What is Ion Implantation?
Ion implantation is a process whereby dopant ions are accelerated in intense electrical fields to penetrate the surface of a material, thus changing the material’s properties. An essential technique in the semiconductor industry, it is used for modifying the conductivity of a semiconductor during the …
New funding boosts the UK’s future in Quantum manufacturing
Ionoptika Ltd and the University of Surrey have been awarded project grants worth a total of £425,000.00 from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to expand their research into new manufacturing technologies for quantum devices. Quantum technologies are expected to create impact across multiple sectors …
RADIATE: Research And Development with Ion Beams – Advancing Technology in Europe
Ionoptika has joined forces with 14 partners from public research and 3 other SMEs for the RADIATE project, exchanging experience and best practice examples in order to structure the European Research Area of ion technology application. Besides further developing Ion Beam technology and strengthening the …
A New Tool for Quantum Device Fabrication
July 10th 2018 — A new single ion implantation tool is launched at the UK National Ion Beam Centre. Part of a 3 year project between Ionoptika and the University of Surrey and funded by the EPSRC, the new instrument will enable researchers to create new …