The Association of Investigation and Industrial Cooperation of Andalusia "F. de Paula Rojas" (AICIA) is an association that exclusively pretends public interest without profit aim and whose purpose is to impel, orientate, and develop the industrial investigation, in order to favour the technological advance in Andalusia and to collaborate for a better capacity of the Andalusian industrial engineers.

 

The purposes of AICIA, as it is established in the fourth article of its statutes, are:

 

To realize investigation projects and studies of interest for the industry in general and particularly for its associates.

To establish cooperation relationships with public or private entities, or with people, for service contribution and the execution of investigation works.
To participate actively in the protection of the industrial environment, by means of evaluation of the contamination levels and advisory in fabrication processes less polluting and in corrective measures of the installations… AICIA has research laboratories in different parts of its research activities, as well as agreements for the joint use of the research laboratories at the Engineering School of the University of Seville.

​The list of laboratories  and its mains capacities are:

Aerospace laboratory.
Wind tunnel.
Solar energy Lab.
Structural testing lab.
High voltage electrical lab.
Co2 capture Lab
Chemistry and environment lab
Thermal engines lab
Electronic lab-white room
Power electronics lab
Aeronautics components test lab
Calibration and measurement lab
Materials lab

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INTRODUCTION

DESCRIPTION OF AICIA´S SECTORIAL ACTIVITIES

AERONAUTICAL

AERONAUTIC MATERIALS, STRUCTURES & MANUFACTURING

UNMANNED AIRCRAFTS

NAVIGATION & AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

AEROSPACE PROPULSION

AIRPORT ENGINEERING

ENERGY

ENERGY TRANSPORT AND SUPPLY

SOLAR ENERGY

BIOENERGY

WIND AND MARINE

ENERGY SAVING AND EFFICIENCY

POWER PLANTS

HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS

MATERIALS & NANOTECHNOLOGY

NANOTECHNOLOGY

METALLURGIC TECHNOLOGY

NUMERIC ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS

METALLIC MATERIALS

ENVIROMENT

CO2 CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION

EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF CONTAMINATION

WASTE ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION

PROTECTION AND INSPECTION PROCESSES

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

GESTIÓN DE LA PRODUCCIÓN

DESIGN, MANAGEMENT & IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS DE INGENIERÍA

ICTs

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

COMMUNICATION ELECTRONICS

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

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CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY (hereinafter FTMC) is the largest research institution in Lithuania. FTMC is carrying out unique research and technological development works in the fields of laser technologies, optoelectronics, nuclear physics, organic chemistry, bio and nanotechnologies, electrochemical material science, functional materials, electronics, etc., and developing high technologies expedient for business and society needs.

There are 3 main KETs, namely photonics, advanced materials and nanotechnology, that identify the priorities for the R&D activities and the most excellent knowledge based expertise in FTMC. The Centre is also focused on strengthening the skills in micro and nanoelectronics and has ambitious plans for R&D in this area.

At present FTMC can provide the KETs based services that can be exploited in technology development, prototyping, testing, production validation and other knowledge based solutions, important for first production and upscaling, and these… FTMC exploits the equipment that is originally made and obtained from world leading companies. We share a part of equipment between the individual groups and individual modules of technologies for overlapping tasks and processes that are carried out in the basic clean room area. We have special measures to prevent interference between separated tasks and R&D projects. We also have dedicated equipment with original functional features. The infrastructure of FTMC:

- Clean room facilities (about 300 sq. m; from ISO7 to ISO5).

- MBE machine: "SVT III-V MBE System Model C-V-2" for the growth of A3B5 semiconducting layers and quantum structures. The device is equipped with In, Ga, Al, Bi metallic sources, As bulk and cracker and Si and Be for doping.

- Integrated Vacuum Deposition System Model TFDS- 870 – intended for metal contacts deposition.

- Magnetron sputtering device EvoVac (Angstrom Engineering) with 4 guns and Kaufman and Robinson EH400 5A  ion gun.

- E-beam vacuum deposition system:…. 1. Photonics:

1.1. Laser processing:

1.1.1. in-glass marking;

1.1.2. laser beam interference ablation;

1.1.3. laser direct writing;

1.1.4. ultrashort pulse laser ablation;

1.2. Optoelectronics:

1.2.1. development and applications of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy systems;

1.2.2. development and fabrication of infrared light emitters and photodetectors;

1.2.3. development and testing THz imaging arrays for security and diagnostics systems;

1.2.4. terahertz and broadband spectroscopy;

1.2.5. MBE growth of dilute bismide layers for infrared light emitters and photodetectors;

1.3. Prototyping:

1.3.1. photolithography;

1.3.2. laser lithography;

1.3.3. wet chemical processing;

1.3.4. thermal processing;

1.3.5. metal and oxide coatings;

1.3.6. assemblage and testing;

1.3.7. clean room (ISO7 – ISO5, about 300 sq. m) operations.

