Descripción del proyecto
Una mejor manera de fabricar semiconductores compuestos
Para que los coches puedan ser autónomos se requiere una potencia de procesamiento adecuada que pueda funcionar a grandes velocidades, pero también que utilice materiales muy eficientes. Tanto los coches autónomos como las comunicaciones de las redes 5G necesitan un «hardware» avanzado y componentes de alto rendimiento con un consumo de energía muy bajo. En este contexto, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos RUST abordará el problema de la oxidación durante la fabricación de semiconductores compuestos, la cual disminuye su rendimiento real y reduce la productividad de la fabricación. En concreto, el proyecto propone un método diferente que elimina el problema de la oxidación durante la fabricación, lo cual ofrece un 98 % de mejora en la calidad de la superficie. El resultado es un proceso de fabricación que permite producir tecnologías vanguardistas como los microdiodos emisores de luz a escala, permitiendo así que estén disponibles para productos de consumo. Asimismo, el proyecto determinará la viabilidad técnica y económica de este proceso.
Objetivo
Emerging technologies such as high resolution displays, 5G communications and self-driving cars are changing the playing field in terms of hardware requirements. This creates pressure on the semiconductor industry to provide higher performance components with minimal power consumption. High-speed and high-efficiency materials in the form of compound semiconductors could provide the answer however their manufacturing is extremely complicated. Problems with oxidation during manufacturing decreases their real-life performance and lowers the manufacturing yield. Comptek Solutions solves the biggest problem associated with manufacturing compound semiconductors. It has patented a radically distinctive approach that eliminates the oxidation problem during manufacturing leading to a 98% improvement in the surface quality. The result is a manufacturing process that enables to produce bleeding-edge technologies such as Micro LEDs on scale making them available for consumer products. To commercialize the technology, Comptek is initially focusing on the Optoelectronics market estimated to be worth €58 billion by 2023. First applications are seen in the Micro LED segment which is projected to grow 400% in 2019-2022. Comptek has already made significant progress in that field demonstrating a 4-fold increase in the efficiency of Micro LEDs during testing with an industry partner. The company is led by an all-star founding team boasting a mix of business and R&D experience. The team has been able to raise nearly €1 million and reached pilot agreements with notable partners in the field. The given project is required to validate the performance of the technology on device level with an industry leading VR/AR headset manufacturer. This will be the final critical step before scaling the technology to a commercially available solution. For end-stage product development, Comptek is already negotiating its next funding round with industry partners on board looking to apply the technology
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringautonomous vehicles
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineering
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network5G
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementbusiness models
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinador
20520 Turku
Finlandia
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.