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INESC-Microsystems and Nanotechnologies (INESC-MN)
Identification
Hosting Legal Entity
Self-standing RI
Legal Status
Research organisation
Location
Rua Alves Redol, 9, INESC, Lisboa, PO: 1000-029 (Portugal)
Structure
Type Of RI
Single-sited
Coordinating Country
Portugal
Status
Status
Current Status:
Operational since 2002
Scientific Description
INESC MN is a private non profit research organization operating a class 10 and class 100 clean room facility with major research areas in spintronics, MEMS, thin film devices, and biosensors and biomedical devices.

RI Keywords
Microsystems, Nanotechnology, Biosensors, Microfluidics, MEMS, Spintronics, Biomedical Sciences
Classifications
RI Category
Biological/Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology/Nanotechnology Research Facilities
Micro- and Nanotechnology facilities
Electrical and Optical Engineering Facilities
Scientific Domain
Chemistry and Material Sciences
Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Mathematics
ESFRI Domain
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Services
Material deposition and etching
Packaging
Lithography
Optoelectronics characterizations
Integrated Processing and solutions for devices

INESC MN can provide integrated processing of films and devices by combining different technologies and equipment into a customized or semi-customized service.

Processing of soft lithographic techniques (SU8, PDMS) for microfluidics
Equipment
Spin coating
X-ray diffractometer
Hitachi Scanning Electron microscope
UHVI

magnetron sputtering - 6 inch wafer processing, 1 target (mosaic CoZrNb)

Class 10 lithography area
Ion-beam milling systems
Diffusion/passivation furnaces
Optical detection of electromechanical deflection (in air and vacuum)
Nordiko 3600

ion beam deposition and milling - 8 inch wafer, 6 targets (e.g. Ta, Ru, MnIr, MnPt, NiFe, CoFe, CoFeB, MgO, AlOx, Al, NiFeCr)

Nordiko 7000

Magnetron sputtering - 6 inch wafer processing,

UHVII

RF sputtering - 6 inch wafer processing, 1 target (Al2O3)

Heidelberg DWLii direct write laser lithography
Fluorescence microscope
Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition systems
Aixtron NanoInstruments Black Magic

2-inch Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition system for graphene and nanotube growth, with methane, acetylene, hydrogen, ammonia, nitrogen and argon gas supply.

GeSiM Nano-Plotter
Vibrating Sample magnetometer
Class 100 cleanroom area
Reactive ion etching system
Automated lapping tool
Magnetoresistance measurement setups
RAITH 150 electron beam lithograph
Nordiko 3000

Ion beam deposition and milling - 6 inch wafer processing, 6 targets (e.g. Ta, Ru, MnIr, MnPt, NiFe, CoFe, CoFeB, Pt, MgO, AlOx, Al, Au, Ti)

Dicing saw
Alcatel

Deposition of SiO2, Cr, Al, ITO, IZO, AZO, GeSbTe, Si, Ti, Ni

Rudolf ellipsometer
Dektak profilometer
Olympus optical microscope
Nordiko 2000

Magnetron and RF sputtering

Access
Access Type
Physical, Mail-in
Access Mode
Wide
Users
Users Definition
Institutions
User Demographics
Extra-European Users - 31.0% in 2017
National Users - 46.0% in 2017
European Users - 23.0% in 2017
Type of Users
Academic - 34.0%
Public research organisations - 34.0%
Industry/private companies - 31.0%
Date of last update: 06/03/2018
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