoftheCompany’sop5calfibresensingtechnology,tounlocknewapplica5onsforthistechnology,andtoplaceSmartFibresasaworldleadingsupplierofsensingsolu5onsforsomeuniquemonitoringandcontrolapplica5ons.
SmartFibresLtdhasbeenpioneeringthedevelopmentofmeasurementsystemsbasedonfibreBragggra5ngssince1998.Thatmakesusoneofthelongestestablishedplayersinanexci5ng,newmarket.Oursystemscandelivernumerous,keyadvantagesoverconven5onal,electronicsensingtechnologiesfordesignvalida5on,processop5misa5onandcondi5onmonitoring.Theprincipalapplica5onsthatwehaveopenedtothistechnologyarewithintheoil&gas,windenergyandaerospacesectors.Numerousotherapplica5onsexistinothersectors,wherevercri5caldataisrequiredfromextremeharshenvironments.Visit:www.smar^ibres.com.
PresentaBonOverview:Thispresenta5onwillintroducethefibreBragggra5ngandhowitcanbeusedinasensingsystemtomeasurestrain,temperature,pressure,andnumerousotherphysicalmeasurands.Thepresenta5onwillthengiveanoverviewofthetechnology’skeyadvantagesoverconven5onalelectronicsensing,andshowcasesomeapplica5onsdevelopedbySmartFibreswithinoil&gas,aerospace,windenergyandothersectors.
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BernardStark,ReaderinElectrical&ElectronicEngineering-UniversityofBristol
Contactdetails:[email protected]
Biography:BernardStarkisaReaderinElectrical&ElectronicEngineeringattheUniversityofBristol.Heworksattheinterfaceofpowerelectronics,microelectronicsandRFengineering.Heleadsresearchintoultra-lowpowersensors,bafery-freeelectronics,high-speedac5vegatedriving,andhigh-bandwidthcurrentsensing.
Bristol’sElectricalEnergyManagementGrouppioneersattheinterfaceofpowerelectronics,microelectronics,materialsandmachinedesign.Thegroup’sworkledtotherecentdemonstra5onofthefirstvoltagedetectorICwhichcanbepowereddirectlyfromasensor,andwhichisavailableforevalua5onbycompanies.Thegrouphavealsodevelopedthefirsthigh-defini5on(10GHz)driverICthatcaninteractwithSiCandGaNswitchingtransientstoshapeandelectromagne5callyquietenthem,andwhichisfindinguptakeinotherresearchgroups.Visit:hfp://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/em/.
PresentaBonOverview:BernardwillintroducetheUniversityofBristol’ssensor-powereddetectorICthathelpssensor-developerswhoneedtoreducebaferyusagebyelimina5nglisteningpower.Listeningcanbedoneforfree,whichisimportantforsensorsthatspendalotoftheir5melisteningforinfrequentevents.Exampleswillbeshownofhowitcouldhelpcompaniesembedtheirsensorsintoproducts,duetoincreasedlife-5meandreducedsize,thusopeningupnewmarkets.Itallowsthemtoreducemaintenancecost,suchasbaferyreplacementoutsideofscheduledmaintenance.
ProfMohamedMissous,ProfessorofSemiconductorMaterialsandDevices-TheUniversityofManchester
Contactdetails:[email protected];+44(0)1613064797or+44(0)1618737334;www.manchester.ac.uk
Biography:MohamedMissous,FREng,isProfessorofSemiconductorMaterialsandDevicesattheUniversityofManchesterandfounderandTechnicaldirectoroftwospinoutcompanies(AHSltdandICSltd).Hisareasofexper5seincludeMolecularBeamEpitaxyofhighspeedInP-basedtransistors,lowtemperatureTHzmaterialsandsub-millimetrewaveResonantTunnellingDevices.HisteamhasalonghistoryofstudyingthemanufacturabilityofQuantumMechanicalbaseddevicesandtechnologytransferthathaveledtosuccessfulcommercialisa5onofQWHEandTHzsensorsandPhotonicdevices.Heisregularlyinvitedtogivetalksatinterna5onalvenuesonQWHEsensors,mmwaveandTHztechnologies.
AdvancedHallSensors(AHS)specialisesinthedesignandmanufactureofsemiconductorQuantumWellHallEffect(QWHE)sensors.ItsuppliesbothwaferformatandpackagedsensorstoarangeofcustomersworldwideinindustrialandOil&Gasindustries.Itsproductshavebeenusedinsomeofthemostdemandingenvironmentsrangingfromextremesoftemperaturestoveryhighsensi5vityapplica5ons.AHShavedevelopedhandheldMagne5cFieldcamerathatisabletoimagesurfaceandsubsurfacedefectsinferrousandnon-ferrousmaterialsmakingitanidealalterna5vetoMagne5cPar5cleInspec5onandEddycurrenttes5nginNon-Destruc5veEvalua5onmarkets.Visit:www.ahsltd.com.
PresentaBonOverview:Anewclassofhighlysensi5veQuantumWellHallEffect(QWHE)sensorshavebeendevelopedandcommercialised.Thesemagne5csensorsincludesingle,linearand2Darraysmagnetovisionsystem.DCandACmagne5cfieldscanbemeasuredwithmagne5candspa5alresolu5onsof<50nTand0.5mmrespec5vely.UsingaspeciallyintegratedACillumina5oncoil,themagne5ccameracanbeusedtodetecteddefectsandflawsinmagne5candnonmagne5cmaterials.Usingapowerfulmicrocontrollerandhigh-resolu5onADCs,thissystemcanincreaseACandDCmagne5cfieldscanningframerateandreconstructimagesbymeasuringACmagne5cfieldatdifferentfrequencies.
Speakers
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Session 2: Sensor applications
Speakers
EfremFesshaie,TechnologyManager-Lifelfuse
Contactdetails:[email protected]
Biography:EfremFesshaieistheTechnologyManagerforLifelfuseAutomo5veBusinessUnit.Hehasanindepthbackgroundinproductdevelopmentforrangeofindustries-OilandGas,Automo5veandIndustrial-focusingpar5cularlyonsensortechnologydevelopment,applica5on
integra5onandindustrialisa5on.HeiscurrentlyinvolvedinanumberofbreakthroughtechnologydevelopmentsfortheAutomo5veindustry.
