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TRAILBLAZER: Electron-enhanced Atomic Layer Processing for Revolutionary Thin-film Technol — NSF Award to California Institute of

New technologies are needed for the U.S. to maintain leadership in the development and manufacture of next generation computer chips. A critical step in the manufacture of computer chips is the deposition of electronic materials, layer by layer, onto a surface, in precise patterns to create a circuit. A particularly pr

Award titleTRAILBLAZER: Electron-enhanced Atomic Layer Processing for Revolutionary Thin-film Technol
Award ID2535437
AwardeeCalifornia Institute of Technology
CityPASADENA
StateCA
Amount obligated$3,000,000
Principal investigatorAustin Minnich
ProgramEFRI Research Projects
Start date10/01/2025
AbstractNew technologies are needed for the U.S. to maintain leadership in the development and manufacture of next generation computer chips. A critical step in the manufacture of computer chips is the deposition of electronic materials, layer by layer, onto a surface, in precise patterns to create a circuit. A particularly precise method is called atomic layer processing, which can deposit a single layer of atoms onto a surface (atomic layer deposition), or remove a single layer of atoms from a surface
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