Structured Materials Industries, Incorporated is focused on being the leader in selling custom research and production Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Technology for complex materials. SMI offers for sale: deposition systems and components.  We also sell materials and process development services in support of system sales. SMI has an in-house applications laboratory featuring multi-reactor deposition systems and analytic capabilities, has developed a range of strategic partnerships to develop and implement MOCVD technology and looks forward to continuing to grow and expand upon such advantageous relationships.

SMI’s MOCVD focus began with selling tools for complex oxides such as ferroelectrics, electro-optic materials, and transparent conductive oxide. Present activities have expanded to include p-type optical ZnO, LiNbO3 for MOEMS and OICs, superconductor tapes, MEMS films, nitrides, carbides, and even thin film batteries. However, market interest and development opportunities are expanding our capabilities into additional material areas, including metals, compound semiconductors, and chalcogenides, among others.

Much of SMI’s MOCVD sales supporting development projects have been funded (in excess of $15 Million to date) by sales to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with administration by the Air Force, the Army, the Navy and NASA; the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Air Force (AF), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Industries, Universities, and Corporations, and have been supported by CRADAs with federal and commercial organizations and laboratories, providing SMI with a wide range of experience and development capabilities.

SMI’s products enable emerging, advanced and maturing product manufacturing. Our tools, components and services range from meeting customer needs for research and development to pilot to full manufacturing of CVD films for device applications. SMI encourages customer interaction in process development activities that combine customer device requirements with advanced SMI processing techniques to produce a commercial deposition solutions that are seamlessly transferable into production for our customers. SMI’s efforts have helped the development of several companies. SMI’s effort of converting technology to successful products was recently recognized by the Small Business Administrations award to SMI of its highest small business award – the Tibbetts award. SMI’s successes have led it to help form other businesses, such as NEI Corporation.


The SMI Customer Advantage
SMI offers a cost-effective infrastructure that enables development of specialty materials and device structures that require high quality CVD films with the customers budget in mind. Further, we are happy to work, under confidentiality, with our customers to generate custom solutions that meets our customer’s needs. The company has an in-house applications development laboratory and the company is staffed with experienced professionals providing technical assistance for demonstrations, process development, tool or component customization and installation, and product production. Most importantly, SMI strives to work with its customers to make what they need to achieve their goals in the most efficient manner possible.

About Dr. Tompa, President and Founder of SMI
Gary Tompa came to lead SMI as company President in 1994 from Emcore Corporation, where he was responsible for systems and technology development of compound semiconductors. Under his direction, SMI has developed both research and production CVD platforms along with supporting infrastructure for customer support based on technical achievement. Dr. Tompa continues to drive engineering advancements of CVD technology that address material and device requirements for todays and tomorrows products. Dr. Tompa is also a co-founder of several ongoing companies and sits on the board of most of them.

SMI is staffed with Scientists, Engineers, Technicians, Administrators, and Consultants.