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Combustion CVD: A clean Alternative to Chromium Electroplating

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Environmental Protection Agency 		Branch:
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45406 		Program Year/Program:
1999 / SBIR
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44133 		Solicitation Year:
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nGimat Co.
1824 Willow Trail Pkwy Norcross, GA -
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Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1999
Title: Combustion CVD: A clean Alternative to Chromium Electroplating
Agency: EPA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $70,000.00
 

Abstract:

Not Available Currently, most semiconductor manufactures rely on electronic design automation (EDA) tools to design advanced microelectronics. However, their use for radiation-hardened (rad-hard) microelectronics is limited, since there is no available set of rad-hard design rules. Therefore, there is a need to develop computational models, starting from high-fidelity physics to circuit-level models, and from them, derive design rules for advanced rad-hard integrated circuits. To address these problems, CFDRC in collaboration with Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Vanderbilt University (Dr. R. Schrimpf), and Tanner (EDA Division), is proposing to: 1) Develop guidelines and methodologies for existing microelectronics CAD systems; 2) Develop computational environment for generating rad-hard design rules from 2D and 3D device simulations, using unstructured, adaptive mesh technologies and advanced hydrodynamic (HD) semiconductor model, enhanced with radiation-effects models; and 3) Incorporate the radiation hardening design rules into a commercial ECAD system. This will also demonstrate the feasibility of automating this process. The success of Phase I work on submicron silicon transistors will set a good foundation for Phase II, where the methodology and computational environment for rad-hard design rules will be extended for: Quantum-Well Photonic Devices (VCSEL's) , MEMS, and Nano Devices (RTDs).

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Micro Coating Technologies, In
3901 Green Industrial Way Chamblee, GA 30341

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