LiUelfuseproductsarevitalcomponentsinvirtuallyeverymarketthatuseselectricalenergy,fromconsumerelectronicstoautomobiles,commercialvehiclesandindustrialequipment.Ourhistoryofinnova5on,proventechnicalexper5seandtheindustry’sbroadestanddeepestpor^olioofcircuitprotec5onproductsenableustoprovideobjec5ve,comprehensivesolu5onsforeachcustomer’suniqueneeds.TheAutomo5veSensorsProductsbusinessisahighlyac5veinintroducingnewtechnologiestooffersolu5onstothechallengespresentedbythisrapidlychangingindustry.Visit:www.lifelfuse.com.
PresentaBonOverview:Thehighvolume,rela5velyharshenvironmentandstringentsafetyrequirementintheAutomo5veapplica5onspresentsopportuni5esandchallenges.Inthispresenta5on,therela5onshipandinterac5onwithtechnologyproviders,duringtheTechnologyscou5ng/Technologydevelopment/Productdevelopmentstagesofthelifecyclewillbeaddressed.Somekeyobserva5onsintrendsandmarketdemandforbreakthroughtechnologieswillbepresented.
IanReid,CEO-CENSIS
Contactdetails:[email protected];+44(0)1413303876
Biography:EducatedatImperialCollegeLondonandUCWAberystwyth,IanholdsaBScandMScinPhysicsandanMBAfromtheOpenUniversityBusinessSchool.IanhasheldvariousCTOandCEO-levelrolesinindustrialR&D,engineering,opera5onsandbusinessdevelopment,includingGEC-Marconi,PulseEngineeringInc.andQine5Q.HeiscurrentlyCEOofCENSIS,theInnova5onCentreforSensor&ImagingSystems.CENSIS’smissionistofosterinnova5onandpromotehi-techeconomicgrowthinScotlandthroughmaturingandtransferringofinnova5vesensorandimagingtechnologiesfromtheacademictotheindustrialbase.IanisaCharteredEngineerandaCharteredPhysicistandhasbeenelectedFellowoftheIns5tuteofPhysics,theRoyalAstronomicalSociety,andtheCharteredIns5tuteofMarke5ng.
CENSISistheindustry-ledcentreofexcellenceforsensorandimagingsystemsandisakeypartofthedevelopinginnova5onlandscapeinScotland.ItisoneofeightInnova5onCentresfundedbySFCanditsoverarchinggoalistocreatesustainableeconomicvalueintheScousheconomyintheimportantanddiversedomainofsensorsystemsandtheirapplica5ons.Itdeploysatoolkitcomprisingstrategicoutreachandrela5onshipbuilding;collabora5veR&Dprojects;shapingtheresearchagendaandstrategicR&Dac5vityinresponsetoindustrychallenges;andindustrydrivenpostgraduatetaughtandresearchprogrammes(MSc/EngD).Visit:censis.org.uk.
PresentaBonOverview:IanReid,CEOofCENSIS,willintroducetheworkofthisScoushFundingCouncil-fundedInnova5onCentreforsensorandimagingsystems,focusingonsomeofthehofestapplica5onsareasandthetechnologicaladvancesthatunderpinthem.HewilldrawonCENSISexperiencesofhowbusinessesareinnova5nginthisspacetochangetheirindustries,highligh5ngsomerecentrelevantcasestudies.
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
Speakers
PeterSBrling,ChiefProductOfficer-DashboardLtd
Contactdetails:[email protected]
Biography:Petespenthisearlycareerworkingintechnologywithmul5na5onalorganisa5ons,andlaferlyinengineeringandsystemsintegra5onatS5rlingDynamics.Petehasadetailedunderstandingofthecondi5onmonitoringtechnologylandscape,withafocusonaerospace,oilandgasandlowcarbontechnology.He’sbeenresponsiblefordeliveryofcommercialandresearchstagecondi5onmonitoringpla^orms.PeteisnowChiefProductOfficeratDashboardLtd,witharemittodeveloparangeofindustrialcondi5onmonitoringtechnologies.Petehasalsofoundedhisownconsultancy,STL,suppor5ngarangeoforganisa5onstomeetinnova5onchallengesu5lisingknowledgeemergingfromtheresearchbase.
DashboardLtd:AtDashboardweaspiretopartnerwithourcustomers,deliveringourDAAS(data-as-a-service)solu5onsasacon5nuousmonitoringcontractshornofitstradi5onalcapitalexpenditure(wherenewdataacquisi5onhardwareisrequired,itisincorporatedinourcontract)deliveringservicestoamutuallyagreedSLAwhichstrikesabalancebetweencustomerandserviceprovider.Visit:www.dashboard.net.
PresentaBonOverview:PetewillprovideanoverviewofDashboardindustrialIoT(IIoT)projects,andhighlightthecrucialrolethatadvancedsensortechnologyplaysinenablingnewsolu5onsforitscustomers.Thepresenta5onwilloutlinetechnologyintegra5onchallengesandthetypesofinfrastructurethatarebeingmonitored.PetewillalsopresentsomeoftheupcomingtrendsinsensorsforIIoTprojectsandaimtos5mulatediscussionaroundnewsensortechnologydevelopment.
DrStephenMorris,BusinessDevelopmentManager-ExselDytecna
Contactdetails:[email protected];+44(0)1938558211
Biography:StephenMorrishasaPhysicsPhDfromCardiffUniversityandhasspenthiscareerinthefieldsofnon-contactmetrologyandremotesensinginthespace,semiconductor,medical
deviceanddefenceindustriesinSiliconValleyandtheUK.InhiscurrentroleasBusinessDevelopmentManageratExselDytecnainWelshpool,heisinterestedinleveragingDytecna’s
capabili5esinremotecondi5onmonitoringandsecuredatatransferforthedefenceindustry,inordertomeettheneedsofcustomersinthewidermarketplace.
ExselDytecnaisaleadingindependentengineeringsolu5ons,technologysystemsandsupportservicescompanyprovidingdesign,productandmanufacturinginnova5ontoDefenceandIndustrywherereliability,safetyandprotec5onareparamount.Inpar5cular,ithasmanyyears’experienceofprovidingremotecondi5onmonitoringequipmentforuseinhos5leenvironments,andofensuringthatdatacanberelayedsecurelyandrobustlyfromsensortobase,evenoverlowbandwidthand/orunreliableconnec5ons.Visit:www.dytecna.co.uk.
