Evaluation license agreements explained
In the spring of 2020 Smoltek signed two separate evaluation license agreements for its disruptive CNF-MIM capacitor technology. In this interview, Ola Tiverman, former Chief Operation Officer at Smoltek explains how this kind of evaluation projects are structured and what the purpose of them are.
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Operational update on the activities in Smoltek Semi
A main goal for Smoltek Semi is to develop an industrial process for mass production of discrete CNF-MIM capacitors at contract manufacturers (foundry), including a specially designed machine for large-scale production of carbon nanofibers.
Smoltek—from carbon nanofibers to mind-controlled robotic prostheses
Smoltek holds unique world patents for technologies that make material engineering on an atomic level possible. Smoltek has solutions that allow continued miniaturization and increased performance of semiconductors, contribute to carbon-free steel production and renewable energy storage, and enable mind control of robotic prostheses. This is a story of how Smoltek came to be.
Low temperature and cost-effective growth of vertically aligned carbon nanofibers using spin-coated polymer-stabilized palladium nanocatalysts
Research paper published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, 2015, Volume 16, Issue 1.
Carbon nanomaterial-based interconnects, integrated capacitors and supercapacitors
PhD thesis, Chalmers Univeristy of Technology, 2017.
Reliability, solderability and electrical performance of high density ultra thin capacitors based on carbon nanofibers
Research paper published in the proceedings of 2021 IEEE 71st Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2021, pp. 1627-1632.
Carbon Nanotubes/Nanofibers Composites from Cellulose as Electrodes for Sustainable Energy Devices
Research paper in the proceedings of Annual World Conference on Carbon (Carbon 2014): Carbon Materials for Ubiquitous and Sustainable Life, Jeju, Korea, 27 June–4 July, 2014.
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.
Hierarchical cellulose-derived carbon nanocomposites for electrostatic energy storage
Research paper in the proceedings of The 15th International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS 2015), Boston, USA, 1–4 December, 2015.
Smoltek has made investments in R&D equipment
During the year Smoltek has installed two new equipment systems for enhancing the R&D work. This will give the company long-term benefits with increased opportunities of technology development and cost efficiency.
Substantial improvement in capacitance density for CNF-MIM
At the annual IEEE Electronic Component and Technology Conference 2019 Smoltek presented new and improved measurement data for the CNF-MIM capacitance density – now in the range over 350nF/mm^2.
Smoltek demonstrates the thinnest capacitor in the world
Smoltek has developed the world's thinnest capacitor. The company is now demonstrating practically what it has previously claimed by producing a prototype of a CNF-MIM capacitor with a total height of just under 40 micrometers.
Smoltek patent No. 71 now granted
Smoltek is awarded a new patent in Korea. This patent is the fourth one of the patent family in the direction of CNF-MIM based compact energy storage on interposers. This also means that our global patent portfolio now comprises 71 granted patents.