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UPVfab completes silicon nitride process equipment line

Valencia, 18th of July, 2023. Funded by the regional government infrastructure programme of Generalitat Valenciana, through grant GVA/IDIFEDER/2021/046, UPVfab has acquired capital equipment to complete the silicon nitride process equipment line. The recent acquisitions include the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) tool by French vendor Alpsitec and the high-density plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (HD-PECVD) by […]

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UPVfab signs as new member for the Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores (AESEMI)

Valencia, Spain, and Madrid (8th of May, 2023) – UPVfab signs as new member for the Asociación Española de la Industria de Semiconductores (AESEMI), as part of the ecosystem integration and cohesion activities around the Spanish strategy on semiconductors, fostered by the flagship programme known as “PERTE Chip”. Mr. Alfonso Gabarrón, General Manager for AESEMI […]

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ALTER TECHNOLOGY TÜV NORD becomes new resident company at UPVfab.

Valencia, Spain, and Madrid (22nd February, 2023) – ALTER TECHNOLOGY TÜV NORD, focused on the sector of high reliability applications, packaging and testing, enters a 4 years agreement with UPVfab, the microfabrication facility at the Universitat Politècnica de València, for technology support through UPVfab’s resident company programme. Mr. Demetrio López, Head of Innovation and New […]

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New custom workstation for assembly, packaging and optical & electrical connection of photonic chips

Valencia, Spain (7th of December, 2022) – Photonics Research Labs incorporate new tool to UPVfab, the microfabrication facility at the Universitat Politècnica de València, to encapsulate high-density photonic chips (electronics and optics). This equipment, manufactured by the German company AIXEMTECH GmbH, consists of a custom workstation for laboratory use dedicated to the assembly, packaging and […]

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Developing photonic engineering talent in Spain

Valencia, Spain, 24th of November 2022 – UPVfab in cooperation with Synopsys Photonic Solutions, organized a hands-on training for Synopsys Photonic IC design solution. This training at 14, 15 and 16 of November is part of the photonic integration eco-system development in Spain. Design teams from companies iPronics, VLC Photonics, Photonics Research Labs at Universitat Politècnica […]

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