PresentaBonOverview:Weshallpresentacasestudyofhowadiscreetear-mountedbodysensordevelopedbyonecompany(Bodytrak)wasintegratedbyExselDytecnausingalightweightcommunica5onsprotocoldevelopedbyanothercompany(2iCLtd.)intoadisadvantaged,low-bandwidthnetworkandwasneverthelessabletorelaydatasecurelyandreliablyfromthewearertoaremotebasesta5on.Whilethiswasdoneinthecontextofamilitaryexercise,thesametechniquesareapplicabletoawiderangeofusecasesinemergencyservices,sportsandrecrea5on.
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
ColinForster,SeniorProjectConsultant,StrategyGroup-Plextek
Contactdetails:[email protected]@plextek.com;+44(0)1799533200
Biography:Colinhasworkedasatechnologyandbusinessconsultantforover25yearswithintheindustrial,consumer,communica5onsanddefencesectors,workingforcommercialclients,industryregulatorsandfortheUKGovernment.MorerecentlywithinPlextek’sStrategyGrouphehasadvisedclientsonemergingcommunica5ontechnologies,protocolswithintheemergingIoTspace,andsmartsensorconceptssuchaslow-costmm-waveradarsensors,andhasmanagedproof-of-conceptsensordevelopments.Healsoundertakesmarketanalysis,businesscase/IPanalysisandtechnologyassessmentsonbehalfofearly-stagecompaniesandinvestors.
Plextek:BasednearCambridge,UK,electronicdesignandproductinnova5onconsultancyPlextekspecialisesinsolvingcomplexengineeringchallengesforcustomersinkeymarketsincludingSmartSensors/IoT,defence,securityandmedical.Inbusinessforover25years,Plextek’scapabili5esrangefrominnova5onandconceptdevelopmenttoproductandsystemdesignandequipmentmanufactureandsupply.Othercoreareasoftechnologyexper5seincludeembeddedsolu5ons;sensorsystems;RFsystems;signalprocessing;andar5ficialintelligenceanddataanaly5cs.Byefficientlyusingabroadrangeofskills,Plextekdeliversinnova5vesolu5onsthatmeetthehigheststandardsforrobustness,reliabilityandeaseofmanufacture.Visit:www.plextek.com.
PresentaBonOverview:Realworldsensorsystemsoyenrequirelargenumbersofmul5-modesensors,eachwitha5-10yearopera5onallifefromsinglebafery,highresolu5onsensordata,long-rangewirelessconnec5vity,smallformfactorandaruggediseddesign.Colinwilloutlinesomeofthechallengesandkeydesignconsidera5onsatboththesensorandsystemlevelthatareimportanttoensurerobustandscalablesolu5ons,illustratedwithsomeprac5calcaseexamples.
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EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
TheRealityofGeWngSensorSystemstoMarket
With the advent of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)modularpla^ormsandtheprolifera5onoflowpowerwidearearadiostandards,prototypesensorscantakeshape inanayernoonandcity-widesensornetworkscanbecreatedindays.
This accelera5on in technology hashelped boost the hype surroundingtheIoT(InternetofThings),whichhasley many with an impression that afew sensors and an App is all that’sneeded to build a reliable sensornetworkandasuccessfulbusiness.
Workingwithcomplexsensorsystemsonadailybasis, I’mcau5ous that it’sreally that easy to get new sensorsreadyformarket.
If a new sensor technology is beingcreated from scratch, then geung thephysics of thephenomenology understood and modelled must bethefirstpriority.Buildingonthis,anybiasingorsignalcondi5oningelectronics,whichoyenneedsprecisionanalogue circuits, must be designed to work closelywiththesensor.Geungthisfragilepartofthesystemright, including temperature stabilisa5on for reliableopera5on and per-unit calibra5ons, should be thefocusup-front.Oncethesensingsub-systemisrobustandcanbemanufacturedinarepeatableway,youarethenreadytodrawupthespecifica5onforthewidersystem.
Herethebusinesscaseneedstobethepriority. Hastherebeenenoughthoughtput intowhatthesensorsystemreallyneedstodo,whowilluseitandwhowillpay for it? Realis5c revenue streams need to bemodelledtocovermanufacture,deployment,useandmaintenance,andhowthedifferentstakeholderswillinteract with the system once it’s deployedmust beunderstood. What sensor data is it essen5al tocommunicate, and when? How should the data bepresentedtothedifferentclassesofenduser?
Theseareallques5onsthatneedtobeunderstoodtoallow the sensor product to become a sustainablebusiness.
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
Once thebusiness case is clear, thereareall sortsofhardengineeringchallenges thatneed tobeplannedfor and overcome. Hidden design constraints,security, product cer5fica5ons, system scaling andsupplychainissuesareoyenonlyuncoveredtoolate,if the rush to a mature system isn’t controlled andinformedbyexperience.
In engineering it is oyen said: “when you think aproduct is nearly finished,you’re only halfway there…”I’ve found this to be largelytrue, and am a strongadvocate for realis5c tes5ngearly on in sensor networkdevelopment to short-cutsome of these issues andgaintherequisiteexperienceto refine the design. Canyour sensor be exposed toreal world s5mulus as earlyas possible? Can youconfigureacap5venetwork?
Onarecentparkingsensordevelopmentwewereableto measure the sensor’s response to real trafficpaferns, as well as understand the real world radiopropaga5on environment (where ISM radio bandinterference is a growing issue), by running a smallscalepilotbeforeitera5ngtheproductfirmwarereadyforfullrelease. Lessonswerelearntaboutallsortsofcorner cases - vehicles driving through parking bays,refuse collectors leaving metal skips in differentkerbsideloca5onsandallsortsofothereventswhichwerehardtoan5cipateinlaboratorycondi5ons.
HeretheprototypingtoolsandCOTSmodulescanbereallyhelpful. Ifyoucangeta representa5vesensorworking in-situ early on, you can learn the cri5callessonsneededformakingafinalproduct.
