E-Beam Evaporator? Sputter System? Thermal Evaporator? Yes.

Our vacuum chambers are literally boxes, but our systems do not really fit inside one. We are currently outfitting this EvoVac physical vapor deposition (PVD) platform with all three major types of sources, including magnetron sputtering, thermal evaporation, and electron beam evaporation.

Is it a sputter system? Yes.

Is it a thermal evaporator? Yes.

Is it an e-beam evaporator? Yes.

It could also include Ion Beam deposition, and come equipped with other specialized sources as well. Our partners at Changchung University of Science and Technology needed these sources for their work in fundamental research and needed one system that could do it all. We said yes.

Even our smaller chamber-sized PVD platforms (Nexdep and Amod) can be outfitted with multiple source types, and all can be outfitted with the process enhancements we have refined, including roll to roll fixturing, stages that heat, cool, and change angle, full system automation (including masks and substrate transfers within separate load lock antechambers) via Aeres, and quite a bit more.

Wondering if we can create the specific thin film system you have in mind? In all probability, the answer will be yes.

Having arrived in Brazil, our partner’s logistics team takes the lead, taking it out of the wooden box so that it can fit through the door of the facility. The journey resulted in the standard small bumps and dents that are categorized and logged so that our installation team can quickly and effectively get the system up and running, which they do.

Finally, all that’s left to do is to fabricate some superconducting circuits, and further the field of quantum computing. Our partners at Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Fisicas (CBPF) expressed their excitement at having gained the capabilities  of partnering with us in this translated LinkedIn post:

 

It is with great enthusiasm that we announce the arrival of the newest equipment, from Angstrom Engineering, to the Quantum Technologies Laboratory of CBPF. This laboratory is complementary to Labnano, one of the strategic laboratories of SisNANO – the National System of Nanotechnology Laboratories of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI).

SisNANO is comprised of a set of laboratories focused on research, development and innovation (RD&I) in nanosciences and nanotechnologies, with the essential characteristic of being multi-user and open access to public and private institutions.

Acquired with funding from Finep and support from MCTI, the new equipment will allow CBPF to advance in the manufacture of superconducting quantum nanodevices, such as Josephson junctions and SQUIDS. These devices are essential for the development of future quantum chips, which promise to transform areas such as computing, secure communication and metrology.

The impact of this advance is also connected to related projects funded by FAPERJ, CNPq and Petrobras, consolidating a robust research ecosystem in Brazil.

This achievement reinforces the commitment of CBPF and MCTI to leading the frontier of scientific research, contributing to enabling the country to compete in a global scenario marked by disruptive and strategic advances.

We would like to thank the institutions involved and the professionals who made this achievement possible. We invite the scientific, technological and industrial community to closely monitor the transformative results that this new infrastructure will provide.

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