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Report of Validated Candidates
Dated: 12 May 2008
6, Kestenova Gora St.
1404
Sofia
Bulgaria
Contact: Dr Karmen Nikolov
Position: CEO
Tel: +359 88 9513374
Fax: +359 2 8664259
Email: nikolov@budgetsensors.com
Web: http://www.budgetsensors.com
Skills: AFM probes, AFM tips, AFM cantilevers, Atomic Force Microscopy, Sncanning Probe Microscopy
Details:
ISB manufactures and distributes a wide range of high quality AFM probes, suitable for most commercially available AFM systems (Veeco, Molecular Imaging, JEOL, PSIA etc.). BudgetSensors are characterised not only by an extremely high quality, matching all internationally required quality standards, but also by a very competitive pricing policy.
313 Splaiul Unirii
030138
Bucharest
Romania
Contact: Prof Wilhelm Kappel
Position: General Director
Tel: +40-21-346.72.31; +40-21-346.72.35
Fax: +40-21-346.82.99
Email: kappel@icpe-ca.ro
Web: www.icpe-ca.ro
Skills: magnetic materials, nanocomposite magnetic materials, sensors and actuators
Details:
The field of activity is: A) R&D and production of:
Conducting Materials; Carbon Materials; Magnetic Materials and Electrical Engineering Applications; Ceramic Materials; Micro and Nano-structured Materials; Dielectric and Ferro-electric Materials
B) Technology
Electrochemical Technologies and Active Anticorrosive Protection
Techniques and Analysis, Industrial Diagnosis and Vibrations Control and Their Applications
Certification of the Environment Management System
Consulting, examination in the assurance of the industrial property protection by patents, marks, drafts industrial patterns
Radiation Processed Materials and Luminescence Techniques
Advanced Ceramic Materials, Non-conventional Engineering
C) Applications in:
magnetic sensors, biocompatible nanomaterials for human prothesis;
micro-electrochemical devices type conductometric micro-cells;
protection and electric decoupling devices, piezoceramic and magneto-resistivity actuators
Other Affiliations:
IEEE - Magnetic Society (SUA);
NATO Grant on Giant magnetoresistence devices for Biomedical applications
3 avenue du Quebec
ZI de Courtaboeuf
91140
Villebon sur Yvette
France
Contact: Dr Siebe Bouwstra
Position: Manager
Tel: +31-72-5095017
Fax:
Email: Siebe.Bouwstra@coventor.com
Web: www.coventor.com
Skills: MEMS Design and Simulation Software
Details:
Software development and commercialization for MEMS Design and Simulation. Design services. Consultancy.
Coventor offers the following MEMS design software tools:
CoventorWare; consisting of a proven suite of fully integrated software tools optimized for the creation of micro-scale devices. The aim is to improve the success rate for MEMS product development, reduce time-to-market, and lower total costs. Available separately or bundled,
MEMulator; a process emulator and virtual prototyping tool that creates high-speed accurate, highly detailed 3D representations of microfabricated devices or wafers, allowing designers to easily detect errors and reduce production costs.
EM3DS 3D; electromagnetic analysis software for RF device design and modeling.
Coventor also offers training and services.
Other Affiliations:
Europractice, INTEGRAM, CEMEMS, MIPA, RETINA, CEMMNT, MIG
Universitaetsallee 5
28359
Bremen
Germany
Contact: Dr Andreas Menz
Position:
Tel: +49 421 2234818
Fax: +49 421 2234820
Email: amenz@protron-mikrotechnik.de
Web: www.protron-mikrotechnik.de
Skills: RF MEMS, microfluidics, optical fiber alignment structures
Details:
Proton Mikrotechnik is a company which offers development and production of customized microsystems. New products are developed and brought into market preferably by means of silicon deep trench etching (DRIE).
Our service portfolio comprises standard MST processes and DRIE. Standard MST processes include silicon bulk and surface micromachining, thin film technologies, electroplating and wafer bonding.
Besides servcies, Protron Mikrotechnik offers products such as microfluidic components, microoptical devices and in the near future RF MEMS.
Typical business sectors of our customers are biotechnology, medical analysis and information technology.
Order size depends on the particular state of a product development. At feasibility scale, 1-100 prototypes are common, pre-production and production sizes from 100-10.000.
Average delivery periods depend on the type of order. Standard services are handled within 2-4 weeks. Project including product development are typically scheduled 3-12 months.
Other Affiliations:
NEXUS, IVAM e.V., IEEE
32B Erou Iancu Nicolae
023575
Bucharest
Romania
Contact: Dr Carmen Moldovan
Position: Microtechnology Department Head
Tel: +4021-490.84.12
Fax: +4021-490.82.38
Email: cmoldovan@imt.ro
Web: www.imt.ro
Skills: MEMS design and simulation, Micro-nanotechnologies, charaterisation
Details:
IMT's main activities:
- Computer-aided design, simulation of microstructures and microsystems using COVENTOR, ANSYS, CADENCE
- Research and development:
• Testing and microphysical characterization
technologies (atomic force microscopy, scanning
microscopy, ellipsometry, etc.) for microstructures and
microsystems;
• Development of micro-and nanostructures and microsystems for sensing applications: gas sensors, biosensors, acceleration, pressure sensors
• Development of advanced architectures based on computational intelligence;
- Services in microtechnologies and in
communication technologies:
• web-site, Internet, Intranet, Extranet, databases;
• Micro and nano fabrication technologies.
- Technological assistance for SMEs: consulting, design, technology transfer, training on the job;
•Technology transfer centre
•Scientific and Technological Park
-Organizing scientific events and training courses;
Other Affiliations:
1)PATENT, NoE, member of the network;
2)AMICOM, NoE, member of the network;
3)NOSE (FP5 Network), participant;
4)Europractice - MST Design partner;
5)NEXUS member from 1995; Romanian NEXUSPAN Contact point 1995-2000
6) NEXUSPLUS subcontractor
Ion Campineanu Street, No 33, Sector 1
010035
Bucharest
Romania
Contact: Dr Sorin Axinte
Position: MINATECH ADMINISTRATOR
Tel: +4074698047
Fax: +40214114661
Email: team@minatech.ro
Web: under development
Skills: Microtechnology, MST products
Details:
The focused domain is micro and nano-technologies; Microsystems (microsensors, MEMS, MOEMS, microelectronics), nano-materials, microengineering applications and products. The main activities are:
I. Formation and development of SMEs and New Technology Based Firms (NTBFs) in the domain by:
a) Incubation of SMEs and NTBFs; the development or revitalising of the existing organisations by technological transfer of R&D results; sustaining startups and accelerating incubation; formation of new SME’s and NTBF’s in the domain;
b) Professional and entrepreneurship formation
II. Technological assistance and consultancy (QA accreditation and prototype qualification); marketing (identifying potential markets for the developed products).
The MINATECH offer is addressed to:
a) SME’s/NTBF’s which aim to develop a technology or device in focused domain
b) Specialists and/or inventors;
c) R&D teams who wish to enter into the market with their R&D activity results;
d) SME’s wanting space for small/ medium production.
Other Affiliations:
Lab-On-A-Chip Implementation of Production Processes for New Molecular Imaging Agents (MI-lab-on-chip), STREP-FP6, FP6-2004-MNP STRP 516984 (2005-2007), partners
114, GHICA TEI BLVD, bl. 40, ap. 2
72235
Bucharest, dept.2
Romania
Contact: Prof Anca Manolescu
Position: R&D Director
Tel: +4021-346.81.77
Fax: +4021-346.81.77
Email: sitex45@rdslink.ro
Web:
Skills: micro and nanotechnologies for MST applications
Details:
The micro and nanoengineering, advanced research and development of microprocessing for MST production.
Technologies for multichip modules manufacturing, microsystems, MEMS & MOEMS processing,
- Micro and nanotechnologies for thin films processing for MST, MEMS and MOEMS applications, sensors and transducers (i.e. acceleration, pressure etc.) for automotive and industrial electronics applications,
- Photonic microstructures and microcavities for optical communication,
- Sensors and sensors arrays for detection of gases and chemicals
- Electrochemical sensors for water and chemical analysis, sensors for pollution and environment control and monitoring (lab on chip)
- Microcontamination control for ultraclean processes for microsystems, microsensors and transducers fabrication
126A, Iancu Nicolae str.
