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Revolutionary Nanodrip printing technology for industrial scale manufacturing enabling the next generation of high-end devices Type of funding scheme: SME Instrument

Project description

New printing technology for industrial microfabrication

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in miniaturisation regarding a variety of components for a variety of devices. This trend has been sparked by the increased demand for high-end electronic devices such as smartphones as well as IoT/AI applications. This, along with the constant development of newer and more complicated systems, has made the miniaturisation of parts an ever-increasing necessity. However, despite the rising needs of the industrial sector, companies are facing difficulty in the production of these parts because the microfabrication process exhibits high costs and complexity. The EU-funded NanoDrip project aims to develop and introduce a new printing technology designed for industrial manufacturing that will allow for ultrahigh-resolution microfabrication and flexibility.

Objective

The ongoing global trend of miniaturization is driven by the demand for a huge range of high-end devices such as smartphones, automotive connectivity and IoT/AI applications. This is highly dependent on the fabrication of embedded Integrated Circuits on semiconductor wafers & the advanced semiconductor packaging processes that protect ICs while providing connectivity to printed circuit boards & adjacent ICs. The fabrication of redistribution layers (RDL), is particularly challenging and expensive, representing a major challenge in the industry. Current RDL microfabrication technology constitutes multi-process chain (19 steps) and is incredibly capital intensive. Existing technology impacts the environment through vast consumption of energy and water. It provides limited flexibility at the wafer-level, restricting the use of optimised materials to microfabricate and limiting manufacturers ability to produce different packaging designs between production cycle, incurring high-fixed costs or expensive downtimes.

NanoDrip is the first printing technology which is applicable to advanced packaging, providing ultra-high-resolution microfabrication suitable for industrial manufacturing in merely 2 step-process. It enables digitality, the capability to produced different designs between production cycles with unprecedented flexibility. It introduces a disruptive paradigm shift in the fabrication of advanced electronics at a crucial time for the European industry, allowing European SMEs & large semiconductor manufacturers to gain competitive advantage as demand grows for next-generation of devices. During the phase 1 project, Scrona will establish a go-to-market strategy and a supply chain and will draft further development plan. During the innovation project, Scrona will optimise their proprietary printheads and printing process, optimize in-house printhead manufacturing process, and carry out large-scale demonstration of microfabrication with relevant stakeholders.

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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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Coordinator

SCRONA AG
Net EU contribution

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€ 50 000,00
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Soodstrasse 53
8134 Adliswil
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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 71 429,00
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