Crea5ngareliableandscalableproductreadyforthemarketisoyenasurprisinglylongwayfromthatini5alsensor proof of concept, but experience learnt fromreal world tes5ng and from technology partners canhelpavoidmanyofthepi^alls.
[email protected] www.plextek.com/smartsensors
ByChrisRoffHeadofSmartSensors,Plextek
Scotland’sIoTrevoluBonhasbegun–hasyours?
We’ve reached that point again in our history:we’reonthecuspofasensorenabled,datadrivenindustrialrevolu5on.While the first brought usmechanisa5onand steam power, the second mass-produc5on ofgoods, and the third compu5ng, the fourth is analtogetherdifferentprospect:connec5ngdevicesanddeveloping cyber-physical systems, enablingeverything from advanced manufacturing for masscustomisa5on to smart ci5es, from the connectedci5zentoautonomoustransport.Thewaveofchangeitwillprecipitatehasn’tquitehitusyet,but thefirstfewcrestsarebeinglappedashoreinScotland.
Overthecourseofthepastyear,severalconsor5umshavebeenrollingoutInternetofThings(IoT)networksacrossGlasgow,Inverness,Orkney,Aberdeen,Dundee,andRenfrewshire. Througha rangeof trials, these ITinfrastructures are quietly laying the groundwork fortheservicesandproductsthatcouldsoonchangehowbusinesses, communi5es, and individuals func5onwithinsociety.
Glasgow’s network is the most advanced in the UK,incorpora5ng geo-loca5on capabili5es in its LowPower Wide Area Network (LPWAN), usingLoRaWAN™ technology; also known as a LoRanetwork. LoRa allows small, wireless devices to bedevelopedwithabaferylifeofuptotenyearsandacommunica5on range of three miles, or more, inurban environments. Combined, this brings thecapabili5es of IoT communica5onsmore in linewiththoseofelectronics.
The addi5on of geo-loca5on is a second highly-disrup5ve aspect of the new IoT infrastructure. Itmakesahugedifferencetothebusinessimpactofthesensors, actuators, and machines you connect. Thenetwork’sthirdkeyafribute,andonespecifictoLoRa,is that it’s a license-exempt technology: all thebusinesscasesbeingtestedcouldbedeployedinci5esaroundtheworldtomorrow.
Thatfutureisalreadybeginningtotakeshape.AttheUniversity of Glasgow, LoRa is being deployed as anintegral part of its new £800-million smart campusdevelopment. Researchers are looking at the waysdata picked up by sensors and transmifed over thenetwork will iden5fy available rooms and increaseu5lisa5on. By looking at temperature, humidity, andcarbondioxide levels, carbonreduc5onsandcomfortlevelswillalsobeaddressed.
Meanwhile, Inverness’s IoT network was equippedwithtendevicesatthecity’sAnLòchranbuilding.LikeGlasgow, it’smonitoring a range of data, helping theownersandoccupantstomakebeferdecisionsaboutmanaging the building, through real-5me datavisualisa5onandanaly5cs. Furtherdevelopmentsareunder way with precision agriculture companies,network operators, Scotland’s Rural College andothers to demonstrate the transforma5ve power ofLPWANIoTinarangeoffarmingseungs.
We’re living at the beginning of exci5ng andtransforma5ve 5mes. Between a plethora ofenvironmentalmonitors,pollu5onsensors,andsocialcare devices designed to support independent living,thereare countlessmore test applica5ons for sensorsystemsunderwayacrossScotland.KeepingtheseIoTnetworks as open and accessible for all purposes isessen5al to geung as much as possible from thenetwork, backed up by the ability to scale to fullcommercialdevelopment.
Scotland is riding thewaveof opportunity presentedby the next industrial revolu5on, and businessesacross the globe should look atwhat’s happening. Itcould help them iden5fy how they too can takeadvantageoftheunstoppablewaveofchange.CENSISand our partners are on for the ride, come join us.Visit:hfp://censis.org.uk.
ByIanReidChiefExecu5ve,CENSIS
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
Session 3: From research to high volume
manufacture
DrAndySellars,ChiefBusinessDevelopmentOfficer-CompoundSemiconductorApplica5onsCatapult
Contactdetails:[email protected]
Biography:Ayercomple5nghisPhDatStrathclydeUniversity,AndyheldR&DpostswithRollsRoyce,SpirentPLCandAbbofDiagnos5cs,developingpowertransmission,RADAR,advancedtestsystemsandphotondetectors.FollowinganExecu5veMBAfromGlasgowUniversityanda20-yearcareerintheelectronicsindustry,includingdevelopingligh5ngtofilmJamesBond,AndyjoinedInnovateUKin2013,wherehewasresponsibleformaterials,electronicsandprecisionmanufacturing.AndydevelopedthebusinesscasefortheCompoundSemiconductorApplica5onsCatapult,consul5ngwithindustry,governmentandacademia.TheCatapultwasannouncedinJanuary2016,andAndyjoinedtheCatapultasChiefBusinessDevelopmentOfficerin2017.
TheCompoundSemiconductorApplicaBonsCatapultwillprovidetransla5onalresearchfacili5estoacceleratethecommercialisa5onofcompoundsemiconductors(CS)inkeyapplica5onareasincluding:healthcare,thedigitaleconomy,energy,transport,defenceandsecurity,andspace.TheCatapultisfocusedonhelpingindustryexploitthesignificantadvancesmadebyUKresearchersoverthepasttwodecades.Itwillbridgethegapbetweencompaniesdevelopingnovelsemiconductormaterials,topologiesanddevices,andthosedevelopingsystemsforend-userapplica5ons.ThisnewCatapultisexpectedtotakealeadingroleindefiningtheworld’spremiercompoundsemiconductorclusterinSouthWales.
PresentaBonoverview:Thispresenta5onwillintroducetheCompoundSemiconductorApplica5onsCatapultandwilloutlinetheCatapult’saimsforfurtheringcompoundsemiconductor(CS)basedresearchandproductdevelopment,tofurthersensortechnologies.Anoverviewofcapabili5esacrosstheUKwillbepresented,togetherwithhoworganisa5onscanaccesssupport,equipmentandfacili5esandfindcollaboratorsfordevelopingandcommercialisingnewCStechnologies,frommaterialsand
devicesthroughtosystemsandend-userapplica5ons.
