RIBER and the Toulouse-based LAAS-CNRS set up the joint laboratory EPICENTRE focused on MBE process optimization and automati...
29 Juin 2021 - 08:00AM
RIBER and the Toulouse-based LAAS-CNRS set up the joint laboratory
EPICENTRE focused on MBE process optimization and automation
RIBER and the Toulouse-based LAAS-CNRS
set up the joint laboratory EPICENTRE focused on MBE process
optimization and automation
Bezons, June 29, 2021 – 8am – RIBER, the global
leader for molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) equipment serving the
semiconductor industry, and the CNRS Laboratory for Analysis and
Architecture of Systems (LAAS-CNRS) in Toulouse are announcing the
creation of the joint laboratory EPICENTRE / LAAS - RIBER, within
which they will share, for a six-year period, their respective
expertise in MBE (Molecular Beam Epitaxy).
EPICENTRE serving the MBE Dream
The objective with EPICENTRE is to put in place
a strategy for technological innovation in the MBE field through
joint governance and a research plan designed to open up the
development of a series of technological components.
The first technical pillar involves developing a
series of complementary, non-destructive in-situ metrics tools that
ensure ultimate control over epitaxy processes for complex
materials. Its ambition is to provide solutions to significantly
improve MBE processes with a view to offering increased automation,
stability and reproducibility for growth processes across all of
the ranges of Riber machines.
EPICENTRE’s second technical pillar is to
develop a dedicated solution for superconductor materials growth
for the datacom sector, focused in particular on quantum computing,
specifically addressing the technological obstacle of epitaxy at
cryogenic temperatures. Its ambition is to invent new hybrid
epitaxially grown interfaces that will form the basic building
blocks for future spintronics and quantum components.Solutions for
growing complex components (VCSEL, multi-junction solar cells) will
also be developed with a view to demonstrating the efficiency,
effectiveness and relevance of these in-situ metrics tools with a
view to mass production.
Alongside this, EPICENTRE will launch work on
machine learning, an area with strong expectations for the MBE
community, looking to optimize the analysis of materials growth
processes.
Program driving innovation
This program aims to design an MBE platform,
currently unrivalled on the market, focused on III-V and
superconductor complex structures growth and incorporating
automated advanced control processes.
The Toulouse LAAS-CNRS micro-nano technology
unit will therefore soon be receiving a platform provided by Riber.
This platform will be fitted with an instrumentation range that is
fully integrated with Riber’s process control software Crystal XE,
with features including the in-situ monitoring and control of
epitaxial growth parameters. All of these parameters and the
corresponding ex-situ characterizations will be compiled in a
knowledge base.
This collaboration, supporting innovation, will
ultimately make it possible to extend the overall approach to cover
Riber’s entire range of research and production machines.
Building on a longstanding relationship
The creation of the joint laboratory EPICENTRE
will further strengthen the partnership between LAAS-CNRS and
Riber, which have had a close relationship for the past 35 years.
Illustrating this, LAAS-CNRS has trained a number of Riber staff on
MBE technology, has developed a number of demonstrators and
characterizations for the Company’s clients, and is now a showcase
for Riber’s know-how.
In 2019, Riber acquired the license to use a
patent for an LAAS-CNRS measurement instrument, EZ Curve, enabling
the real-time monitoring of substrate curvature for constrained
epitaxy. This instrument, whose sales were launched by Riber at the
start of 2021, makes it possible to monitor changes in constraints
and determine alloy thickness and concentration levels with
significantly higher precision than rival products.
The creation of EPICENTRE will make it possible
to capitalize more effectively on the joint technological
innovations.
Through EPICENTRE and the simplification
of MBE machine use, Riber is further strengthening its value
creation strategy serving semiconductor users, researchers and
manufacturers.
About RIBERRIBER is the global
market leader for MBE - molecular beam epitaxy - equipment. It
designs and produces MBE systems and evaporators for the
semiconductor industry. It also provides technical and scientific
support for its clients, maintaining their equipment and optimizing
their performance and output levels. Through its high-tech
equipment, RIBER performs an essential role in the development of
advanced semiconductor systems that are used in numerous consumer
applications, from information technologies to 5G
telecommunications networks, OLED screens and next-generation solar
cells. RIBER is a BPI France-approved innovative company and
is listed on the Euronext Growth Paris market
(ISIN: FR0000075954). www.riber.com
About the Laboratory for Analysis and
Architecture of Systems (LAAS-CNRS)With over 650 people,
the Laboratory for Analysis and Architecture of Systems is one of
the French National Centre for Scientific Research’s largest
in-house research units. To anticipate the major interdisciplinary
challenges relating to our rapidly evolving society, the LAAS-CNRS
has identified key strategic areas based around the four core
fields that have been the laboratory’s trademark since it was
created in 1968: automatic systems, robotics, IT and micro and
nanotechnologies. Within these disciplines, six scientific
departments coordinate the activities of the 25 research teams and
define the areas that we will focus on over the coming years,
particularly in the space, transport, energy, industry of the
future, and health / environment sectors. Research at LAAS
requires powerful experimental facilities and technology. These
resources are shared around the laboratory’s five technology
platforms, which are constantly evolving.The micro and
nanotechnology platform that will house the joint laboratory’s MBE
equipment is a member of the French network of high-end facilities
in the field of micro and nanotechnology, Renatech. This is a 1,600
sq.m cleanroom open to collaboration with the academic world and
industrial
sector.www.laas.frhttps://www.laas.fr/public/en/micro-and-nanotechnologies-platform https://www.renatech.org/en/
Contacts
RIBER Stéphane Berterretche tel:
+33 (0)1 39 96 65 00 invest@riber.com |
LAAS Alexandre Arnoult tel: +33 (0)5 61
33 63 81 arnoult@laas.frepicentre@laas.fr |
CALYPTUS Cyril Combe tel: +33 (0)1
53 65 68 68 cyril.combe@calyptus.net |
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