2. Advanced Materials:

2.1. Material development for special coatings, photovoltaics, sensors:

2.1.1. advanced optical…. Yes. service.

The Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart (IMS CHIPS) carries out industrial-oriented research in silicon technology, customized circuits (ASICs), nanopatterning and image sensor technology as well as being involved in professional development. It is a public foundation and partner to the Innovationsallianz Baden-Württemberg.

Among the research and development done at the Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart is the field of nano-electrical and nano-optical systems. We are in a top international market position in the development and production of advanced photo masks and diffractive optical components. This is done in a state of the art development and production environment with cutting edge structuring and measuring equipment available.

The Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart offers comprehensive support to small- and medium-scale companies realizing innovations with microelectronic technology.

Fast and cost-efficient development of ASICs and sensor chips in tailor-made quantities
… Design

The institute offers a multitude of possibilities for the design of microchips.

The microchip circuit design is done with standard design tools on high performance workstations. Our experienced continuously trained design team implements customer requests focused and accurately.
 

 

 

 
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Having alliances with small- and medium-scale companies we offer a whole variety of cooperative possibilities, such as the strict implementation of delivered netlists, a walk-in-service that enables customers to work inhouse supported by us as well as complete development by our design team according to requirement specifications.

Cleanroom

 
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The institute has a class 10 – 100 1200 m2 clean room available to manufacture microelectronic circuit and fabricate advanced masks using e beam lithography.

Production

 
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The Institute for Microelectronics Stuttgart houses the entire equipment necessary for qualified production of microchips…. Integrated circuits & systems

IMS offers both, access to various foundry technologies and to the IMS 0.5 µm / 0.8 µm CMOS process that provides a powerful Gate Array technology applicable for a fully digital and Mixed Signal Application with analog functions.

An outstanding feature is the fast and cost-efficient production of ASICs in small quantities of less than 100 chips as well as the production in series.

In addition to the development and technological consultancy we also provide the consolidated qualified manufacture and testing of ASICs. By cooperating with partners from the semiconductor industry the IMS can guarantee timely delivery and fast production of bulk orders. In cases where your application requires the development using other types of technology we provide this in cooperation with external semiconductor manufacturers.

 

Basic data of our Mixed Signal Gate Array technology:

analog and digital signal processing
low development costs
short delivery times
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RITecC is a center dedicated to innovation and technology transfer for advanced functional materials. There are three main pillars: 1) materials for high-tech industries (e.g. electronics, automotive, renewable energy, telecommunications, security); 2) materials for bio-relatd industry and health; 3) materials for extreme conditions. The center ofer a large variety of services: preparation (especially thin films and nanomaterials) by various techniques (sputtering, PLD, CVD, MBE, chemical, electrochemical); structural and chemical analysis (XRD, SEM, TEM, EPR, Moessbauer, XPS); investigation of physical properties (electric, magnetic, thermic, optic, mechanic); development of demonstrators and prototypes.

 
The main equipment is grouped in three main infrastructures:

- Research Department for Condensed Matter Physics and Advanced Materials

(see http://erris.gov.ro/CMATPHYS_ADVMAT)

- CEUREMAVSU-Euro-Regional Centre for Studies of Advanced Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces

(see http://erris.gov.ro/CEUREMAVSU)

- RITecC-Research Innovation and Technology Center for New Materials

(see http://erris.gov.ro/RITECC)

The Center offers state-of-the-art equipment for structural investigations (high-resolution TEM/STEM), surface/interface analysis (XPS, XAS, PEEM/LEEM, AFM/PFM), optical spectroscopies (IR, Raman, luminiscence) and complex investigation of physical properties of advanced materials (VSM, SQUID, PPMS, cryostations, network analysers, dielectric spectroscopy, etc.).

The Center offers access also to clean room facilities (metallization, photo-litography, electron beam lithography, CVD deposition, plasma treatment)
. The Center offers services for material characterization, training on advanced characterization techniques and methods, development of demonstrators and prototypes, testing demonstrators and prototypes.

Details on specific services can be found at:

- Research Department for Condensed Matter Physics and Advanced Materials

(see http://erris.gov.ro/CMATPHYS_ADVMAT)

- CEUREMAVSU-Euro-Regional Centre for Studies of Advanced Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces

(see http://erris.gov.ro/CEUREMAVSU)

- RITecC-Research Innovation and Technology Center for New Materials

(see http://erris.gov.ro/RITECC)
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CIDETEC is a private organization for applied research founded in 1997 that seeks to contribute value to companies by harnessing, generating and transferring technological knowledge. Located in the Donostia-San Sebastián site of Gipuzkoa’s Scientific and Technological Park, CIDETEC is comprised of three international technological reference institutes in energy storage, surface engineering and nanomedicine.