72996
Bucharest
Romania
Contact: Dr Dumitru Ulieru
Position: R&D Director
Tel: +4021-490.82.00
Fax: +4021-490.82.00
Email: alinaci@imt.ro
Web:
Skills: semiconductors and microelectronics technology, sensors and transducers
Details:
A. Manufacturing of
- semiconductors devices
- microelectronics components
- optoelectronics
- microsensors and transducers
Technological facilities: microtechnology, bulk micromachining, packaging, bonding, testing
B. - Research activity for development of specific processes for micro and nanotechnologies (especially laser etching for MEMS); new packaging techniques for MEMS, bonding; characterisation
- Research activities in the field of Pressure sensors; accelerometers, magnetic and optical sensors
Other Affiliations:
NEXUSPAN member 1995-2000
INCO COPERNICUS project "Capacitive pressure sensors"
NATO Grant for "Laser Deposition and Etching of materials for MEMS"2001-2004
EUREKA Project, Sensors for Bio applications, 2003
Atomistilor Street, 409, P.O.Box MG-36
76900
Magurele-Bucharest
Romania
Contact: Dr Cristian Petrica LUNGU
Position: Head of Laboratory
Tel: +40-788385420
Fax: +40-21-4574468
Email: lungu@alpha2.infim.ro
Web:
Skills: Tthin films deposition, TVA (Thermionic Vacuum Arc), Plasma physics
Details:
The group developed an original technology called Thermionic Vacuum Arc (TVA), suitable for nanostructured film preparation. TVA is a new method ideally suited for deposition of high purity thin films with compact structure and produces extremely smooth surfaces suitable for nanostructure film preparation.
The main advantages of this new method are:
- deposition of pure metal film in high or ultra - high vacuum conditions;
- no gas consumption and gas incorporation in the growing film;
- thin film condensed from the plasma of the evaporating metal or compound;
- the growing thin film is bombarded just during deposition with the ions of the depositing material ensuring a compact film with a density the same as the bulk material;
- the deposition rate can be easily controlled and can be greater than in the sputtering case (0.1 – 1 nm/s).
Some TVA technology applications:
Tribological coatings;
Nanostructured diamond like carbon;
Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) films;
Biocompatible coatings.
Elopak House
Rutherford Close, Meadway Technology Park
Stevenage, Herts
SG1 2EF, UK
United Kingdom
Contact: Mr Steve Colling
Position: Director
Tel: +44 1438 749886
Fax:
Email: Steve Colling [stevec@analyticon.co.uk]
Web: www.analyticon.co.uk
Skills: mathematical modelling
Details:
Mathematical modeling for a range of applications relating to motion. This extends from space to fluidics in microsystems such as drug delivery.
Their expertise lies in developing mathematical systems that simulate real situations, thus enabling various scenarios to be modelled prior to producing hardware. Another advantage of their mathematicl modelling methods is that errors can be included into the models. This relates to sensor systems where errors from the individual sensors are always present. Systems can be developed that minimise the effect of the sensor errors. Also the performance limitations of systems build on a set of sensors can be reaslised. This enables designers to ascertain the performance requirements from sensors that are going into systems.
Modelling motion is a key area of expertise. Much of their expertise to date has been in the space and aerospace industry. However, their system modelling knowledge can be equally applied to any motion system, for example human body motion.
Air and liquid flow systems can also be modelled, and the company has specific experience in some micro-fluidic systems. Again this modelling method can be used to simulate the results expected from a range of systems, prior to producing hardware.
Other Affiliations:
NEXUS Medical Devices USC
180, Rue General Renault
B.P 3813
37038
Tours
France
Contact: Mr An Nguyen-Dinh
Position: Director of Technology
Tel: 33 247 374 278
Fax:
Email: an.nguyendinh@vernom.com
Web: www.vermon.com
Skills: Piezo-electric ultrasound transducers
Details:
Vermon design, manufacture, assemble and test a range of ultrasonic transducer systems. A significant part of their product range addresses the medical market.
Micro-fabrication is an essential aspect of their work, particularly for the medical sector. Their specific expertise is in the use of 1 - 3 piezo-electric composite technology to produce a range of precision ultrasonic transducer systems. They have expertise in the design and manufacture of complex piezo-electric based systems using micro-system technology, and spend a considerable amount of effort on R & D to extend their capablilites in the area of precision ultrasonic equipment, primarily for the medical sector.
They are a world leader in the design and manufacture of ultrasonic transducers for laparoscopic and surgical applications. They also produce endocavity transucers and will design both single plane and bi-plane transducers for specific applications.
Other Affiliations:
None
Greenhouse Park Innovation Centre, Newmarket Road,
Cambridge,
CB1 5AS
United Kingdom
Contact: Dr Geoffrey Andrews
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 44 1223 505045
Fax:
Email: Geoffrey Andrews [geoffrey.andrews@ranier.co.uk]
Web: www.ranier.co.uk
Skills: Medial devices, biomaterials
Details:
RANIER Technology Limited has developed and patented a range of medical device products, each targeted to deliver specific benefits in areas of recognised clinical need. Their core IP lies in their materials development, and their prime focus is on medical applications. RANIER’s products have applications in urology, orthopaedics, cardiovascular, wound dressings and thin film barrier products such as medical gloves and condoms.
One project that they are currently involved in is the development of a new urethral catheter using their advanced material and processes, for which they own the IP. Ranier has both design and prototype manufacturing capability in house, and are familiar with the process of clinical trials and subsequently obtaining approvals for new medical products.
Ranier has commenced the development of a major new biomaterials technology, – PPM – Precision Polyurethane Manufacture, in conjunction with leading academic research centres. This materials technology platform has a wide range of potential applications in the medical device field, where it can bring significant and novel solutions to device design and functionality to both enhance clinical outcomes and achieve valuable, high growth competitive commercial positions.
Trzaska 25
1000
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Contact: Prof Tadej Bajd
Position: Professor Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Tel: 386-1-4768-236
Fax:
Email: tadej.bajd@robo.fe.uni-lj.si
Web: www: http://robo.fe.uni-lj.si
Skills: Biomedical Engineering Gait analysis Robotics
Details:
The Institute has a number of varied projects focusing on biomedical engineering and robotics. Their work covers the analysis of human movement, Functional Electrical Stimulation and robotics. They have a variety of medical projects ongoing, including the development of systems to both measure and then correct for specific human motion.
Other Affiliations:
None
Studentu 65,
LT 51369
Kaunas
Lithuania
Contact: Prof Valentinas Snitka
Position: Director
Tel: 370 37 451588
Fax: 370 37 451588
Email: vsnitka@ktu.lt
Web: http://www.microsys.ktu.lt
Skills: piezoactuators, ultrasonic motors, nanopositioning, SPM instrumentation,AFM,SNOM, BIO-AFM, sol-gel, ferroelectric thin films
Details:
The basic aspects of the research activity is the underlying nanoscience of molecules and molecular structures. Instrumentation,based on Scanning Probe Microscopy methods(AFM,STM, SNOM) are developed and set up to study placement and manipulation of molecular and mesoscopic structures on the inorganic and organic surfaces (cells),the growth and formation of novel nanotubules, nanowires and sieve like structures,the electrical and mechanical properties of macromolecular manufactured structures as a building blocks for nanoarchitecture. The research efforts focus is on a self-directed growth process for creating molecular and composite matrix nanostructures based on self-assembly of porphyrins,sol-gel ferroelectric thin films and nanoporous glasses.The engineering and processing of materials at the nanoscale comprise mechanics and electric properties of nanowires,mesoscopic structures, functional ferroelectric thin films, mechanics of biostructures and cells using SPM.
Raja 15
12618
Tallinin
Estonia
Contact: Prof Raimund Ubar
Position: Head of Chair
Tel: 3726202252; 3626202253
Fax: 3726202252; 3626202253
Email: raiub@pld.ttu.ee
Web:
Skills: computer engineering, computer science, digital design, test, fault
Details:
The team is involved in the following research fields: design and test of digital systems, self-testing and fault tolerance.
The main target of the research is: to develop new efficient methods for modeling, design and test of digital systems to guarantee the efficiency, high quality and fault tolerance of systems in the conditions of continuously increasing complexities.
To reach this target the team has competence, and is actively working with the following more specific problems: diagnostic
models for digital systems, automatization of test program generation, fault simulation and fault diagnosis in digital systems, physical defect oriented fault analysis, decompositional design and design error diagnosis in digital systems, analysis and partitioning methods for hardware / software codesign, and development of unified representation of systems for control and memory intensive applications.
Other Affiliations:
Europractice
Studentu 50
51368
Kaunas
Lithuania
Contact: Dr Elena Jasiuniene
Position: senior researcher
Tel: +370 37 351162
Fax: +370 37 451489
Email: elena.jasiuniene@ktu.lt
Web: www.ultrasonics.ktu.lt
Skills: ultrasonic measurements, signal processing, simulation
Details:
The Ultrasound Institute has experience in different areas of various applications of ultrasonic techniques for aerospace industry, nuclear plants, space research, monitoring of various manufacturing processes, ultrasonic flow measurements of gases and liquids, development of non-destructive testing techniques for composite materials, etc.
