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Smoltek Semi and Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) are discussing a collaboration to set up a pilot line for fabrication of CNF-MIM capacitors in Taiwan as part of getting ready for mass production.
This week Smoltek’s CTO Dr. Farzan GhaÂvaniÂni is on site in TaiÂwan for disÂcusÂsions on how to proÂceed with the project with ITRI’s direcÂtor of Smart SensÂing and SysÂtems TechÂnolÂoÂgy CenÂter, Dr. Arthur Lin.
Smoltek Semi and ITRI have been workÂing closeÂly for over a year to streamÂline the CNF-MIM front-end-of-line (FEOL) processÂes for mass proÂducÂtion of Smoltek’s capacÂiÂtors. In the next phase of the colÂlabÂoÂraÂtion, the two orgaÂniÂzaÂtions will focus on accelÂerÂatÂing the tranÂsiÂtion from develÂopÂment to volÂume proÂducÂtion through the impleÂmenÂtaÂtion of a pilot line.
As we are getÂting closÂer to introÂducÂing our CNF-MIM capacÂiÂtor techÂnolÂoÂgy to the marÂket, we have intenÂsiÂfied our efforts in setÂting up a pilot manÂuÂfacÂturÂing line close to our customers
Farzan GhaÂvaniÂni, CTO at Smoltek.
About ITRI
Taiwan’s IndusÂtriÂal TechÂnolÂoÂgy Research InstiÂtute (ITRI) is at the foreÂfront of indusÂtriÂalÂizaÂtion of novÂel semiÂconÂducÂtor devices and comÂpoÂnents and has played a pivÂotal role in introÂducÂing new techÂnoloÂgies to the market.
PeoÂple picÂtured in the top phoÂto: Farzan GhaÂvaniÂni and Chin Jung Kou from Smoltek togethÂer with Dr. Arthur Lin and his co-workÂers at ITRI.
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