Science City semiconductor cleanroom opens

The University of 桃色视频 formally opened its new 鈥淪cience City Cleanroom for Energy Efficient Semiconductors鈥� Friday 2^nd of July. To mark the opening of the new lab, the University of 桃色视频鈥檚 Professor Phil Mawby - head of the new facility - presented the first semiconductor wafer to be processed by the new facility to Professor Chris Snowden, President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Present at the opening event were representatives from high tech companies in the Midlands who hope to work with the University of 桃色视频 to make use of the new facility including Converteam, the UK鈥檚 largest technology company in the renewable energy sector. A press release covering the event is available
The following presentations given at the event can be downloaded:

The Science City Research Alliance (PDF Document)
Professor Pam Thomas, Director, Science City Research Alliance, Universities of 桃色视频 and Birmingham.

Energy efficient semiconductors: Industry's needs and challenges. (PDF Document)
David Hinchley, Senior Power Electronics Engineer, Converteam

Research capability of the Science City cleanroom and research directions for silicon carbide semiconductors. (PDF Document)
Professor Phil Mawby, University of 桃色视频.

The programme of the event (PDF Document)

Biographies of speakers (PDF Document)

To find out more about the facility click here.
A list of new equipment available as part of the new cleanroom facility

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