Research activities include: ultrasonic NDT&E, ultrasonic industrial measurements, simulation and signal processing in ultrasonic measurements, and investigation of material properties by ultrasonic techniques.
Acad. G. Bonchev Street , block 4
1113
Sofia
Bulgaria
Contact: Prof Emil Manoach
Position: Director
Tel: +35929733140
Fax: +35928707498
Email: e.manoach@info.imbm.bas.bg
Web: www.imbm.bas.bg; http://info.imbm.bas.bg
Skills: nanoscale mechanics, microfluidics, nonlinear dynamics, biomechanics, robotics, composite materials
Details:
The Institute of Mechanics(IMech) of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is a leading national research centre in the field of theoretical and applied mechanics. It performs research, consultations and expert’s reports, metrology measurements, design and development of scientific devices and education of highly qualified specialists in theoretical and applied mechanics, biomechanics and mechatronics including nanomechanics, nanorobotics, nanomaterials, new knowledge based materials and composites.
Now, the Institute is included in two NoE in FP6 – Multy-Material Micro Manufacturing (4M), contract number FP6-500274-2 and Knowledge-Based Multicomponent Materials for Durable and Safe Performance (KMM) , contract number NOE 502243-2 KMM-NoE
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
Egry Str. 1
1111
Budapest
Hungary
Contact: Prof Tibor Szalay
Position: Associate Professor
Tel: +36 (1) 4631875
Fax: +36 (1) 4633176
Email: szalay@manuf.bme.hu
Web: http://www.manuf.bme.hu
Skills: Metal machining, Robotics, Process planning
Details:
Fields of activity
- supervision, diagnostics, optimization and adaptive control of cutting processes; design of machine tools;
- CAD/CAM;
- design of measuring instruments and fixtures;
- measurement technology, process measurement, quality assurance;
- robot motion and path control, robot application, sensors for robots, robotized assembly, robot grippers;
- knowledge based process planning, production;
- planning and scheduling; ultraprecision machining;
- surface coating technologies;
- rapid prototyping;
- intelligent product manuals and multipod machines
Budapest XI, Goldmann Gy. tér 3
H-1521
Budapest
Hungary
Contact: Prof VeroniKa Timar-Horvath
Position: Professor
Tel: (+36-1) 463 2702
Fax: (+36-1) 463 2973
Email: timarne@eet.bme.hu
Web: www.eet.bme.hu
Skills: micro nanotechnologies
Details:
Research activities:
Micro and nanotechnologies:
- Package inside thermal monitoring
- MEMS Chip on line thermal monitoring
- MEMS electro-thermal simulation algorithm and program development and fast and user friendly MEMS electro-static simulator development.
- Characterization of semiconductor surfaces and very thin oxides (includes the work function measurements on solid surfaces by vibrating capacitor method)
- Investigation of catalytically activated semiconductor gas sensors, development of semiconductor (tin-dioxide) sensors
- Investigation of nanocrystals produced by agglomeration of ultra thin metal layers
MEMS activity in progress:
Investigation of micro-channel cooling devices
�� Combined optical-thermal characterization tool and methodology development
�� Design for testability of MEMS structures
�� Development of a methodology to detect die attach and other package and MEMS integrity failures with transient thermal testing.
Other Affiliations:
NEXUSEAST, NEXUSPAN
Universitätsallee 29
28359
Bremen
Germany
Contact: Mr Torsten Eggers
Position: Managing Director
Tel: +49 (421) 2020-783
Fax: +49 (421) 2020-900
Email: torsten.eggers@campus-micro-technologies.de
Web: www.campus-micro-technologies.de
Skills: micro sensor, capacitive, pressure, ultrasonic, force, biomedical, telemetry, wireless, mounting & assembly, interfacing, packaging, coating, sealing
Details:
The main activity of CMT is customer specific development of intelligent sensors and systems based on MEMS sensor elements in the field of (mainly capacitive) absolute and differential pressure, ultrasonic, gas flow and fluid condition, the set-up of the production and supply chain, taking-over of responsibility for final test and product liability as certified supplier
The core competencies are the develoment of customer specific sensor elements, associated read-out electronics, mounting&assembly technology and packaging & hermetic biocompatible sealing
The main application areas are medical sensor systems, automotive and industrial control
Parc Technologique des Fontaines
ZI Bernin
38926
Bernin CROLLES Cedex
France
Contact: Mr Ridha Hamza
Position: Director, European Operations
Tel: +33 4 76 45 21 66
Fax:
Email: ridha.hamza@softmems.com
Web: www.softmems.com
Skills: Design Tools, Simulation, Software, Services
Details:
The SoftMEMS CAD Design Environment
Is a customizable set of CAD tools for the development and test of MEMS-based products. SoftMEMS CAD tools are open-platform products that support leading electronic design automation environments used for integrated circuit development. SoftMEMS tools allow data sharing between system designers, IC designers, process engineers and MEMS experts, permitting earlier and consistent design checks between multidisciplinary teams. Our tool suites enable designers to develop new MEMS designs, integrate existing designs (intellectual property) into systems, and couple them with electronics.
SoftMEMS has developed two main MEMS design tools to address designer’s needs:
MEMS Xplorer (for UNIX and HP platforms) and
MEMS Pro (for the PC platform) are CAD tool suites that cover the entire MEMS design process.
We also provide modular subsets of our tools for those customers not requiring full capability. For more information or to request an Evaluation Copy, please contact sales@softmems.com.
Our experienced CAD team can provide technical support and consulting to speed up your MEMS design process. They can also develop CAD modules "on demand" to better respond to your needs.
Application specific modules, technical support and consulting on the whole MEMS design process are also offered to RTD projects.
Other Affiliations:
NEXUS, MEMS Industry Group, MANCEF
Bismarckstr. 142a
47057
Duisburg
Germany
Contact: Dr Lars Vosskaemper
Position: SAXO Development Supervisor
Tel: +49 (0) 203 / 30622 - 54
Fax: +49 (0) 203 / 30622 - 69
Email: mems@dolphin-integration.com
Web: www.dolphin-integration.com/projects/macros/index.php
Skills: Modeling and simulation of electro mechanical systems on behavioral (circuit) level.
Details:
In 1997, DOLPHIN expanded into the field of MEMS modelling and development, i.e. enabling the integration of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Structures into a System-on-PCB or a System-on-Chip. The DUISBURG subsidiary was opened with the charter to promote this activity. An initial transfer of know-how was performed from Gerhardt Mercator University and Fraunhofer IMS Duisburg.
Dolphin Integration has a strong tradition of partnership with research centres who benefit from its role focused on Industrialization and Commercialization. Such partnerships involve LETI (Grenoble), EPFL (Switzerland), Imperial College (London), INRIA (Grenoble), the Fraunhofer-IMS / Mercator University in Duisburg, Lancaster University (UK) and CSEM (CH).
The company also conducts its own R&D programs, which have resulted in a portfolio of key patents, and algorithms to be embedded either in software or hardware.
Other Affiliations:
Member of the PATENT-DfMM Industry Advisory Board.
Guest member in the VDA-FAT-AK30 Group.
PO BOX 456
7500 AH
Enschede
Netherlands
Contact: Dr Hans van den Vlekkert
Position: President & CEO
Tel: +31 (53) 489 3827
Fax: + 31 53 489 3601
Email: H.H.vandenVlekkert@lionixbv.nl
Web: www.lionixbv.nl
Skills: MST, design, manufacturing, microsystem, integrated optics microfluidics
Details:
LioniX designs and manufacturs microsystems for OEM customers. We are specialized in microfluidics and integrated optics. LioniX takes care of design, prototyping and manufacturing using a design for manufacturing approach. LioniX is horizontally integrated which means that we have a network of suppliers for electronics, industrial design, software, mass volume manufacturing etc, in order to be able to deliver the complete microsystem.
Other Affiliations:
MinacNed
IVAM
Hengelosestraat 705
PO Box 545
7500 AM
Enschede
Netherlands
Contact: Mr Alan Nutt
Position: VP Sales & Marketing
Tel: +31 (0)53 483 6460
Fax: +31 (0) 53 433 7415
Email: alan.nutt@phoenixbv.com
Web: www.phoenixbv.com
Skills: Database, Flow Design, Mask Layout, Software, Micro, Nano
Details:
Phoenix BV have an extensive range of software tools for Micro and Nano Technological Industries.
Database Software: A suit of tools designed primarily for the control and analysis of data within a flexible clean room production environment.
Flow Designer: Simple and powerful tool to design product/process flow integrated with web based viewing of the 2-D sequential flow in graphics and text.
CleWin: Powerful mask layout software, well known and well liked in the industry.