ProfPeterSmowton,Director-EPSRCFutureCompoundSemiconductorManufacturingHub,CardiffUniversity
Contactdetails:[email protected];+44(0)2920875997
Biography:Prof.PeterSmowtonhas26yearspostdoctoralandacademicexperienceduringwhich5mehehasworkedcloselywithmanyofthecompaniesinvolvedintheSemiconductorIndustrysuchas
Samsung,Oclaro,Diomed,RenishawandIQEplc.Hehasledseveralmul5-millioncollabora5veresearchprojectsintheareaofCompoundSemiconductordevicedevelopment.PeterisanexpertadvisortotheUKsEngineeringandPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncil,hasplayedaleadingrole,asprogramandgeneralchairinanumberofsectorleadingconferencessuchasCLEOandIEEEInterna5onalSemiconductorLaserConferenceandasaleadingmemberoftheIEEEPhotonicsSociety.
TheEPSRCFutureCompoundSemiconductorManufacturingHub,CardiffUniversityaimstomakeresearchincompoundsemiconductors(CS)‘manufacturable’bycrea5ngapathfromenablingfundamentalresearchthroughtowafer,deviceandintegratedchipmanufacturingresearchintofinalproductprototyping,reliabilitytes5ngandsystemqualifica5onattheCompoundSemiconductorCatapult.TheHubwillboosttheuptakeandapplica5onofCStechnologybyapplyingthemanufacturingapproachesofSilicontoCS.Itexploitsthehighlyadvantageousproper5esofCSwhileu5lisingthecostandscalingadvantageofSilicontechnologywheresuitable.Itgeneratesnovelintegratedfunc5onality,suchassensing,dataprocessingandcommunica5on.
PresentaBonOverview:Micro-fluidicchiptechnologyoffersaroutetowardsportable,lowcostdiagnos5csandmonitoringforpointofcareseungs.However,manyofthecurrentapproachesforop5calsensingrelyon“hidden”externalequipmentforlightemission/detec5on,sample-prepara5onandfluid-handling,whichcanbelargescaleandexpensive.Theselimita5onshaveledtothecurrentdrivefor‘self-contained’systemsthatremovethedependenceonancillaryequipmentbyincorpora5ngallthecomponentsnecessaryon-chip.Hereweproposeanddemonstratethefeasibilityofanapproachbasedoncombininganac5vesemiconductorsubstructureintegratedwithcapillaryfillmicrofluidicsallcreatedwithindustrystandardfabrica5onequipment.
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Led by industry and academia, for industry, the Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC) is an innovative collaboration between IQE plc and Cardiff University to underpin the creation of a unique global capability for new and emerging 21st century technologies.
We have a unique opportunity to build on our creativity and excellence in research to develop an innovative eco-system to commercialise next generation opportunities - the COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR CENTRE is a vital milestone towards developing a World class Compound Semiconductor cluster.
The establishment of facilities to support TRLs 1 to 9 offer Wales, the UK and Europe a unique opportunity to play a leading global role in next generation, 21st century technologies.
www.csc.wales
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DrIwanDavies,GroupTechnologyDirector-IQEPlc
Contactdetails:[email protected];+44(0)2920839400
Biography:Dr.IwanDaviesobtainedaB.Sc(Hons)inChemistryfromImperialCollege,LondonandaPh.D.onMOVPEStudiesinCompoundSemiconductorsfromtheUniversityofManchester.Heisa
memberoftheRoyalSocietyofChemistry.Withover35years-experienceinIII-VandII-VIsemiconductorepitaxialgrowthbyMOVPE,hehasco-authoredover100publica5onscoveringaverybroadrangeof
optoelectronicdevicesandmaterialsystems.FollowingaperiodofresearchanddevelopmentatPlesseyResearch(Caswell)Ltd.,hehasmanagedthegrowthandcharacteriza5onofepi-wafers,plantopera5onsandproductengineering,principallyforGaAsandInP-basedmaterialsystemsatIQE.HeiscurrentlyIQEplcGroupTechnologyDirector,withresponsibili5esforUK&EuropeanResearchProjectCo-ordina5on.
IQEistheleadingglobalsupplierofadvanced,compoundsemiconductorwaferproductsthatcoveradiverserangeofapplica5ons,supportedbyaninnova5veoutsourcedfoundryservicespor^oliothatallowstheGrouptoprovidea'onestopshop'forthewaferneedsoftheworld'sleadingsemiconductormanufacturers.Withapedigreeda5ngbackmorethantwenty-fiveyears,IQEofferstheindustry’sbroadestproductpor^olio,withachoiceoftechnologypla^ormsfrommul5ple,globalmanufacturingfacili5esacrossEurope,AsiaandtheUSA.Visit:www.iqep.com.
PresentaBonOverview:TheVIDaPconsor5umwasformedinApril2014toestablishapan-Europeansupplychaincapabilityforthehighvolumeproduc5onofver5calcavitysurfaceemiunglasers(VCSELs)foranumberofapplica5ons,includingsensorsfor3Dimaging.TheaimoftheprogrammeistobringVCSELmanufacturingtoalevelcomparabletoLEDandCMOSmanufacturing.Bybringingtogetherexis5nghighvolumeproduc5onwithkeyendusers,theconsor5umwilldeliveranend-to-endproduc5onsupplychainofferingasignificantreduc5oninthecost-per-func5onforVCSELdevicesbyreducingGaAsprocessingcostswhilstincreasingdeviceperformance.
EnablingnovelsensorproductsthroughEuropeanhighvolumeVCSELsupplychains
Photonicshascompletelyrevolu5onisedtheworldwelivein.Theplethoraofphotonicsensorsthatarenowintegratedinproductsallaroundushasenabledanewlevelofinformedproductandserviceofferingsthatwerepreviouslynotpossible.OnetypeofsensortechnologythatismakinganimpressiveheadwayistheVer5calCavitySurfaceEmiungLaser
(VCSEL).TheirrefutableglobaldemandforVCSELspresentsanexci5ngopportunityforbusinessesandins5tu5onsgloballyworkingonthisgame-changingtechnology,butthenextstepmustbetosecurehigh-volumesupplyatcompe55vecost.
