VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

Contact persons:

Jouni Ahopelto

VTT

P.O. Box 1000

FI-02044 VTT

Finland

Equipment / Facilities

Processing platform

2600 m2 class ISO4-ISO6 cleanroom (national research infrastructure status) for active devices, RF-MEMS, photonics, superconducting devices and nanofabrication. Wafer size 150 and 200 mm.

Modelling platform

Silvaco process and device modelling tools, RF modelling tools: Keysight ADS, AWR MWO, HFSS, Sonnet, IE3D

Characterization platform

Characterization tools for structural (SEM, AFM, X-ray), electrical (10 mK-RT), including Millimetre wave laboratory of Finland (MilliLab, an ESA external laboratory on millimetre wave technology, frequencies up to 3 THz), and optical properties. 

Expertise
Main Expertises
Beyond CMOS Neuromorphic Computing x
Phonon engineering x
Small slope switches-NW/TFET/NEMS x
Alternative materials-2D layers x
Novel devices for ultra-low power
  • Silicon nanofabrication
1D x
Quantum Technologies & Very low temperature electronics
  • Superconducting devices
More Moore Logic Nanodevices& circuits
  • Nano CMOS and FDSOI circuits, sub- and near threshold ULP circuits, neural processing units
Memories
  • Memristors
Very low power devices x
High temperature electronics x
More than Moore micro-nano-bio Sensors & Systems
  • MEMS, bolometers, superconducting sensors, biosensors
Energy Harvesting
  • Thermoelectrics, work function harvesting, supercapacitors
RF devices & circuits
  • Active and passive components and circuits in RF, mm-wave and THz range, antennas
Photonics devices
  • Silicon photonics
Power devices x
Flexible electronics
  • Printed intelligence, roll-to-roll fabrication
Smart systems& Systems design Smart systems
  • Wireless and zero power systems, multi-modal systems
Systems design
  • Sensor systems and networks, RF and communication systems
Research interests
Research interests
Beyond CMOS Neuromorphic Computing x
Phonon engineering
  • Nanophononics and optomechanics for new information tokens.
Small slope switches-NW/TFET/NEMS x
Alternative materials-2D layers x
Novel devices for ultra-low power x
1D x
Quantum Technologies & Very low temperature electronics
  • quantum technologies based on superconductors.
More Moore Logic Nanodevices& circuits
  • Neural signal and data processing circuits
Memories
  • Distributed memories
Very low power devices x
High temperature electronics x
More than Moore micro-nano-bio Sensors & Systems
  • Hyperspectral cameras, extremely sensitive bolometers, medical and diagnostics.
Energy Harvesting
  • Thermal sensors, integrated harvesting systems on-chip.
RF devices & circuits
  • 5G and beyond, low power wireless, space applications
Photonics devices
  • Information processing, routing, optomechanics
Power devices x
Flexible electronics
  • Embedded solutions, light emission
Smart systems& Systems design Smart systems
  • Integration of optical, electrical, biological and molecular sensing
Systems design
  • Energy optimized information transmission and processing, zero/low power and autonomous systems