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S Kabir
IR Blog Posts
December 19, 2025
Breaking Barriers, part IV: the age of AI
Some years ago, in three articles, I outlined a vision where nanomaterials in general, and Smoltek’s proprietary nanotechnology platform in particular, would help in breaking barriers in several industries – especially in the semiconductor industry – bringing more supersmart gadgets to society.
Patents
August 1, 2024
Multilayer Cap
The Multilayer Cap patent family introduces a MIM-capacitor device that can double or triple the capacitance density of Smoltek's CNF-MIM capacitors. The patent details an invention for a layered energy storage device, specifically a capacitor, built using a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) configuration.
Patents
June 13, 2023
Discrete CNF-MIM
The Discrete CNF-MIM patent family is covering a method for manufacturing of discrete capacitor components based on our CNF-MIM technology. The innovation exploits the extra-ordinary surface to volume ratio provided by carbon nanofibers to create a MIM capacitor with unparalleled high capacitance density.
Research
August 10, 2021
High-frequency electrical circuit model for integrated capacitors utilizing lossy nanostructures
Research paper published in the proceedings of 2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2021, pp. 1205-1210.
Videos
November 30, 2020
Smoltek’s IP strategy explained
Smoltek's business model and IP strategy for the company's extensive patent portfolio have shifted over the years – from scientific curiosity in the beginning into solving advanced industry needs today. In this video, published in November 2020, Dr Shafiq Kabir, Co-founder and former Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) explains how the IP-strategy has transformed as the company has evolved.
Research
November 26, 2020
Electrical Performance and Robustness of Ultrathin High-Density Carbon Nanofiber Capacitors on Silicon, Alumina and Glass Substrate Materials
Research paper presented in the proceedings of the 53rd International Symposium on Microelectronics, IMAPS 2020, October 5-8, 2020.
Research
September 1, 2020
Ultrathin High-Density Capacitors based on Carbon Nanofibers Fabricated on Silicon, Alumina and Glass Interposer Materials
Research paper published in the proceedings of 2020 IEEE 20th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2020, pp. 213-216.
Research
August 5, 2020
Robustness of carbon nanofiber-based MIM capacitors with ultra-high capacitance density to electrical and thermal stress
Research paper published in the proceedings of 2020 IEEE 70th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2020, pp. 2139-2144.
Research
August 5, 2020
Integrated and Discrete Ultra-Thin Capacitors Based on Carbon Nanofibers with High Capacitance Density
Research paper published in the proceedings of 2020 IEEE 70th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2020, pp. 1614-1619.
Research
February 27, 2020
Ultra-Thin Capacitors based on Carbon nanofibers with Ultra-High Capacitance Density
Research paper published in the proceedings of 2019 Electrical Design of Advanced Packaging and Systems (EDAPS), 2019, pp. 1-3. Award for best presentation.
Research
August 26, 2019
Fully Solid-State Integrated Capacitors Based on Carbon Nanofibers and Dielectrics with Specific Capacitances Higher Than 200 nF/​mm2
Research paper published in the proceedings of 2019 IEEE 69th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2019, pp. 1870-1876.
Patents
August 23, 2018
Compact Energy Storage Interposer
The Compact Energy Storage Interposer family is covering the invention and manufacturing of extremely thin energy storage devices embedded in an interposer.
IR Blog Posts
January 22, 2018
Breaking barriers: The future
This is the third and last article in a series of three in which Smoltek founder and strategic advisor Shafiq Kabir share his personal thoughts on nanotechnology opportunities. In the previous two articles, he has addressed both the hype and the reality of carbon nanotechnology. In this last article, he looks into the future. He discusses how carbon nanotechnology will unleash the power of the internet of everything.
IR Blog Posts
December 13, 2017
Breaking barriers: The reality
This is the second article in a series of three in which Smoltek founder and strategic advisor Shafiq Kabir share his personal thoughts on nanotechnology opportunities. In the last article, he addressed the hype surrounding carbon nanotechnology. In this one, he takes you into the reality of the nanotechnology entrepreneur. He tells you about real challenges that await breakthroughs that carbon nanotechnology can help within the near future.
IR Blog Posts
November 27, 2017
Breaking barriers: The hype
This is the first article in a series of three in which Smoltek founder and strategic advisor Shafiq Kabir share his personal thoughts on nanotechnology opportunities. This introductory article addresses the hype surrounding nanotechnology in general and carbon nanotechnology in particular.
Videos
October 24, 2017
This is Smoltek
What are carbon nanofibers? How can they be used in the semiconductor industry? What is the role of Smoltek? The answers are given in this short, informative video.
Patents
May 3, 2017
Assembly platform
The Assembly platform family is a particular application in the field of interconnects and heterogeneous integration.
Patents
February 24, 2017
Interposer
The Interposer family is covering Smoltek's CNF-MIM capacitors technology and various use cases for the same, primarily in the field of interposers for advanced packaging and heterogenous integration of semiconductors.
Research
December 28, 2014
Carbon Nanofibers (CNF) for Enhanced Solder-based Nano-Scale Interconnects and Packaging Solutions
Research paper in the proceedings of Semicon Taiwan 2014.
Research
September 25, 2014
Carbon Nanofibers (CNF) for enhanced solder-based nano-scale integration and on-chip interconnect solutions
Research paper in the proceedings of 2014 IEEE 64th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2014, pp. 1071–1076.