IthasbeenoverfortyyearssincethefirstVCSELstructurewasinventedbyKenichiIga,FormerPresidentandEmeritusProfessorofTokyoIns5tuteofTechnology.Thankstotheirultra-lowpowerconsump5on,high-speedmodula5on,ver5calstructure,lowdivergenceangleandeasycouplingtoop5calfibrestonameafew,itcomesasnosurprisethattheseinvaluablephotonicdeviceshavefoundtheirwayintonovelapplica5ons.
TheworldwidemarketsforVCSELsareexpectedtogrowrapidly,withanumberofhigh-volumeapplica5onsincreasingdemandfortheadvancedlaser.Theseincludegesturerecogni5onandnon-contactnaviga5on,depthimagingfor3Dvisionand5me-of-flighttechnology,IRillumina5onfornightvisionandotherapplica5onsacrosscosme5csandhealthcare.
Inanyhigh-volumemarket,productmanufacturersrequiresecurityofsupply,qualityandpriceforallcomponentsandmaterials.Thisisespeciallythecaseforspecialistdevices,suchastheVCSEL,whereprocessingandfabrica5onrequirein-depthknowledge,experienceandcapacitytomeetrisingdemands.
Theglobalmarketopportuni5es,theneedforcon5nuedinnova5onandsecurityofsupplyforVCSELsmeanthatmanyregionsarekeentoestablishthemselvesasleadingprovidersofthesehighlyfunc5onaldevices.AnumberofphotonicclustersalreadyexistintheUSandtheFarEast,withkeyorganisa5onspavingthewayfordeliveringground-breakinginnova5on.
However,thefocusnowneedstobeonrobustsupplychainstoincreasevolumeandachievecompe55vecost.These,inturn,willhelptoincreaseadop5onofVCSELtechnologiesandincreaseinvestmentinthefieldforfurtherresearchandnovelapplica5ons.
ThankstotheVCSELPilotLineforIRIllumina5on,DatacomandPowerApplica5ons(VIDaP)project,Europehasachancetoposi5onitselfas‘thego-toplace’forthehigh-volumesupplyofmanydiverseVCSELtechnologiesandapplica5ons.AsaprojectwithintheJointTechnologiesIni5a5veprogrammeECSEL(previouslyENIAC),publicfundingisprovidedbothbytheEuropeanCommissionandbytheindividualNa5onalFundingAgenciesofthecountriesoforiginofeachofthepartners.
PhilipsPhotonicsofUlm,Germany(awhollyownedbusinessofRoyalPhilipsofEindhoven,TheNetherlands),part-sponsoredbytheGermanFederalMinistryofEduca5onandResearch,haspioneeredinnova5onssuchasVCSELarrays(widelyusedfor5me-of-flightand3Ddepthimaging)andistheleadpartnerofVIDaP.WithnearlytwodecadesofVCSELinnova5onunderitsbelt,thefirmisdoublingcapacityatitslaserdiodefacility,whichhasbeendevelopingandmanufacturinglaserssinceitsestablishmentin2000asULMPhotonicsGmbH.
"Overthepastfewyears,wehaveinvestedsteadilyinresearch,productdevelopmentandefficientmanufacturingprocesses,"saysgeneralmanagerDrJosephPankert."Today,ourproductsarewidelyusedindatacenters,smartphonesandanumberofindustrialapplica5ons,"headds.Inaddi5on,PhilipsPhotonicsisbuildingasemi-automated4”laserdiodePilotLineinUlmthatiscomparableincapabilityandqualitywithLEDandCMOSmanufacturing.Pankertadds"ThesharpriseindemandforVCSELsisakeyfactorinourcapacityexpansionatUlm,andwillenableustorespondtotheneedsoftheserapidlygrowingmarkets."
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ByDrIwanDavies GroupTechnologyDirector-IQEPlc
Forhigh-volumemanufacturing,yieldsacrossthesupplychainbecomecri5calandanotherkeypartner,andsignificantpartofVIDaPandtheEuropeanPilotLine,isepiwafermanufacturerIQE,basedinCardiff,Wales,UK.Astheleadingproviderofcompoundsemiconductorwafers,IQEinthisprojectisfocusingonanumberofini5a5ves,includingimplemen5ngimprovedcalibra5on,yields,throughputandscale-upusingenhancedin-situmonitoringandexsitucharacterisa5oncapabili5esforop5mumuniformityandqualitycontrol.IQEispart-supportedbytheWelshGovernment.
DrDrewNelson,IQECEO,said:“IQEisdelightedtotakepartintheprogrammetoestablishahighvolumeendtoendEuropeanproduc5oncapabilityforthiskeyenablingtechnologythatwillhaveamajorimpactonsomanyareasofourlivesoverthecomingyearsanddecades.ByworkingwithkeyEuropeanpartnerstoestablishfullpilotmanufacturingcapabili5esforhighvolumeproduc5on,wewillbringthesameprinciplesandeconomiesofscalethatapplytoLEDandCMOSprocesses,tophotonicsapplica5onsemployingVCSELs.”
Theremainderoftheprojectconsor5umcomprisesseveralend-users,includingSTMicroelectronics,Sick,andSideltocompletetheend-to-endsupplychains.Addi5onaltechnicalcontribu5onsarealsoprovidedbytheTechnicalUniversityofEindhoven.
Withdriveandpassionmatchedbyexper5seandleadershipamongsttheVIDaPpartnersinvolved,VCSELsaresettobecomeasubiquitousassiliconistoday.
Visit:hfp://www.openiqe.com/vidap-1/.
www.openiqe.com/vidap-1
VCSEL Pilot Line for Illumination, Datacom and Power Applications
The VIDaP consortium was formed to establish a pan-European supply chain capability for the high volume production of vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) for infrared
illumination, data communications, gesture recognition and industrial heating applications.
www.openiqe.com/vidap-1
Processes
Epitaxial growth IQE
(UK)
Frontend processing
Philips (DE)
Backend processing
Philips (DE)
Packaging Philips (NL)
Partners
Datacom (TUE)
Sensors (STM)
Thermal treatment (Sidel)
Illumination (Sick)
Applications
Partners
TheVIDaPconsorDumwasformedtoestablishapan-EuropeansupplychaincapabilityforthehighvolumeproducDonofverDcalcavitysurfaceemiJnglasers(VCSELs)forinfraredilluminaDon,datacommunicaDons,
gesturerecogniDonandindustrialheaDngapplicaDons.
