NCD Diamond Semiconductor System for Advanced
Power Electronics Integration Collaboration Overview for AKHAN and Argonne National
Laboratory
November 4, 2014
diamond semiconductor
Argonne National Laboratory
Miraj Diamond
automotive, avionics, defense, telecomm.
consumer electronics
Recent Awards/Recognition
WBG semiconductor
in the next 5 yrs
up to 10x more powerful
• DiamondUltimate WBG Material
Source: Jan 21 2014 | Dept. of Energy | energy.gov
5x better Copper 22x better
Silicon Highly Enabling
Superior performance
Thinner/smaller
3 User Proposals (Center for Nanoscale Materials) Excl. licensee of ANL Low Temp.
Diamond Deposition System Cooperative Research And
Development Agreement (CRADA) with Dept. of Energy
2013 NUFO Science Exhibition For Congress
• Morphological Phase Elec. Char.
Synthesis
Fab + measurements
Post processing
Source: S. Koizumi, phys. stat. sol. (a) 172, 71 (1999)
• The FWHM remains almost same indicating high crystal quality even after ion implantation • No evidence of pitting
*Source: A.H. Khan, A.V. Sumant, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1478 (2013)
Nanocrystalline Diamond-On-
Substrate Deposited at 400C
Semiconductor devices fabricated
on the diamond MPCVD Reactor at CNM
Producing diamond by cracking methane gas using microwave plasma process
Faster supercomputers
Next Gen. Aerospace & Avionics Sensors for Harsh Environment
Automotive (HEV)
Advanced Radar & Telecomm.
Diodes
Transistors
• Initially long lead times [CRADA & License] (+4 months) Resolution since: short form and long form CRADA versions • Quicker turns on licensing discussions
This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, a U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences User Facility under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. Project funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy and AKHAN Technologies, Inc.
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