CIDETEC Energy Storage

The CIDETEC institute for Energy Storage specialises in creating new battery technology and facilitating its transfer to industry. The institute has the capacity to develop complete products and processes and offers material validation, pilot manufacture, pack engineering and battery testing and battery post-mortem analysis services.

CIDETEC Surface Engineering

The CIDETEC institute for Surface Engineering is a reference institute and the main thrust of an innovation pole specialising in the development of these technologies, providing surface solutions… Each institute has its own offices and installations furnished with top-of-the-line equipment, among them a pilot plant for integrated battery manufacture; first-rate European facilities specifically for the testing of batteries, equipment to synthesise, characterise and process polymers and advanced composites;and  laboratories completely equipped for surface study, characterisation and treatment.
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Experimental services for R&D

Materials Development and process qualification

Development of new components and products having specific combinations of properties and functions

Development and optimization of production processes

Testing of materials and components

Pilot series, technology transfer, and employee training for newly developed processes.

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Multitel is an innovation centre, located in Mons, Belgium. The centre has 20 years of history. It was created in 1995. Two departments of Engineering Faculty of Mons (which became now the University of Mons) had proposed several common projects whose objective was to reinforce the economic development of the province of Hainaut by means of technological development. Those projects were labelled with the name of Multitel, which became the official name of our centre in 1999. That year, Multitel became a non-profit independent research centre. The same year, the Catholic University of Louvain joined Multitel in order to speed up the transfer of its research results to companies. Multitel became a bridge between universities and the industry (transfer of pure research to applied research in order to enhance the exploitation of the research results in companies). On the one hand, it continued receiving financial support from European and regional funds, on the other hand, it has developed its own financial… We own several equipments and laboratories:

1. 1 anechoic chamber
2. 8 laboratories for railway on board equipment testing according to Subset-076
3. 2 laboratories for railway trackside Eurobalise/BTM testing according to Subset-085
4. Cleanroom for photonics
5. Laser micro-manufacturing platform
6. Non-destructive laboratory testing based on Tera Hertz. 

 

 
. We offer several services to companies, mainly 4 groups of services:

* Supporting SME's by offering them different services: feasibility studies, technological guidance,  sampling/micro-production service, partnership for regional and European research programmes.
* Training (catalogue & on-demand) in several fields: network engineering (appointed by Redhat), applied photonics, signalling processing and railway signalling.
* Organizing workshops and thematic conferences about video surveillance, Wifi, IPv6, RFID, NFC, photonics for industry.
* ERTMS testing (on-board and trackside test according to Subset-076 and 085)
* Optical and electronic devices prototype, micro/pre-series production 
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The Center of Microscopy and Nanotechnology (CMNT) is a strategic research unit of the University of Oulu. The CMNT offers cleanroom, research, and analysis services for the University’s research groups and industry. Versatile selection of modern research equipment creates an excellent research environment for carrying out research in the fields of micro and nanotechnology and materials science.

The CMNT works in close collaboration with several Finnish and foreign universities, institutes, and companies.
The equipment of the CMNT can be roughly divided for fabrication and characterization devices. Fabrication devices enable preparation of different kinds of micro- and nanostructures and materials research. Characterization devices enable the analysis and measurement of optical and structural properties of micro- and nanostructures and materials. Besides technology related research, most of the characterization equipment can be used in other fields of research like in biomedical sciences.

CMNT equipment include for example several scanning electron microscopes (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA), x-ray diffractometer (XRD), and x-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF) for imaging, characterization of microstructure, and elemental analysis of various samples. The center has also equipment for sample preparation for all the analysis devices.

 
. - Characterization of microstructures

- Imaging 

- Sample preparation for all the analysis devices.

- Elemental analysis of various samples

- Measurement of optical and structural properties of micro- and nanostructures and materials

- Design and simulation
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INESC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores (http://www.inesc.pt/en/) is a private, non-profit institution that was founded in 1980 and has established itself as the national reference model of the University-Industry relationship.

The holding-type structure of INESC introduces a model of diversity, complementarity and creative freedom, through its participated members (R&DT Institutions):

- INESC TEC (http://www.inesctec.pt) 

- INESC ID (http://www.inesc-id.pt)

- INOV INESC Inovação (www.inov.pt) 

- INESC MN (https://sites.google.com/site/inescmn/)

- INESC Coimbra (http://www.uc.pt/en/org/inescc)

 

For this topic we suggest to enter a short description of each entity, above listed, that allows to understand the innovation services provided to industry and SMEs under the INESC flag.