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OrganisaDonsareincreasinglyturningtowardscompoundsemiconductors(CS)toachieveperformancemarginsforawiderangeofapplicaDonsotherwiseunaOainablethroughsiliconalone.Thisisespeciallythecaseforphotonicsensors,wheretheopDcalproperDesofthematerialsreallycomeintoplay.Witharapidlygrowingglobalcompoundsemiconductor
market,thatisalreadywellintothetensofbillionsofdollars,theindustryisapproachinganexciDnginflexionpoint.TheposiDveoutlookissettoconDnue,withsmart,autonomousandconnectedproductspavingthefuture.
TechnologyleadershipintheCSindustrywillbedrivennotleastbyexper5seandtop-classfacili5esdeliveringground-breakingresearch,butequallybyorganisa5onsandins5tutescollabora5ngacrosssupplychainsinbringingnoveltechnologiestomarketfaster.Closercollabora5onhasclearadvantagesforproductmanufacturers;deviceperformancecanbetuneddowntothematerialsforenhancedperformanceandhigherefficiencies.
TheUK,andinpar5cularWales,ishometoagrowingnumberofins5tutesandbusinessesthatareac5velyinvolvedinCSresearch,technologyandapplica5ondevelopment.
Thereareanumberoflong-standingorganisa5onsintheregion,includingIQE,aleadingproviderofcompoundsemiconductorwafersandSPTS,anOrbotechcompanythatdesigns,manufactures,sellsandsupportsarangeofwaferprocessingtoolsforthesemiconductorandmicroelectronicsindustry.Furtherdownstreamcapabili5esarealsoavailable,withMicrosemi’sAdvancedPackagingBusinessdeliveringnovelsolu5onsforminiaturisedelectroniccircuitswithwirelessconnec5vity.
Thevariouspartsofthesupplychainpuzzleandcapabili5estosupporttheTechnologyReadinessLevels(TRL)1-9arerapidlycomingtogether:
In2015,CardiffUniversityannouncedaninvestmentofaround£75millionintheIns5tuteofCompoundSemiconductorsaspartofitsnew£300millionInnova5onCampus.Theannouncementwasquicklyfollowedbythecrea5onofa£24millionjointventurebetweenIQEandCardiffUniversitytoformtheCompoundSemiconductorCentre(CSC)
Inrecogni5onofthecompoundsemiconductorknowledgebaseandfacili5esinWales,theUKgovernmenthasannounceda£50millioninvestmentinaCompoundSemiconductorApplica5ons(CSA)CatapultCentrefocusedonaccelera5ngthecommercialisa5onofCStechnologiesinkeyapplica5onareas,includinghealthcare,thedigitaleconomy,transport,space,defenceandsecurity.
Morerecently,theUK’sEngineeringandPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncil(EPSRC)announceda£10millioninvestmentinaCompoundSemiconductorHubtobebasedatCardiffUniversity.
Theregionisgainingrecogni5onasahighlyac5ve,globalcentreinthefieldofcompoundsemiconductors.Theorganisa5onsinvolvedstandunitedunderCSConnected;aclusterbrandestablishedtorepresentorganisa5onsworkingacrossCSsupplychains,fromresearchthroughtoendusers,whoseproductsandservicesareenabledbycompoundsemiconductors.
Withcompoundsemiconductorsbeingattheheartofcountlessapplica5onsandproducts,strongfocusisrequiredtoensurethataclusterhaseffec5vefocusandstructureforlongevity.Aconsiderableamountofhigh-levelthinkinghasgoneintohowCSConnectedcanbestsupportallstagesofthecompoundsemiconductorresearch,developmentandcommercialisa5onac5vi5es.
TheICS,theCSC,theCompoundSemiconductorHubandtheCSACatapultformthecorepartofCSConnectedandwillsoonbebolsteredbyincubatorfacili5esforstart-upsandaCSAcademytoprovidetheskillsbasetosupportthehighlyskilledjobsthattheclusterwillhost.
ByChrisMeadows HeadofOpenInnova5on-IQEPlc
CSConnected:Theworld’sfirst compoundsemiconductorcluster
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Theoutlookisoverwhelminglyposi5veamongstthecorepartnersinvolved,eachwithaspecificroletoadvancetheresearchandcommercialisa5onofCStechnologies.TheICSandCSCarecloselyalignedandwillbeafocalpointforacademiaandindustrycollabora5onandwillenableindustrytoaccessresearchintonewmaterialswithouthavingtoinvestsignificantresourcesandtakeonundueriskofcapitalexpenditure.AsEurope’sfirstmaterialsprototypingfacility,theCSCwillallowbusinessesandacademicstodemonstrateproduc5on-readyCSmaterials,reducing5me-to-marketforstart-upsandmul5na5onalsalike.Theprototypingfacili5esattheCSCwillbecomplementedbynewmaterialsresearch,fabrica5onandtes5ngattheICS.
Anumberofexci5ngprojectsarealreadyunderway,includingaprojecttoimprovemanufacturingefficienciesofVCSELs,ananoimprintlithographyprojecttomanufacturediodelasersandaprojecttoenableminiaturisedatomicclocksusingVCSELpumpsources,withboththelaferprojectsworthoveramillionpounds.
Withcommercialisa5onandinnova5onhighontheagendaforCSConnected,industrypartnersformthenextcapabilityringandincludeanepiwaferfoundry,achipfoundry,packagingfacili5esandequipment/processingsolu5ons.Theroutestomarketaresupportedbyorganisa5onsu5lisingcompoundsemiconductordevicesintheirproductsandformtheouterringoftheCSConnectedstructure.
Thecollabora5veenvironmentofCSConnectednetworkfostersstrongworkingrela5onshiptoencouragesharingofknowledgeandideas.Thenetworkisenthusias5caboutthefutureoftheCSindustryandisopenforbusiness.
Visit:hfp://csconnected.com.
