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First domestic nanotechnology manufacturing
27.11.2011
The first and only in Ukraine modern nanotechnology manufacturing of the
world level has been organized on the base of the SRC «Carat» – Branch of the
PJSC «Concern-Electron».
This innovation project was put in operation as a collaboration result
of the Kiev’s JSC «Scientific&Industrial Concern «Nauka» and SRC «Carat». Just due to joint
efforts of scientists and specialists of both Institutions unique technologies
for fabrication of nanosized crystal films with integrated active layer of
different crystal substances (heterostructures) have been created.
The JSC «SIC «Nauka» has developed and realized a conceptually new
technological approach to control of epitaxial layer system that gives
possibility obtaining structures with high uniformity and wide range of
electro-physical parameters. Whereas physico-chemical backgrounds of versatile
technologies for formation of epitaxial optoelectronic structures, which are
basing on utilization and influence of rare earth elements on the layer
crystallization have been developed at The SRC «Carat». Areas of
application of these optoelectronic structures are super-bright LEDs, powerful
microwave transistors for cell and satellite communication, medicine, solar
energy (for example, concentrated solar cells) and other.
Industrial manufacturing of nanoheterostructures at the «Carat» is based on
technological complex to be only in Ukraine, basis of which MOCVD facility for
deposition of crystal layers (epitaxy) onto surface of semiconductor
substrates, machines for vapor phase and liquid phase epitaxy and up-to-date
laboratory equipped with all needed control. More than 10 M$, half of which was
the Government contribution, have been invested into creation of this high-tech
laboratory-industrial complex.
Decision to locate this production in Lviv at one of the Concern’s
enterprises was first of all caused by the fact that the Concern attends
considerable attention on investment into applied science - as soon as three
last years the Concern invested into the "Carat” more than 16,0 million UAH of
own funds. There is other reason; the «Carat» was able to save high-skilled scientific stuff: now 7
Doctors of Science and 17 PhDs works. Combination of technological
potentialities and human resources of the complex allows solving complicated
tasks and fabricating materials with different technical characteristics to be
based ones for micro- and nanoelectronics. It will promote modernization of
Ukrainian high-tech industry and give possibility to fill domestic market with
new competitive devices and further expand the product export as well.
Though foreign companies take considerable interest by now – still doing
scientific investigation and experimental testing the complex equipment the
first 2.5 M$ commercial contract for delivery of nanoheterostructures in EU
countries has been signed.
Head of the Lviv Region Administration Mykhailo Kostyuk, Major of Lviv
Andrii Sadovyy, Deputy Head of the State Agency for Management of State Corporate Rights Oleksander Shubin, President of the PJSC «Concern-Electron» Yurii Bubes, General Director of the JSC «SIC «Nauka» Sergii Larkin, and General Director of the SRC «Carat» Mykola Vakiv have
ceremonially opened new technological complex in presence of Heads of leading
Ukrainian scientific institutions, eminent scientists and scientific community.
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