Transparent Conductive Oxides – as needed for displays (of all types), detector and emitter contacts.
Pyroelectrics – as needed for advanced infrared (IR) imaging arrays and other detectors.
ZnMgO – as needed for light emitters and detectors.
LiNbO3 – as needed for electro-optic devices.
Nitrides – as needed for light emitters and high temperature electronics.
Al2O3 Passivation – as needed for ferroelectric hydrogen barriers as well as for dielectric applications.
HfSiO and other dielectrics.
SiC – SMI has ongoing funding for SiC MOCVD tool and process development.
HBTs – SMI is assisting development of radiation hard memories through enabling materials and designs.
Thermophotovoltaics – as needed for direct heat to electrical energy conversion.
SiGe – as needed for wireless power transmission photovoltaics.
In-Situ Process Monitors & Control – all film deposition technologies can benefit from improved process monitoring and real time feedback control – SMI is evaluating and refining several techniques.
MOCVD Tools – SMI’s core business is oxide MOCVD equipment and as such we are perpetually refining our tool technologies – from R&D to production.
ALD Technology – an advanced tool/processing technology under development at SMI is Alternating Layer Deposition (ALD) for ultrathin ultra precise conformal coatings.
Chalcogenides – as needed for CRAMs.
Electrolytic – as needed for CBRAM
Radiation Detectors – SMI is assisting development of radiation hard memories through enabling materials and designs.
Radiation Hard Memories – SMI is assisting development of radiation hard memories through enabling materials and designs.
Advanced Vapor Delivery Systems – in answer to growing technology need SMI maintains programs to improve vapor delivery, working with commercial components and custom designers.
Si Photonics – as needed for miniaturization of photonic devices.
Diamond – advanced film deposition and doping processes.
Photonics – SMI is performing advanced optical material development programs for customer applications.
Optical Coatings – SMI has optical coating development programs ongoing.
Superconductors – Advanced enhanced YBCO CVD efforts are progressing in developing superconductor production capability.
Thin Film Battery Electrodes – SMI has efforts in oxide based thin film battery electrode growth.
Reactive Films – as needed in special thermal applications.
Chemical Sensors – advanced film materials as needed for targeted chemical sensing.
Other – Several other support programs are always ongoing at SMI.