Mask Engineer: A new breed of parametric layout software that gives the flexibility and power of parametric layout within an easy to use environment. The designer has the power to make and modify design iterations based on physical models. The final layout files are optimised for the chosen parameter base - including optical bend optimisation.
Coming soon: A design suite for Optical Waveguide Analysis. Accurate 2D and 3D models with extremely fast processing speed.......
PO Box 456
7500 AH
Enschede
Netherlands
Contact: Mr Melis Jan Gilde
Position: VP marketing & sales
Tel: +31 6 4465 8069
Fax: +31 53 489 3601
Email: m.j.gilde@capilix.com
Web: www.capilix.com
Skills: microfluidics glass CE lab-on-a-chip
Details:
CapiliX has developed a Capilary Electrophoresis measurement system with lab-on-a-chip technology.
The system includes a (disposable) packaged glass chip with or without detection option (LIF or EC), a package holder with (HV) electrical and fluidical contacts, electronics for driving the high voltage EOF and capturing of detection signal and software to store and handle the data.
CapiliX is selling the system as a standard solution but also offers customer chip-designs.
Grenzstr. 22
D 01109
Dresden
Germany
Contact: Dr Marion Simon
Position: Project Manager
Tel: + 49 6123 605035
Fax: + 49 6123 605035
Email: simon@heimannsensor.com
Web: www.heimannsensor.de
Skills: IR sensor development and sensor assembly
Details:
Heimann Sensor develops and manufactures thermoelectric and pyroelectric infrared sensors and modules. Our thermoelectric sensor chips are manufactured in a CMOS compatible MEMS technology and can be mounted in different TO type housings or in a COB process.
Sensor modules combine the sensor chip with an ASIC and various mirror - or infrared lens optics. The module outputs a linear temperature reference (ambient temperature) and a radiation proportional signal amplified for the 0..5V range (object temperature).
The pyroelectric sensors are optimised for low noise and highest detectivity and can also be offered in various housing sizes combined with a multitude of different infrared filters.
Main sensor application is the contact free temperature measurement of surfaces, but combined with suitable infrared filters the sensors can also be used in NDIR gas detection for gases like e.g. CO2, CO, Hydrocarbons or anaesthetics.
Our customers are typically in the industrial, medical, automotive, household appliances, office automation or indoor climate control markets.
We are offer sample packages and pre-production as well as high volume production.
Other Affiliations:
Silicon Saxony, AMA, mst-Rhein-Main
Konrad-Zuse-Str. 14
99099
Erfurt
Germany
Contact: Dr Dietmar Starke
Position: Technology Transfer
Tel: + 49 361 663 1474
Fax: + 49 361 663 1423
Email: dstarke@cismst.de
Web: www.cismst.de
Skills: mems, micro-optical sensors, capacitive sensors, radiation detectors
Details:
The main activity of CiS Institute für Mikrosesnorik are customer specific developments and manufacturing of microsensors in the core areas: optoelectronic sensors, condensation/humidity sensors, piezo-resistive pressure sensors, multistructure engineering and services.
The competence of the institute comprises the sensor development from design to prototype stage and small series manufacturing, including wafer processing, assembly and wiring systems, testing, analysis and sensor calibration.
The main application areas are medical sensor systems, automotive and industrial engineering, environmental monitoring and biotechnology.
8 St. Kl. Ohridski blvd.
1000
Sofia
Bulgaria
Contact: Prof Marin Hristov
Position: Dean of Faculty
Tel: +359 2 9652220
Fax: +359 2 9652330
Email: mhristov@ecad.tu-sofia.bg
Web: tu-sofia.bg
Skills: education,research,VLSI, IC design,CAD software
Details:
The TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY is a higher-education institution providing MS and PhD degrees in large number of subjects in the fields of machine building and metal working, electronics, computer science and technologies, automation, transportation, management. Therer are currently around 12 000 full-time, 3000 part-time and about 250 PhD students at TUS. There are more than 800 teaching staff at TU, of which there are 56 professors, 355 associated-professors. Besides, the staff of R&DS consists of more than 140 employees, of which 40 are researchers.
TUS is a large educational and research complex with a number of educational, research and applied facilities, using many unique instruments and other equipment.
TUS also realizes a significant amount of international research activities, primarily under the auspices of the EU Programs: Socrates - Erasmus, Leonardo, Fifth and Sixth Framework Programs and the bilateral projects with EU countries.
Carl-Zeiss-Promenade 10
07745
Jena
Germany
Contact: Dr Claudia Gärtner
Position: President
Tel: +49 (0) 36 41 64 31 21
Fax: +49 (0) 36 41 64 31 42
Email: info@microfluidic-ChipShop.com
Web: www.microfluidic-ChipShop.com
Skills: polymer microtechology, microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip
Details:
microfluidic ChipShop’s mission is to bring lab-on-a-chip systems into daily laboratory life at a reasonable cost.
microfluidic ChipShop offers products, development, and manufacturing services in the field of microfluidics for applications in life sciences / analytical sciences, chemistry, and fluid handling. microfluidic ChipShop can cope with the volume production of microfluidic components – from simple fluidic chips to complex lab-on-a-chip systems.
The company is certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 13485.
Other Affiliations:
IVAM
Technicka 2
Czech Republic
166 27
Praha 6
Czech Republic
Contact: Prof Pavel Ripka
Position: Professor
Tel: +420-2-24353945
Fax: + 420-2-33339929
Email: ripka@feld.cvut.cz
Web: http://measure.feld.cvut.cz
Skills: Sensors (magnetic, optical, pressure)
Details:
Magnetic sensors (fluxgate, AMR, GMR, SDT, GMI) http://measure/groups/maglab/index.html
Magnetic circuits and shieldings: design, testing and calibration, applications
Production of fluxgate sensors and magnetometers
Testing and calibration of pressure sensors
3-D FEM simulations: magnetic and thermal
Development of the sensor electronics and multisensor measurement systems
EMC of sensor buses
Sensor applications in Non-destructive Testing
Other Affiliations:
NEXUSPAN
FEE CTU K13138
Technicka 2
16627
Prague
Czech Republic
Contact: Prof Jan Holub
Position: Assoc. Professor
Tel: +420-2-24352131
Fax: +420 2 2435 3333 9929
Email: holubjan@feld.cvut.cz
Web: http://wireless.feld.cvut.cz/
Skills: voice and audio signal processing, algorithm design, development and validation
Details:
Extensive experience in voice transmission quality testing. Organized workshops MESAQIN 2002, 2003, 2004 (2005 in progress) http://wireless.feld.cvut.cz/
Research focused on:
Special purposes algorithm development
Applications of voice transmission quality measurements
Testing equipment include network terminals (PSTN, GSM II, II+, 3G), call generators, load testers, SW algorithm libraries, calibrated speech sample databases, sound processing SW. Software development skills.
Pod Vodovodem 2
158 01
Praha 5 - Jinonice
Czech Republic
Contact: Dr Tomas TRPISOVSKY
Position: CEO
Tel: +420 251081022
Fax: +420 251612564
Email: tomas.trpisovsky@ima.cz
Web: www.ima.cz
Skills: smart cards, system integration, eHealth, eID
Details:
IMA´S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Integration of extensive ID systems. About 300 functional systems has been installed and running.
•Chip cards and their applications
•Consultations and expert surveys
•Municipal systems
Prague – Full ID system for the Prague City Hall
Card personalization and banking
Localization of Ingenico payment terminals. IMA customized EMV application for CZ market.
Automobile electronics
Fitted in industrial vehicles, successfully exported by STAVOSTROJ worldwide.
International activities
Schlumberger Phones
•Ingenico
•Sonera
•OMP/Orga
IMA incubator
•IMA's eEurope Smart Card Charter.
•IMA is a member of the Europay Vendor Forum and the EHTEL
•Co-chairing of working group EFMI WG Cards
IMA participate on Connectivit-e,VA, US - company involved in internet kiosk business.
Technicka Street 2
166 27
Prague
Czech Republic
Contact: Prof Václav Bouda
Position: head of department
Tel: +420 224 352 162
Fax:
Email: bouda@fel.cvut.cz
Web: www.cvut.cz http://volt.feld.cvut/lide/bouda/htm
Skills: mechanical engineer. material research, artificial muscles
Details:
Teaching courses for undergraduates and graduate students in Materials Science and Engineering in general electrical engineering and for the specializacions Electronics
Research of electrically conductive plastics,
Research of the carbon colloidal particles self-organization in the fluid matrix,
Modelling of the biological muscles function and its application in bio-mimetic artificial muscle design as micro- or nano actuator for electromechanical systems.
