Applied Nanotools
Edmonton nanofabrication foundry using 100 keV electron-beam lithography to make X-ray and EUV optics, metalenses, gratings and silicon-photonic circuits. An enabling supplier to quantum photonics research, not a quantum computing developer.
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About
Source: appliednt.comApplied Nanotools describes itself as “an integrated photonics foundry specializing in rapid turnaround prototyping and low-to-mid volume production”. It states that “Our process enables researchers and industrial professionals to rapidly prototype integrated photonic circuits”, and that “Devices are manufactured using a state-of-the-art 100 keV electron beam lithography system”, through which “we achieve features sizes of 60 nm.”
Awarded $135,996 by the National Research Council to develop nanofabrication for silicon-nitride waveguide chips, for its Quantum Photonic Integrated Circuits for Quantum Interconnects project. search.open.canada.ca
Names quantum photonics as a target application for its metalenses, alongside consumer electronics and biomedical imaging. appliednt.com
Operates a 25,000 sq ft cleanroom with over $84M in specialized scientific and fabrication equipment, plus lab space in the NRC Nanotechnology Research Centre. appliednt.com
Luceda Photonics released a process design kit for the NanoSOI 220 nm silicon multi-project-wafer platform, whose turnaround runs as short as three weeks (April 2024). lucedaphotonics.com
Deployment & Services
Company site: appliednt.comHow Applied Nanotools says its technology can be deployed and delivered.
NanoSOI Fabrication Service
A foundry service for fabricating silicon photonic integrated circuits, offered as multi-project wafer runs scheduled every six to eight weeks or as fully customized dedicated runs, with turnaround from design submission to delivery as short as three weeks.
Metaoptics Foundry Service
A foundry service for fabricating metasurfaces and metalenses, offered as standard or dedicated runs, with turnaround from design submission to delivery as short as five weeks.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
NRC Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Ideation Fund, for quantum photonic integrated circuits
Technology Focus
Company site: appliednt.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
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