Imagine materials so thin they are only one atom thick, like a sheet of paper made of a single layer of atoms. This project builds a professional factory setup to turn these exotic materials into real-world chips and sensors. It's like moving from a home kitchen experiment to a professional industrial bakery so others can mass-produce these high-tech components.
Companies struggle to move 2D material designs from the lab to mass production because they lack access to industrial-grade fabrication facilities and standardized design kits.
An industrial pilot line offering Process Design Kits (PDKs) and Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) runs for graphene-based electronics and photonics.
If you are a medical device manufacturer dealing with imprecise liquid biopsy detection — this project developed graphene-based biosensors that ensure stability in biological environments. This allows for more reliable analysis of liquid samples.
If you are an optical networking hardware provider dealing with bulky photonic components — this project developed a 200 mm pilot line for Graphene Photonic Integrated Circuits. This enables the creation of smaller, integrated photonic devices.
If you are a semiconductor design house dealing with high power consumption in sensors — this project developed CMOS-integrated graphene components. This supports the creation of scalable and low-power electronic applications.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or costs for the pilot line services are not mentioned.
The project is maturing fabrication in an industrially relevant FAB environment, specifically utilizing a 200 mm pilot line for certain components.
Based on available project data, the project focuses on the set-up and sharing of Process Design Kits (PDKs) to enable external users to fabricate designs, but specific licensing terms are not provided.
The project is active from 2024-10-01 to 2028-09-30, and three MPW runs are currently open for users.
The project provides PDKs and specific runs for CMOS-integrated devices, allowing graphene components to be integrated with CMOS readout wafers.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with a 56% industry ratio, comprising 9 industrial partners including 6 SMEs. This strong commercial presence, combined with 5 research centers and 1 university across 10 countries, indicates a high focus on commercial viability and industrial uptake rather than pure academic research.
Contact imec (Interuniversitair Micro-electronica Centrum) in Belgium
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