Other Affiliations:
Delegate in International Dialog of Responsible Research of Nanotechnology (organised by NSF, Dr.Rocco, 1st meeting in Alexandria, USA, 2004).
Delegate in Working Group membership in MNT ERA NET (Micro- and Nanotechnology European Research Area Network)
Z.A. de la Chatelaine
23-25 rue Rene Cassin
F 74240
Gaillard
France
Contact: Mr Dominique Richon
Position: Technical Director
Tel: +33 4 5031 9982
Fax: +33 4 5031 9954
Email: dominique.richon@fossystems.fr
Web: www.fossystems.fr
Skills: Fiber optical sensors based on Bragg gratings, manufacture of Bragg gratings by laser scribing, pressure-, vibration-, deformation- and temperature sensors
Details:
This start-up company develops and produces customer specific optical fiber sensor systems for instance for health monitoring of blades of wind turbines, vibrations and deformations of boat hulls (steel or FRP), leak detection of LNG tanks through temperature drop method and pressure sensors for oil drilling equipment. FOS is preparing for small series production.
Core competence of FOS is the design of fiber optical sensor, packaging of these sensors, fixation of sensors to substrates and producing a task oriented opto-electronic read-out unit of low cost.
Principal applications areas are wind turbines, ships and civil engineering structures.
Malmo Court,
Kirkleatham Business Park
Redcar
TS10 5SQ
United Kingdom
Contact: Dr Tim Ryan
Position: Manager
Tel: +44 1642 496300
Fax: +44 1642 496301
Email: tim.ryan@epigem.co.uk
Web: www.epigem.co.uk
Skills: MNT, polymer microengineering, manufacturing, microptics, microfluidics
Details:
Epigem undertakes R&D, designs, prototypes and manufactures optoelectronic and microsystem products for OEM customers under ISO9001:2000 certification. We specialise in polymer microfabrication (net shape or on flexible and rigid supports) and provide accurate moulding of surface shapes with sizes ranging from 0.1 micron to 100 micron combined with other precision coating and printing processes.
Our technology platforms provide product for applications using optics, microcircuitry / electrodes. microfluidics or micromechanics and employ polymeric materials with tailored bulk or surface properties. Epigem integrates these technology platforms and other components including inorganic devices and nanomaterials to provide 3-D structures for a wide range of customised applications in emerging lab-on-a-chip markets and optoelectronics including flexible displays.
Other Affiliations:
POLYMICRO Competence Center
Raiffeisenstr. 5
63110
Rodgau
Germany
Contact: Dr Berndt Michelt
Position: Marketing Manager
Tel: + 49 6106 8290-0
Fax: + 49 6106 8290-26
Email: info@precitec-optronik.de
Web: www.precitec-optronik.de
Skills: Optoelectronic measurement equipment, film thickness, surface topography
Details:
Precitec Optronics develops, produces and sells optical devices for contactless measuring technology, for laser material processing and for medical technology.
One specific product is the optical sensor CHR 150 E, which combines two different measurement methods for precision distance and thickness measurements in one system. The first is the chromatographic method, utilising the chromatic aberration of specialised lenses, allowing a high precision measurement of distance, topography of microstructured parts and film thickness in a coaxial set-up. As second measurement system also white light interferometry can be utilised, Then it is possible to measure film thicknesses between 2 µm and 250 µm, like functional coatings, varnish, foils or adhesive films.
Typical applications are topography measurements in service stations, as well as quality control and inline use.
The customers are typically in the glass forming industry, polymer foil materials characterisation, adhesive film measurements, semiconductor industry, MEMS topographical investigations, wafer surface characterisations, but also in the leather industry, printing industry, wood surface characterisation and more.
Other Affiliations:
Optence e.V., PhotonAix, Lasertechik Südwest, MST Rhein-Main e.V.
Box 595
Bruttovägen 1
17526
JÄRFÄLLA
Sweden
Contact: Mr Tomas Bauer
Position: Area Sales Manager, Europe & Asia
Tel: +46 707 503138
Fax: +46858024901
Email: tomas.bauer@silex.se
Web: www.silexmicrosystems.com
Skills: Customized MEMS development and manufacturing.
Details:
In 2000 we founded Silex Microsystems AB, backed by top MEMS scientists and a roster of well-known reference customers, and the goal of becoming an industry leader in MEMS technology worldwide.
Now we have 38 employees, 31 directly involved in development and manufacturing and 9 hold doctorates in MEMS technology. More importantly, our people are specialists in our customers’ industries. We also have our own manufacturing facility producing state-of-the-art 6” wafer MEMS in Järfälla, Sweden.
We help our customers to pioneer new applications using MEMS technology. To this end, we work in close cooperation through design, development and manufacturing of customized components such as sensors, actuators and precision structures for their end products. Helping them stay ahead of the competition.
Technologiepark Villach
Europastraße 4/1
9524
Villach / St. Magdalen
Austria
Contact: Dr Werner Scherf
Position: Manager R&D
Tel: +43 4242-56300-224
Fax: +43 4242-56300-400
Email: werner.scherf@ctr.at
Web: www.ctr.at
Skills: System Integration
Details:
CTR's know-how, not only in sensor and microsystem technology, but also in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, electronics and software development, enables us to develop complete system solutions to your specifications.
CTR team works closely together with the renowned Fraungofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS). CTR thus combines basic research of the highest level with application-oriented know-how.
On the basis of our core competences of micro-optics and micro-mechanics, we at CTR provide comprehensive development services. Innovative ideas can thus be turned into marketable products. The focus here lies on developing applications for photonic microsystems.
Other Affiliations:
IVAM, AMA, IEEE, OGMS
Tempowerkring 17
21079
Hamburg
Germany
Contact: Mr Uwe Lehmann
Position: Director
Tel: +49-40-790 12-280
Fax: +49-40-790 12-281
Email: u.lehmann@slsmt.de
Web: www.slsmt.com
Skills: Gas chromatography module, chemical analysis, separation column
Details:
SLS MICRO TECHNOLOGY is the technology leader in applying micro systems technology to the analysis of gases and fluids.
The company’s key product is the world’s smallest gas chromatography module. Main fields of application are aerial surveillance, emission monitoring, process control and quality assurance in the chemical industry.
SLS was founded 1997 as a spin off from the Technical University in Hamburg, operates its own micro systems technology manufacturing lines and markets its product via system and OEM partners globally
Other Affiliations:
AMA Verband
Rakitna 30
1352
Preserje
Slovenia
Contact: Mr Stefan Kirn
Position: Manager
Tel: + 386 1 3650 950
Fax: + 386 1 3650950
Email: stefan.kirn@zamisel.com
Web: www.zamisel.com
Skills: programming
Details:
Programming to order is the main activity of the company ZAMISEL d.o.o.
Some of the references of what we did can be found at company web site.
As experienced mathematicians and computer scientists we design the algorithms and/or develop the formulas before programming.
For more information send email to info@zamisel.com
Jamova 39
1000
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Contact: Mr Darko Belavic
Position: Head of HIPOT R&D Group
Tel: +386 1 477 3479
Fax: +386 1 477 3887
Email: darko.belavic@ijs.si
Web: dolomit.ijs.si/k5
Skills: thick-film technology, advanced ceramic materials, ceramic MEMS, MEMS packaging, sensors and actuators, pressure sensors, numerical modelling
Details:
The Electronic Ceramics Department is one of the research departments at the Jozef Stefan Institute and it is involved in basic and applied research and education in the field of materials that are closely related to applications in electronics. The department is actively involved in ferroelectric ceramics, conductive oxides, materials for fuel cells and materials for thick-film technologies. In the area of microsystems the Electronic Ceramics Department cooperates with research partner HIPOT-R&D and with industrial partner HYB.
The HIPOT-R&D Company is well qualified for research and development of products and technologies and the technology transfer in fields of thick-film hybrid microelectronics, sensors and electro-mechanical components and systems. The research group is up to date with the modern market and technology trends and is skilled with the coordination between R&D and industry production.
The HYB Company is in the category of SME with about 120 employees. The company has experience in the production of custom thick-film hybrid circuits from 1972 and experience in the production of pressure sensors from 1986. Company HYB is renowned European designer and producer of sensors and is capable to design, construct, develop and manufacture sensors (mostly pressure) with silicon or ceramic sensor elements and required signal conditioning electronic circuit.
Trzaska 25
1000
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Contact: Prof Slavko Amon
Position: Professor
Tel: +386 1 4768 352
Fax: +386 1 4264 630
Email: slavko.amon@fe.uni-lj.si
Web: http://lmse.fe.uni-lj.si
Skills: mems
Details:
Laboratory of Microsensor Structures and Electronics (LMSE) is involved in research and development of silicon devices, sensors and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Internal properties and external characteristics of related devices are studied using analytical and computer modeling. Technology facilities available in LMSE allow investigations of basic and advance semiconductor processes (mask design, photolithography, diffusion, depositions, cleaning, etching, micromachining etc.) and development of active and passive discrete semiconductor devices (photosensors, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, radiation sensors, 3D microstructures etc.). Technological research is supported by measurement equipment and characterization techniques, aided by process and device modeling.
