Project description
Quantum passivation for semiconductor devices boosts performance sustainably
Demand for III-V semiconductors is booming, and so do the technical requirements for these chips. Although III-V semiconductors have outstanding electrical properties, they are prone to aggressive oxidation during manufacturing. Oxidation generates atomic-level defects leading to performance drops and defective parts, which in turn lead to high costs and waste generation. The Finnish SME Comptek Solutions has developed Kontrox, turn-key quantum passivation technology to tackle oxide formation. Kontrox will optimise the semiconductor components’ manufacturing process and significantly improve performance, power efficiency, reliability and yield. The EIC-funded ENLIGHT project will upscale the technology, which can be integrated into conventional manufacturing processes. It will have a critical impact on the semiconductor industry but also on sustainability, given its effects on energy consumption and waste.
Objective
Kontrox is a disruptive technology(24 patents) to improve performance, power efficiency, reliability and manufacturing yields of crucial semiconductor devices like lasers, IR sensors, uLEDs or power electronics. Applied to chips in billions of devices and cars worldwide, Kontrox will have a tremendous impact on global sustainability by reducing their overall power consumption and by reducing the waste generated during their manufacturing.
Kontrox is a quantum engineering technique that eliminates oxidation-induced surface defects in semiconductor materials during the manufacturing. Chip surfaces are transformed into high quality nanostructures, eliminating up to 98% of defects and protecting from further oxidation. Integrated into conventional manufacturing techniques Kontrox delivers outstanding device efficiency improvements enabling the next generation and more-than-moore semiconductor devices. We have demonstrated +250% higher efficiency and 90x less power consumption in uLEDs.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2021-ACCELERATOROPEN-01
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20520 Turku
Finland
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