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Glasgow orders Oxford cluster system


Oxford Instruments has recently received a multi-million pound order for a complex deposition and analysis cluster system from the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre at the University of Glasgow. The system will enable development to improve the energy efficiency performance of electronic and optoelectronic devices for a large range of applications.


Through its Plasma Technology and Omicron Nanoscience businesses, the Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools business sector was able to provide the broad range of technologies necessary for this ‘Powerhouse’ multi- chamber and multi-function system.


This Oxford Instruments four chamber cluster system combines the following: Plasma Technology’s FlexAL Atomic Layer Deposition tool used for depositing very thin films of metals, oxides and nitrides using both thermal and inductively coupled plasma (ICP) ALD processes, a PlasmaPro System100 ICP for etching of compound semiconductor materials and a PlasmaPro System 100 ICP for High-Density PECVD deposition system providing for low damage, low temperature thin films; plus the Omicron Nanoscience NanoSAM LAB, for surface sensitive chemical analysis and high resolution imaging of small (micro and nano) structures by Scanning Auger Microscopy) and Scanning Electron Microscopy.


These systems will be combined in a unique configuration, and under


MIT awards Cree for innovative technology CREE has been recognised as one


of 2014’s 50 Smartest Companies in MIT Technology Review’s annual list of the world’s most innovative technology companies.


The honourees are nominated by MIT Technology Review’s editors, who look for companies that have demonstrated original and valuable technology over the last year, are bringing that technology to market at significant scale and are clearly influencing their competitors. The companies on the list represent the disruptive innovations most likely to change our lives.


vacuum, allowing device manufacturing and characterisation measurements to be performed on device interfaces and surfaces without exposure to atmosphere. This is a very exciting development for Oxford Instruments.


They will be used in projects that will develop applications and improve the efficiencies of electronic and optoelectronic devices, and aid in the reduction of ICT energy consumption and carbon emissions.


Projects include ‘’Silicon compatible GaN power electronics’’ developing energy efficient power electronics, and ‘’Scalable solar thermoelectrics and photovoltaics’’ where the objective is to dramatically reduce the cost of large scale exploitation of solar energy and in so-doing massively decrease the carbon dioxide emissions associated with electrical and thermal power generation.


Jason Pontin, publisher and editor in chief of MIT Technology Review, states, “At times it seems impossible to keep pace with important emerging technologies. This issue celebrates organisations at the forefront, displaying ‘disruptive innovation’ that will prove to surpass the competition, transform an industry and change our lives.”


Guided by a culture that thrives on relentless innovation, Cree launched several products during the past year that have significantly contributed to the changing LED lighting landscape. The Cree LED Bulb works as good as or better than traditional incandescent bulbs at a price that has given consumers a reason to switch to LED.


At $99, the Cree XSPR LED street light delivered all the benefits of LED lighting at up-front cost parity to outdated and uninspiring traditional street lights.


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