LMSE offers complete research and development services in the field of silicon semiconductor devices and MEMS from theoretical analysis to development of test structures and devices, their characterization and optimization. Partial R&D services are also available: modeling (device, process simulation) characterization (measurements) and performing single semiconductor processing steps (lithography, diffusion, metalization, micromachining etc.).
LMSE is open for any kind of cooperation with other laboratories and industry
Heptagon Zürich
Badener Str. 569
CH 8048 Zürich
02150
Espoo
Finland
Contact: Mr Benno Stäger
Position: Sales/Marketing Manager
Tel: +41 1 497 30 11
Fax: +41 1 497 30 11
Email: benno.staeger@heptagon.fi
Web: www.heptagon.fi
Skills: micro-optics, diffractive and refractive elements, REEMO process
Details:
Heptagon develops, designs and manufactures diffractive and refractive micro-optical elements and sub-systems. Micro-optical components are designed to replace conventional bulk optics with the additional benefit of greater functionality, resulting in new products that would not have been possible using conventional optics. These micro-optical components include diffractive and refractive micro-lenses, optical beam splitters, optical modules, and nano-period gratings.
Heptagon's REEMO process is a UV-embossing process, which can be applied directly on top of active opto-electronic components like CMOS or CCD wafers, glass substrates and many others. It combines the sub-micron precision of lithography techniques with the low unit cost of a replication method. The REEMO process is used to fabricate single-sided and double-sided micro-optical elements and systems in a variety of replication materials on many different substrates, such as fused silica and borosilicate.
For consumer applications where thermo-plastics are used, Heptagon supplies also micro-optical components produced by hot embossing and micro injection molding. Typical materials therefore include are PMMA, polycarbonate, polyethylene and Zeonex.
Other Affiliations:
POLYMICRO
Distributieweg 28
2645 EJ
Delfgauw
Netherlands
Contact: Mr Sander van Herwaarden
Position: managing director
Tel: +31 15-257 80-40
Fax: +31 15-257 80-50
Email: svh@xensor.nl
Web: www.xensor.nl
Skills: sensors, sensor electronics
Details:
Xensor Integration is a private high-tech R&D company founded in 1988, specialized in customized-development and production of micro sensors, micro-actuators, micro-systems, sensor electronics, and related products.
Xensor's products are based on magnetic principles (low-offset Hall sensors), thermal principles (calorimeters, gas-flow sensors, infra-red sensors) or electrical principles (capacitive fingerprint recognition). Xensor has a measurement laboratory for (high-temperature) testing of the sensor systems.
Xensor operates a clean room for development and production of micro sensors, micro-actuators and micro-structures, e.g. micro valves and micro pumps, by silicon micro machining.
Xensor's customers: industrial companies, universities. Fields: space, aircraft, medical, agricultural and analysis systems.
Galileo-Galilei-Str. 28
55129
Mainz
Germany
Contact: Dr Thomas R. Dietrich
Position: CEO
Tel: +49-(0)6131-55550-50
Fax: +49-(0)6131-55550-52
Email: t.dietrich@mikroglas.com
Web: www.mikroglas.com
Skills: microreaction technology, glass microstructures
Details:
mikroglas is specialized in the microstructurization of glass. The main material is the photoetchable glass FOTURAN.
Products are in the field of microfluidics: microreactors, as well as whole microreaction systems for laboratory applications
mikroglas offers standard products as well as customized products.
55, rue du Pré de l'Horme
38926
CROLLES
France
Contact: Mr Vincent Gaff
Position: Marketing and PR Manager
Tel: +33 (0)4 76 97 29 60
Fax: +33 (0)4 76 97 29 51
Email: vincent.gaff@tronics-mst.com
Web: www.tronics-mst.com
Skills: Custom MEMS components manufactuting
Details:
TRONIC'S Microsystems is a contract manufacturer of high value-add custom MEMS components for high-end applications.
TRONICS transforms the MEMS concepts of its OEM partners into production components, enabling them to create reliable, high value-add systems for even the most demanding of applications.
Certified ISO 9001:2000, TRONICS ensures the design for manufacturability and qualification of its customers’ specific MEMS and provides them with fully qualified, packaged and tested components.
TRONICS manufactures high performance custom accelerometers and is developing and industrializing other custom inertial sensors, RF MEMS, bioNEMS and optical components for different partners in the medical, instrumentation, defense, telecommunication and life sciences industries.
TRONICS has acquired a leadership in the production of custom MEMS components on SOI and provides its customers with advanced packaging solutions for their device.
Other Affiliations:
Europractice
Nexus
Club Micro-Nano (F)
Al. Jerozolimskie 202
02-486
Warsaw
Poland
Contact: Dr Roman Szewczyk
Position: Head of dept. for European Cooperation
Tel: +48-22-8740171, +48-609-464741
Fax: +48-22-8740209
Email: rszewczyk@piap.pl
Web: www.piap.pl
Skills: micro-sensors, telemetry, data transmission, robotics, industrial automation, quality systems, vision systems, food storage, recycling, dissemination
Details:
§ Development of miniaturized and micro-sensors and unique measuring equipment for industrial automation as well as security systems
§ Unique know-how and expertise concerning automatisation of glass elements assembly (also in miniature scale)
§ Data transmission and data processing
We are specialized in realization of the unique technical solutions for low power and miniaturized monitoring and telemetry systems
§ Robotics
PIAP developed novel Mobile Robotic System for inspection and non-destructive testing of industrial installations
§ Quality systems
§ Recycling
PIAP actively working in the field of designing recycling systems especially for electronics equipment as well as cars
§ Marketing and dissemination activities connected with industrial automation. Organization of the largest Polish annual fairs in the area of industrial automation -"AUTOMATICON", we are in close collaboration with local government and with small and medium enterprises
Warsaw University of Technology
Institute of Electronic Systems
Nowowiejska 15/19
00-665
Warsaw
Poland
Contact: Prof Ryszard Jachowicz
Position: Centre coordinator
Tel: + 48 22 660 78 48
Fax: + 48 22 825 23 00
Email: rsjach@ise.pw.edu.pl
Web: http://srg.ise.pw.edu.pl/combat/
Skills: MST, design, technology
Details:
“COMBAT” is the Centre of Excellence granted by European Union Commission (FP5) at Warsaw University of Technology, based on 7 research groups from 3 different departments.
The Centre activity is focused on design, fabrication, modeling and testing of microsensors, microactuators, microsystems and dedicated signal processing and control.
The members of the Centre are interested in broad co-operation with other laboratories in the subjects listed below:
Silicon sensors – humidity, moisture, pressure
Piezo-microsystems
CAD for microsystems and circuits
Microsystems Packaging Technology
Microsystems testing and reliability analysis
Chemical Sensors
Microelectronic and Nanoelectronic Devices
al.Lotnikow 32/46
02-668
Warsaw
Poland
Contact: Dr Piotr Grabiec
Position: Head of Dept., Head of the centre
Tel: +48 (22) 716 59 90
Fax: +48 (22) 716 59 91
Email: grabiec@ite.waw.pl
Web: www.ite.waw.pl
Skills: silicon, microsystem technology, sensors
Details:
Institute of Electron Technology, Warsaw, Poland is a research centre established in 1966 to support industry by development and dissemination of new, knowledge based technologies and designs. The mission of the Institute is to develop and commercialise technologies in the broad field of microelectronics and microsystems.
The National Centre of Silicon Microsystem and Nanostructure Technology maintains a silicon CMOS/MEMS technology line with set of technological equipment located in 1200 sq.m.
Clean Rooms (90 sq.m. in class 10 and 900 sq.m. in class 1000). The technology line renders possible research in the area of microelectronics, photodetectors and silicon microsystems and next, development work up to a prototype and pilot production stage on 4 inch wafers, with minimum feature size down to 1 micron.
Staff of the technology line work together with a group of our device and technology designers and specialists in technology integration to provide customers with a cost effective, full service path, from a first concept, through design up to realization of the system or device in silicon. Our goal is to provide customers, coming from industrial as well as from research organisations (universities) with access to solutions based on advanced micro-technology. It has to be emphasised however, that while there are many foundries offering access to even more advanced, standardised silicon technologies, our specificity lays in flexibility and readiness to undertake non-standard endeavours, where specific technology is being elaborated to meet customer needs. Thus, we develop customised, non-standard solutions in the field of microsystem technology. To achieve this goal we are open to work together with customers and assist their experts in development of new devices ¡V detectors, sensors, or microsystems.
