Objective The world market for automotive sensors currently stands at 3 Billion ECU and, growing at over 10% per year, is projected to be worth 8.5 Billion ECU by 2004. The key drivers behind this growth include: the need for improved internal combustion engine management to reduce automotive emissions, braking and anti skid systems and safety devices, drive by wire control systems etc. Coupled with this increase in demand for sensors is an urgent need for improved sensor performance in terms of sensitivity (higher output levels), stability (especially to changes in temperature) and reliability (including immunity to electromagnetic interference and few if any moving parts). Some types of magnetic sensors offer particular advantages over other types and this Basic Research project will further develop the new European discoveries in Hot Spin Electronics to meet these demands. Building off the discovery of Giant Magnetoresistance in 1988 by one of the partners and the more recent invention of the spin valve in 1990 and the Electronic Spin Transistor (1995), by two other partners, this project will develop a series of new transistor/sensor designs through to proof of concept. Seven leading academic laboratories and two major electronics companies will combine their state of the art techniques and know how in advanced materials development, characterisation. measurement, and microelectronics. The project will pave the way for establishing Hot Spin Electronic Active Magnetic Sensors (HotSEAMS) in the market place by delivering new advances in the necessary materials technologies, establishing the experimental basis and theoretical understanding of Hot Spin Electronics and by developing a number of different device designs. The main focus of the work will be the development of magnetic sensor devices capable of being used in automotive applications and will therefore contribute towards the aims of the Car of Tomorrow Task Force. Using sputtering, MBE and UHV bonding a number of new materials will be prepared and characterised. After the investigation and measurement of their spin properties these materials will be used to build a range of transistors and sensors which will be used as device demonstrators. Although automotive applications are the primary objective, it is expected that the insights and know-how that will be developed will also be applicable in data-storage applications and in mechanical sensors for other end-use markets. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicselectromagnetismengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsspintronicsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0201 - Materials engineering Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD EU contribution No data Address Keble Road 1- Denys Wilkinson Building OX1 3RH OXFORD United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Siemens AG Germany EU contribution No data Address 100,Paul-Gossen-Straße 91052 Erlangen See on map Total cost No data THE PROVOST, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN HEREINAFTER TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN Ireland EU contribution No data Address Trinity College Dublin, College Green 2 DUBLIN See on map Total cost No data Thomson-CSF France EU contribution No data Address Domaine de Corbeville 91404 Orsay See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE PARIS-SUD XI France EU contribution No data Address Batiment 510 Universite Paris Sud 91405 ORSAY See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, STRASBOURG 1 France EU contribution No data Address 23,Rue du Loess 23 67037 STRASBOURG See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF YORK United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Heslington YO1 5DD York See on map Total cost No data Universiteit Twente Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 5,Drienerlolaan 7500 AE Enschede See on map Total cost No data
