Imagine a camera that can see through thick fog or pitch-black darkness without draining your battery. Instead of using toxic heavy metals, it uses a special 'quantum dot' coating that acts like a super-filter for light. This allows machines to see a much wider range of colors and infrared light while using almost no power.
Current image sensors are too power-hungry for wearable tech and cannot see through fog or low light. Additionally, many high-performance sensors rely on toxic heavy metals, limiting their mass-market adoption.
A lead-free colloidal quantum dot (CQD) stack and two beta prototype evaluation kits (EVKs) compatible with CMOS platforms.
If you are an autonomous vehicle manufacturer dealing with sensors that fail in fog or heavy rain — this project developed a wide-spectrum sensor that captures NIR and SWIR light. This ensures reliability under adverse weather conditions for safer navigation.
If you are an XR headset developer dealing with high power drain and bulky batteries — this project developed a pixel engine with a >1,000x decrease in power consumption. This allows for lighter devices with longer battery life.
If you are a service robot integrator dealing with toxic material regulations and poor low-light visibility — this project developed heavy-metal-free sensors. These provide high sensitivity across a wide spectrum without using lead.
Based on available project data, the technology aims to deliver unprecedented cost performance for mass-market applications by utilizing CMOS compatibility.
The project reached TRL 5 and validated the process modules as compatible with multiple CMOS platforms, indicating a path toward mass-market manufacturing.
Based on available project data, the technology includes a first-of-its-kind lead-free photodetector published in Nature Photonics, suggesting strong intellectual property foundations.
The sensors are designed to integrate with standard CMOS technology, making them compatible with existing semiconductor fabrication platforms.
The project period ends on 2025-09-30, with beta prototype evaluation kits already delivered for customer testing.
The project is led by a single Spanish SME, Qurv Technologies SL, which maintains 100% industry representation. This lean structure suggests a highly focused commercial drive, evidenced by the delivery of beta kits and the acquisition of 7 Letters of Intent without the need for academic partners in the consortium.
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