Other Affiliations:
MST Systems and MOEMS Center (within Europractice)
SEWING, ROBOSEM, REASON - FP5 EU projects
HEALTHY AIMS - FP6 EU IP
Americka 856/78
CZ46010
Liberec 3
Czech Republic
Contact: Mr Ludek Polak
Position: director (CEO)
Tel: +420 485 152 056
Fax: +420 486 143 270
Email: polak@esy.cz
Web: www.esy.cz
Skills: Automation, Electronic engineering -development and production, Software development
Details:
Applications
AUTOMATION - complete custom-made equipment, one-purpose machines, industrial processes, complete control systems, development and manufacture of single-purpose product testers and measuring equipment.
ELECTRONIC equipment - tailored solutions, development and production, custom made control and measurement, digital as well analog technology, radio frequency identification.
SOFTWARE - complete solutions, custom software development for measuring or control PCs, data collection and processing, PLC software development, single-chip controller programming
Materials Design Division,
Woloska 141
02-507
Warsaw
Poland
Contact: Dr Wojciech Swieszkowski
Position: Division of Materials Design
Tel: +48 (22) 660 87 23
Fax:
Email: Wojciech.Swieszkowski@materials.pl
Web: www.materials.pl
Skills: biomaterials, nanomaterials, advanced ceramics
Details:
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering (FMSE) of Warsaw University of Technology is one of the leading research institutions in Materials Science in Poland. It is engaged in both applied and fundamental research. FMSE offers solutions and expertise in the areas of materials engineering, nanotechnology, material testing, as well as industrial cooperation (materials production, products improvements, and trouble shooting together with the in-service inspection of materials degradation).
The research areas include:
§ Nanomaterials - processing, properties and applications,
§ Advanced ceramics, polymer and composites
§ Biomaterials and tissue engineeringand
§ Materials design, characterization and computational modelling
§ Materials degradation, corrosion and wear
§ Non-destructive material testing
The research at FMSE is focused on material design based on optimization of micro - and nano-structure against physical and chemical properties of their degradation due to expresure to in-service conditions. The quality of research and education at the Faculty has been recognized by international and national bodies. Amongst others, FMSE operates two Centres of Excellence: the EU Centre of Excellence NanoCentre - Nanocrystalline Materials: Fabrication, Structure, Modelling, Properties and Applications www.nanocentre.inmat.pw.edu.pl and EU Centre of Competence in Safety of Pressure Equipment PRESAFE www.presafe.materials.pl. It runs also National Centre of Advanced Materials & Technologies (CAMAT). FMSE has been taking part in several European grants in the 5th and 6th EC Framework Program as well as in numerous grants supported by Polish State Committee for Scientific Research.
Other Affiliations:
NanoCentre - Nanocrystalline Materials: Fabrication, Structure, Modelling, Properties and Applications (FP5-GROWTH)
Novodvorska 994
CZ14221
Praha
Czech Republic
Contact: Dr Antonin Plestil
Position: Executive Officer
Tel: +420 239 043 646
Fax: +420 241 492 691
Email: antonin.plestil@asicentrum.cz
Web: www.asicentrum.com
Skills: CMOS design, ultra low power, low voltage, RFID
Details:
ASICentrum expertise is both digital and analog-digital design for ultra low power, low voltage CMOS technology. It comprises expertise in system design, layout and testing.
In digital design HDL languages are used as well as DFT and DSP. In analogue and mixed signal design dominate ultra low power/low voltage circuits, RFID circuits, voltage references, voltage regulators, supervisory circuits, watchdogs, oscillators, image and pressure sensors, filters, A/D and D/A converters besides other circuits. ASICentrum is able to offer complex solutions starting with co-operation on system specification till delivery of tested ICs from mass production.
ASICentrum solves both internal Swatch Group projects and projects for external customers for telecommunication, automotive and other branches.
Since the year 1993 ASICentrum has been successfully participating in several European projects.
ASICentrum is private company Ltd., from 2001 part of the Swiss Swatch Group.
16 Akademicka Str.
44-100
Gliwice
Poland
Contact: Dr Tomasz Garbolino
Position: Assistant Professor
Tel: +48322371643
Fax: +48322372225
Email: Tomasz.Garbolino@polsl.pl
Web: www.iele.polsl.gliwice.pl
Skills: built-in self-test, design for testability, interconnect testing, test pattern generation, response compaction, signature analysis
Details:
Primary research activities and competences of the team:
* Built-in self-tests for digital ICs and SoCs
* Design for testability for digital ICs and SoCs
* Testing of interconnects on PCBs and in SoCs
* Pseudorandom and deterministic techniques of test pattern generation,
* Test response compaction and signature analysis,
* Delay faults testing,
* Design of IEEE 1149 compliant chips and systems
Secondary research activities and competences of the team:
* design of IEEE P1500 compliant SoCs,
* test data compression/decompression
102 Biruintei Blvd.
077145
Pantelimon, Ilfov
Romania
Contact: Dr Radu Piticescu
Position: Centre Head
Tel: 0040 21 2552692
Fax: 0040 21 2552692
Email: rpiticescu@rdslink.ro
Web: www.imnr.ro
Skills: Synthesis of nanostructured materials, ceramics, hybrid nanomaterials, process modeling, technology transfer in the field of Advanced Materials
Details:
- Wet chemical synthesis of nanocrystalline ceramic powders (co-precipitation, sol-gel colloidal from inorganic precursors, hydrothermal)
- Chemical synthesis of hybrid inorganic-organic nanomaterials by in-situ functionalisation
- Synthesis of core/shell structured powders
- Development of chemical processing for thin/thick nanocrystalline ceramic films: hydrothermal /electrodeposition processes
- Processing of ceramic and composite powders
- Synthesis of ceramic powders for coatings
- Fundamental studies on the mechanisms and kinetics of the synthesis processes.
- Technology Transfer
- Education and training in the field of advanced materials
- Writing and partners matching of FP6 projects
"Acad. G. Bonchev" Str. Bl. 2
1113
Sofia
Bulgaria
Contact: Mr Veselin Georchev
Position: Head of Department
Tel: + 359 2 72 13 61
Fax: + 359 2 72 35 71
Email: veso@clmi.bas.bg
Web: www.bas.bg/clmi/
Skills: distributed systems, embedded systems, sensor network, data acquisition, data fusion, process control systems and robotics
Details:
CLMI is a Government Institution belonging to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). BAS is Bulgarians largest scientific research and development organization. CLMI stems from Institute of Industrial Cybernetics and Robotics (IICR), founded in 1979.
In its 25 years history CLMI (Department – MSIS) has a large number of successful projects and implementations in the Bulgarian Industry and abroad. It cooperates closely with a number of SME companies. CLMI (Department –MSIS) has long experience with design and development of hardware and software for distributed systems for data acquisition, control, monitoring, processing of telemetric information, as well as in system integration tools development. The hardware modules are based on ATmega128, AVR90S8535 of ATMEL, ADSP-2181, ADSP 2199x of Analog Devices and other. The SW development environment includes C, C++, System C and Assemblers, Matlab/Simulink, as well as solid experience with Tcl/Tk and its extensions.
Areas of applied projects:
- Distributed computer systems;
- Embedded systems;
- Distributed data bases;
- Intelligent informational interfaces;
- Microprocessor controllers for process – control;
- Connection between distributed systems and microprocessor controllers;
- Access control systems;
- Sensor network.
Goldmann t.3
1111
Budapest
Hungary
Contact: Dr Richard Berenyi
Position: PhD student
Tel: +36-1-4634122
Fax: +36-1-4634118
Email: richard.berenyi@ett.bme.hu
Web:
Skills: Microelectronics, Laser, SMT, MCM, MEMS
Details:
In the field of research the Department of Electronics Technology lays special emphasis on the interconnection and packaging technology of microelectronics circuit modules and systems, which acts as a driving engine for continued progress in electronics in the third millennium. Sponsored by an INCO-Copernicus Project of the European Committee and a couple of projects of the Ministry of Education, the National Committee of Technological Developments, companies and foundations of Hungary, the Department developed prototyping facility and processing technologies for low cost laminated multichip modules (MCM-Ls) for the benefit of small enterprises of the European industry.
Calea Grivitei nr.119, sector 1
010707
Bucharest
Romania
Contact: Dr Dragos OFRIM
Position: General Manager
Tel: +4021 3121662
Fax: +4021 3121663
Email: internet@inter-net.ro
Web: www.inter-net.ro
Skills: Test&Measurement, Data Acquisition Systems
Details:
InterNET SRL is system integrator of data acquisition, test & measurement and communication systems in Romania.
