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TOPTRANS: a micro-transfer printing instrument with sub-micron alignment accuracy on a large scale for the electronic/photonic microsystems of the future (TOPTRANS)

TOPTRANS: a micro-transfer printing instrument with sub-micron alignment accuracy on a large scale for the electronic/photonic microsystems of the future

The instrument allows the integration of so-called 'chiplets' on a substrate with very high alignment accuracy (+/- 0.5micron 3 sigma). This fits into the trend of heterogeneous integration where bringing together components implemented in different material systems allows to increase the performance of the resulting system. In the first place, we look here at photonic systems on chip where, for example, III-V semiconductor components are integrated on a silicon photonic circuit. This enables a very wide range of applications, ranging from transceivers for optical communications, over optical sensors to optical systems to accelerate calculations. In addition, heterogeneously integrated electronic systems are considered, where e.g. III-V semiconductor electronics and Si CMOS electronics are combined to realize high-performance systems-on-chip, e.g. for wireless applications. Finally, the combination of photonic and electronic chips is also studied. The substrates on which the chiplets can be integrated are very diverse: 200mm/300mm Si photonics/electronics wafers, but also glass substrates (e.g. for display applications) and flexible substrates (e.g. for smart contact lenses, neural probes, etc.).

Type: Equipment
Location type: Single sited
Accessibility: Everyone
User modalities: <p> The usage plan takes into account the following principles: <br> <br>· The initiators of the original application are given priority in using the equipment <br>· Each of the promoters will receive equal rights to the equipment <br>· Efforts will be made to make the equipment easily accessible to a broad user base, also beyond the third parties that support this application. <br>· Users of UGent/imec (the co-applicants) get free access <br>Users of other research groups in Flanders pay a fee on a cost basis (tool depreciation and possibly operating costs) <br>· Users of companies and research groups outside Flanders pay a competitive rate. <br>· Third-party user fees are used to pay for potential upgrades and repairs that fall outside the tool's maintenance contract (which we expect to be minimal). <br>· Access to supporting equipment in the UGent cleanroom is provided </p>
In use: 1 Oct 2023 →  Today
Disciplines: Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications
Keywords: heterogeneous integration