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Bridging the gap, building the future Professor Peter Smowton, Director, EPSRC Future Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub, Cardiff University
The EPSRC Future Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub puts ideas to work. Our vision is to establish the UK as the primary global research and manufacturing hub for Compound Semiconductor (CS) Technologies. We combine and connect the UK’s research excellence in compound semiconductors with the very best translational facilities and the new Compound Semiconductor Catapult to support the UK CS industry and UK industry users of CS. The Hub aims to make research ‘manufacturable’, working with spoke universities and other centres of excellence throughout the UK and building links with centres of excellence worldwide. We will create a path from enabling fundamental research through to wafer, device and integrated chip manufacturing research into final product prototyping, reliability testing and system qualification at the Compound Semiconductor Catapult. Compound Semiconductor materials underpin the operation of the internet and enabling emerging ‘megatrends’ such as Smart Phones, satellite communications/GPS, advanced healthcare and ground-breaking biotechnology. The Hub integrates CS and Silicon (Si) manufacturing, applies the manufacturing advances made in one type of CS across the different families of CSs, and combines these different CSs for optimum functionality. Our work aims to radically boost the uptake and application of CS technology by applying the manufacturing approaches of Silicon to CS. It exploits the highly advantageous electronic, magnetic, optical and power-handling properties of CS while utilising the cost and scaling advantage of Silicon technology where suitable. And it generates novel integrated functionality, such as sensing, data processing and communication. Our researchers have a track record in innovation and impact, complementary technical capability and the individual skill sets that can combine to create new solutions to the identified major scientific challenges in manufacturing. The Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) houses academic functions and fabrication facilities, and the Compound Semiconductor Centre (CSC) leads on translation with its growth facilities. Together, we can exploit the demands of next generation technologies that are driving the integration / replacement of Silicon with advanced CS materials, creating a truly massive market opportunity for CS materials and devices. Above all, we are geared to changing the UK academic mind-set, turning great research into great applications and future products. Come and work with us as we bridge the gap to build the future.
Making research ‘manufacturable’The EPSRC Future Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub turns great research into great products and applications. Our goal is to make research ‘manufacturable’. We apply manufacturing advances across the families of CSs and combine different CSs to generate novel integrated functionalities. We develop integrated CS and Si manufacturing, and apply silicon-like approaches – e.g. generics.
We are changing the UK academic mind-set.
Come and work with us. We are the Home of Innovation.
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InnovaBveTunableLaserWireless&OptoelectronicResearchandInnovaDonCentre(WORIC),UniversityofSouthWalesApplicaBonKeywords:Biophotonics,imaging,op5caltomography,diagnos5cs,industrial&environmentalsensing,telecommunica5onsWORIChasdevelopedatunablelaserwhichenablesthetuningofwavelengthandlasercavitylengthsimultaneouslywithouttheneedforcomplexandinaccurategra5ngsthatcanleadtowavelengthmodehoppingandshortlife5mes.ThelasercanbecustomizedtospecificwavelengthsspanningtheUVtothemid-infrared.Themodehop-freetuningrangeis>7nmat650nmand>40nmat1550nm.TheWORIClaserhasachieved>1,000GHzmodehopfreetuninginasmallrobustassembly.Benefitsinclude8Bmestuningrange,fasterandmorestable,longerlifeBmeandsuitableforindustrialapplicaBons.Thelasertechnologycanbeconfigureddependingonapplica5on-specificrequirementsandtheoutputpowercanbeop5misedupto10mWintheUVtomid-visiblerange.
Contact:LucasBrown,KnowledgeTransfer&IPManagerEmail:[email protected]:+44(0)1443482787
Non-contactTechnologyforMeasurement&MonitoringofBiomassSustainableEnvironmentResearchCentre(SERC),UniversityofSouthWalesApplicaBonKeywords:con5nuousmonitoring,qualitycontrol,industrialprocesses,foods,biomass,anaerobicdiges5onBioelectricalimpedancespectroscopy(BIS),providesinforma5ononthestructureandcomposi5onofbiologicalmaterialsincludingtherela5vepropor5onsofintracellularandextracellularfluidandthecellulardimensions.BIShasbeenmainlyperformedthroughcontactmeasurementsusingelectrodes,whichisthesourceofseveraldifficul5esincludingelectrodepolarisa5on,foulinganddamage,limi5ngtherangeofindustrialapplica5onstodate.SERChasdevelopedanovel,non-contacttechnologyforthemeasurementandmonitoringofbiomassandhassuccessfullydemonstrateditsuseinmeasuringdifferentbiologicalmaterials,digestateandsolidsamples.Thedesignovercomesprac5caldifficul5esfacedbycurrentelectrode-basedapproaches.Aswellascon5nuousonlinemonitoringofindustrialprocesses,thetechnologyhasconsiderablepoten5alformonitoringbio-industrialprocessesandquality.
Contact:LucasBrown,KnowledgeTransfer&IPManagerEmail:[email protected]:+44(0)1443482787
UniversityofSouthWales
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
UniversityofBristol
EmergingSensorTechnologies&ApplicaBonsWorkshop
HighbandwidthsensinganddrivingofGaNandSiCcurrenttransientsApplicaBonKeywords:GaNandSiCpowerelectronicconverters,currentsensing,ac5vegatedriverBristol’sfloa5ngcurrentsensormeasures,andhelpspowerelectronicsdeveloperswhoneedtoobservecurrentswitchingtransientstoreduceswitchingloss,increasesystemefficiency,orreduceelectromagne5cemissions.Sensingcanbecarriedoutwithoutaffec5ngcircuitbehaviour(0.2nHinser5onimpedance),anywhereinthecircuit,evenwiththefastestSiCandGaNswitchingtransients.ItcanbeembeddedintoPCBs&devicepackages.
Bristol’sac5vegatedriveroutputsanyvaluebetween10and-10A,andvaluescanbechangedevery100ps.Thispermits100V/nsswitchinginpowerconverters,andtheelimina5onofringingandovershootsatthesame5me.
Weusethecurrentsensortoobservetheinfluenceofac5vedriverprofilesonextremelyfastswitchinginGaNandSiCpowerdevices.
Moreinforma5on:BnyURL.com/gatedriving
Contact:BernardStark,ReaderinElectrical&ElectronicEngineering-UniversityofBristolEmail:[email protected]
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