InterNET has been committed to designing, integrating and providing global, advanced and innovative solution to our customers from R&D labs, universities and industry. The Company’s personnel have an experience of over 25 years in test & measurement and industrial applications.
InterNET develops the following business line:
> Test & Measurement
> High Performance Data Acquisition Systems
> Industrial Engineering
> Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Measurement Systems
> Radio Communication Test
> Information Technologies
> Universities and R&D Institutes/Laboratories
> Customer support and after-sales services
We are using and integrating equipments and products from world wide companies as follows: Keithley Instruments, Stanford Research Systems, ELGAR/Sorensen, Honeywell SENSOTEC, InduSoft, CEC, USA, GaGe Applied Technologies, Canada, Schaffner, Elpro, Switzerland, Transmille, UK, TECHNIX, France, Tabor Electronics, Israel, HIOKI, NF, Japan and others.
We offer to our customers hardware and software support, as follows:
> Customized hardware and software for R&D Institutes/Laboratories
> Real Time Application and SCADA Systems
> Low Level Measurements and Sourcing
> Semiconductor and Optoelectronics Test
str.Aninului nr.20,sect.1,Bucharest
7000
Bucharest
Romania
Contact: Mr Titel Alexa
Position: engineer
Tel: 0722698270
Fax:
Email: talexa06121975@yahoo.com
Web:
Skills: automatic systems & intelligent control
Details:
Industrial robots, mechanical systems, computer aided design, design of tehnological processes, integrated systems in production
Ballybrit Business Park
0000
Galway
Ireland
Contact: Mrs C. Collins
Position: Marketing
Tel: +353 91 705946
Fax: +353 91 769306
Email: ccollins@betatherm.com
Web: www.betatherm.com
Skills: Provider of NTC Thermistors and probe assemblies
Details:
BetaTHERM is a leading provider of high precision NTC thermistors and probe assemblies. BetaTHERM serves a wide number of sectors which include biomedical, instrumentation, aerospace, communications and HVACR, (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration). The company operates on a global basis through its network of sales, offices, distributors, sales representatives and manufacturing locations.
PO Box 318
street: Colosseum 20
7500 AH
Enschede
Netherlands
Contact: Dr Job Elders
Position: CEO
Tel: +31 534 889 889
Fax: +31 534 889890
Email: job.elders@c2v.nl
Web: www.c2v.nl
Skills: micro technology gas chromatograph
Details:
C2V is an international company specialized in OEM handheld analytical instrumentation and software tools for the design of microsystem and photonic devices.
These versatile technologies and products provide value to security, telecom, life sciences and industrial applications. C2V develops, manufactures and supplies hand held and remote analysis solutions and products based on our proprietary MicroDELTA™ platform, a Fluidic Multi Chip Module technology.
These comprise:
* Micro analytical components
* Micro chromatograph components and systems (HPLC, micro GC)
* Microfluidics components and integrated systems
* Micro valves & micro valve arrays
* Micro flow sensors, nano mixers, nano filters
* Micro nozzles, sprayers, actuators / positioners
C2V is a world class supplier of high performance software tools for simulation and design in integrated optics components and MEMS mask design.
Our flagship software product OlympIOs is recognized as the leading platform for photonic integrated cicuit design.
Other Affiliations:
executive board MANCEF
Dutch IOP precision technology
member MINAC
Berkelkade 11
NL 7201 JE
Zutphen
Netherlands
Contact: Mr Cees J.M. van Rijn
Position: CEO
Tel: +31 575 519751
Fax: +31 84 8823204
Email: ceesvanrijn@microfiltration.nl
Web: www.aquamarijn.name
Skills: MEMS, micro filtration, membranes, emulsification
Details:
Aquamarijn developes high flux, precision microfiltration membranes, "microsieve membranes™". The membrane is made using silicon micromaching. The membranes open a whole new era of filtration applications that have not been possible before: separation of cells or particles on size; low pressure filtration thereby minimising fouling rate; a low internal membrane volume thus no protein loss during processing; an extremely smooth membrane surface that declines the anchoring of cells or fouling to it.
In other application fields, the membrane can be beneficial: they enable users to generate monodisperse droplets, either to study emulsification processes or to generate aerosols.
Aquamarijn is continuously developing new knowledge and intellectual property in many other fields, originally related to the fabrication method for the microsieve membrane. Current knowledge covers (silicon/glass) MEMS micromachining, polymeric micro moulding and fiber spinning techniques, but is not limited to the specific application area. In particular, the recent developments in polymer technology have opened the road for several advanced micro structured products, including membranes, micro fluidics, and optics etc.
ul. Instalatorów 5
02-237
Warszawa
Poland
Contact: Mr Janusz Taff
Position: General Director
Tel: +48 22 846-55-94
Fax: +48 22 846-22-00
Email: medbryt@zigzag.pl
Web: www.medbryt.com.pl
Skills: aerosolotherapy, nebulizers, ultrasonic nebulizers, ignition wire sets, ignition leads
Details:
Design and production of active medical devices - ultrasonic and pneumatic nebulizers (class IIa 93/42/EEC Directive).
Assembling and distribution of ignition wire sets for motor engines.
All activities certified for compliance with ISO 9001
c/o Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
Postfach 36 40
76021
Karlsruhe
Germany
Contact: Dr Juergen Mohr
Position: President
Tel: + 49 7247 824433
Fax: + 49 7247 824331
Email: info@polymicro-cc.com
Web: www.polymicro-cc.com
Skills: Polymeric micro-optics, micro-optical systems, research, fabrication
Details:
POLYMICRO Competence Centre supports industry by opening up the high value market of custom micro-optics in polymers. Significant benefit in reduction of development cost and time-to-market can be achieved by accessing a partnership with POLYMICRO ¡V the highly competent network of expertise in developing, manufacturing and marketing of polymer micro-optical components and systems.
Experience gained in the last three years call for a broadening of our activities. It's not only the micro-optical component which is the focus of interest but rather the complex micro-optical system which is requested to solve a technical problem. This system has to be to be manufactured on a cost effective base. The new POLYMICRO-CC is a competent partner to design and to map out as well as to manufacture complex micro-optical systems.
The core members of POLYMICRO Competence Center include
* Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Germany
* Heptagon Oy, Zurich and Espoo
* Epigem Ltd., Redcar, UK
* Daren Laboratory and Scientific Consultants Ltd., Nes Ziona, Israel
*Sgt Sensor Consulting Dr. Guido Tschulena, Wehrheim Germany
The consortium is about to be opened-up for further partners with complementary skills, from all over Europe.
Other Affiliations:
Europractice
Liebigstr. 16
63500
Seligenstadt
Germany
Contact: Mr Winfried Korb
Position: CEO
Tel: +49 61 82 / 806-851
Fax: +49 61 82 / 806-877
Email: w.korb@arteos.com
Web: www.arteos.com
Skills: : process optimization and assembly equipment for of optical elements, sensors and hybrid microsystems
Details:
Assembly, especially microassembly, can amount to up to 70% of production costs. The result is expensive products or low profit margins. A reduction in costs can only be achieved through an integrative approach. In this approach, the four key influencing factors of (micro-) assembly are optimized together. These factors are: products, equipment, process and personnel.
The core competence of arteos is to optimize all this key influencing factors and provide equipment.
The main application areas are optical systems, sensors and hybrid microsystems. The product dimensions are from 1 µm to 100 mm.
Other Affiliations:
mst network rhein main
III Katedra Chirurgii
Collegium Medicum UJ
Krakow
Poland
Contact: Dr Michal Nowakowski
Position: Medical doctor
Tel:
Fax:
Email: mnowakow@cm-uj.krakow.pl
Web: http://www.narutowicz.krakow.pl/
Skills: Surgery, Gastrointestinal, fecal incontinence, implants, colorectal
Details:
This is surgical department so most of our research activities are devoted to improvement of surgical tools or surgical procedures.
The main aspects of the research work done within our department are currently planned around 2 major topics:
The first one is fecal incontinence diagnosis and treatment. This involves developement (with some technical partners) of hardware and software for surface electromiography of anal sphincter and other skeletal muscles. This is a rather large project involving developement of probes for multichannel recordings, aquisition devices, software for data aquisition and automated analysis of gathered data which is very important as there is a massive amount of data gathered during each recordng session with patients. The results of the research are directed towards implementation of the technology for surgical treatment of fecal incontinence.
The second major topic is electrical stimulation of various parts of GI tract. The most important parts of this work include: Upper GI tract stimulation for treatment of postoperative illeus; vagal nerves stimulation for treatment of morbid obesity and colonic stimulation for treatment of chronic obstruction.
Other Affiliations:
None