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Institute for Extreme Semiconductor Chips

Goals and Progress

The institute has devised overarching objectives and year-by-year goals to guide and measure the progress of its research projects and overall vision.

The Institute's Research Goals

Research Terminology:
Our vision for this vertically integrated entity is to conduct pioneering research in extreme semiconductor materials AlN and AlxGa1-xN, x > 0.6.

Research Terminology:
We will combine our findings from each research step to develop new electronic and optical chips and their packaging technology.

Research Terminology: 
Mimic and vary the rapid annealing protocol in-situ in vacuum while imaging and correlate the crystallinity of the AlGaN films  with the AFM morphology, FWHM of x-ray diffraction peak,  photoluminescence and voltage power noise spectra measurements obtained after rapid annealing in Ar or nitrogen. 

Research Terminology: 
Transfer the technology to commercial and military domains via  incubation of businesses or partnership with other businesses in the US.

 

Year-by-Year Goals and Outcomes

The Institute for Extreme Semiconductor Chips has outlined the following yearly research goals and timeline predictions against which to measure progress and outcomes of the work.

Goal One
Establish a process for deposition of extreme bandgap AlxGa1-xN layers over AIN and SiC with controlled conductivity, optical purity, and bulk defects

Goal Two
Submit grant proposals to NSF, DOD and other federal agencies including a multi university research grant

Goal One
Establish a complete processing and packaging sequence for extreme electronic and optoelectronic chips with focus on AlN or Al0.8Ga0.2N as the device active layers

Goal Two
Establish strategic partners for a large Extreme Semiconductors Research Center at the University of South Carolina including other southeastern institutes such as Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina State and the University of Florida

Goal One
Demonstrate working prototypes of extreme electronics for electric vehicles

Goal Two
Demonstrate working prototype of UV lasers and LEDs using extreme semiconductors for air and water purification

Goal Three
Establish flexible health monitoring sensors using extreme chips and their viability via field testing

Goal One
Submit large-scale center proposals including the strategic partners

Goal Two
Transfer the extreme chip technology via partnership with other businesses or incubating local high-tech companies in South Carolina

 


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