 

INESC TEC

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência - INESC TEC is a private non-profit research institution, dedicated to scientific research and… INESC TEC

INESC TEC has several laboratories, including:
• Industrial Robotics Laboratory
• Laboratory for Robotics and autonomous systems (including underwater and outdoor)
• Power systems and smart grids Laboratory
• Virtual Reality Laboratory

Web links where more information on the equipment can be obtained:
www.inesctec.pt

http://www.tec4sea.com/the-research-infrastructure/resources/optical-an…
http://www.tec4sea.com/the-research-infrastructure/resources/uose-facil…

INOV
 
INOV has equiped laboratories in Electronics and Optoeletronics. Laboratories are used for design and development and also training actions. INOV manages its own data centres.

Web links where more information on the equipment can be obtained:

http://www.inov.pt

          
INESC ID

INESC-ID shares a significant amount of resources with other institutions, research institutions and universities.
Besides INESC-ID Alameda, we also have a campus located at IST…. INESC TEC

Research and Technological Development services
Proof of concept and prototype development
Technology transfer
Access to all laboratories and testbed for validation and prototype testing
Advanced consulting in INESC TEC specialization domains
Advanced training
Pre-incubation of start-ups

Web links where more information on the services can be obtained:

www.inesctec.pt

 
INOV
As stated, Services Provided by INOV include:
• Technology development and transfer;
• Education and training;
• Technology consulting;
• Solution development (including prototyping and test)
Services Provided include:
These services are provided either in the framework of R&D co-funded projects or on a contractual basis with companies and other eocnomic agents.

Web links where more information on the services can be obtained:

http://www.inov.pt/index/en/services.html

INESC ID

R&D services
Prototype development
Proof of concept development
Technology transfer
Testbed for validation and…. Yes. service.

Fraunhofer IMM is engaged in research and development in the two fields of Energy and Chemical Technology (processes, reactors, plants) and Analysis Systems and Sensors (methods, components, systems). We organize our competencies in these two pillars according to the priorities Sustainable Economy and Energy, Healthy Living, Intelligent Mobility and Civil Security. The application portfolio includes fine chemistry, photo- and electrochemistry, nanoparticle synthesis / characterization, sustainable fuels, mobile energy supply, point-of-care/use testing, CBRN detection, cell isolation / handling, on-line process monitoring, neural signal recording/stimulation. With our system and technology oriented innovations we contribute to the competitiveness of our customers and partners. In doing so, we stand for responsible handling of new technologies and for sustainable development to benefit private and public enterprise as well as society.
Nanoparticle Synthesis and Characterization, Catalyst Development, Reactor Design and Development, Plant Development, Simulation, Assay Development, Assay Modification and System Integration, Microfluidics, Optical Spectroscopy, Cleanroom and Silicon Technology, Polymer Processing, Laser Micromachining, Electronic and Software Engineering
. Design, Simulation, Proof of concept, Lab testing, Component and System Development, Process Development, Testing, Prototyping, Pilot and Production Scale Setups, Analytics, Process Control
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MIMENTO is the member of French National network in micro & nanotechnologies, called Renatech, coordinated by the CNRS. MIMENTO is also the technology center of FEMTO-ST Institute, located at Besançon, France. MIMENTO is a state-of-the-art facility for micro and nanofabrication facility housed in its 860 m2 clean room, equipped with modern and powerful processing machines.
Mimento is pecialized in micro-nano-acoustics, micro-nano-optics and micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems. The R&D activity at MIMENTO follows the main points described below:
-Technological research: micro- and nano-structures for research in physics, chemistry and biology, microstructures for the characterization of new materials.
-Manufacturing processes: new manufacturing processes in silicon and other materials (lithium niobate, glass, piezolectric materials), new processes for microelectronics, silicon post-processing.
-Integration and encapsulation techniques for microsystems.
The clean room, open to all users, is managed… MIMENTO clean room provides eight working areas:

-photolithography ((laser pattern generator, spray and spin coaters, single & double side aligners),

-thin-film deposition (evaporation, sputtering, piezoelectric deposition cluster, PECVD, thermal oxidation, etc..)

-plasma etching (Silicon DRIE and RIE, quartz & niobate & glass DRIE, different RIEs),

-wet processes (electrodeposition, wet etch for Si, quartz, niobate, metals, etc.., porous silicon, …)

-packaging and 3D integration (wafer bonders,wire-bonder, flip-chip, megasonic cleaner, plasma activation,…)

-dicing and polishing (high precision dicer with cut&polish, wafer polishing)

-nanotechnology (FIB, E-beam lithography)

and

characterization tools. 

 
. We offer:

-the technological service with an open access to the processing equipment available in clean room the the -the research support for E&D and research projects with the most advanced know-how in microtechnology

-the client-oriented advices with identification of relevant technological solutions

-the technological services on demand and

-the on-site training capabilities for users.

The access to the equipment is done via a reservation software  with personal ID and password in the clean room. Only people who have followed a training done by staff member can use the equipments. Several industrial partners are directly processing in our clean room. Several industrial boxes  are available for renting.
. Yes. service.