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Why Myfab?

In today’s fast-paced world, technology development and research are crucial for driving innovation, solving global challenges, and improving our quality of life. These efforts lead to advancements in sectors like healthcare, communication, and energy, helping address issues such as climate change and health crises.

Myfab, a Swedish research infrastructure, plays a key role by providing state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities and expertise for developing micro and nanotechnologies. It supports a wide range of research areas and fosters collaboration across various fields. Myfab helps turn ideas into real products, boosting the economy and addressing global challenges.

The European Chips Act highlights the importance of technology development, aiming to enhance Europe’s semiconductor industry. This initiative supports innovation, secures supply chains, and promotes the development of next-generation technologies.

Glossary

These are common terms in Myfab’s world, feel free to familiarize yourself with them!

  • Cleanroom: Room with very clean air, used for making microchips
  • Microfabrication: Creating very small parts, smaller than a hair
  • Nanofabrication: Making extremely small parts, smaller than micro parts
  • Lithography: Creating patterns on surfaces, used for microchips
  • Deposition: Putting a thin layer of material on a surface
  • Etching: Removing material to create a pattern
  • Characterisation: Examining and measuring small parts
  • Bonding: Attaching two materials together.
  • Packaging: Protecting and enclosing small parts.
  • MEMS: Small systems combining electrical and mechanical parts
  • Semiconductor: Material that conducts electricity under certain conditions used in microchips
  • Infrastructure: Facilities and equipment for research and manufacturing.
  • R&D: Research and development for new products and technologies
  • Pilot Line: Small-scale production to test new processes
  • Innovation: Creating new ideas, products, or methods
  • Semiconductors: Materials essential for electronic devices like smartphones and computers
  • EU Chips Act: EU plan to boost microchip production and reduce dependency on other countries