Projects

Theme details

Click on theme title for full details, abreviations are shown in brackets and used in projects table to indicate primary, secondary and tertiary fit to themes.
Manufacturing Business Processes (MBP)
Sustainable Manufacture, Products and Processes (SMPP) Design for X (DfX)
Challenging Environments: New Application Areas(CE:NAA) Materials, Manufacturing Processes & Technology (MMP&T)
 


Flagship Projects

Status

Themes addressed

Contact

Publications
please use the click here links for publication list per project
Roll-to-roll Vacuum processed Carbon Based Electronics (RoVaCBE)

Ongoing

MMP&T

 

 

Uni. of Oxford
Dr H Assender

 
Smart Microsystems

Ongoing

MMP&T

 

 

   
Optical Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing

Complete

MMP&T

DFX

CE:NAA

Loughborough Uni.
Dr D Hutt

Heriot-Watt Uni.
Prof A Walker

 

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Power Electronics

Complete

DFX

MMP&T

CE:NAA

  click here
 


Standard Projects

Status

Themes addressed

Email Contact

Publications

3D Microwave & Millimetre-Wave System-on-Substrate using Sacrificial Layers for Printed MEMS components

Ongoing MMP&T        
Costing for Avionic Through Life Availability (CTA)

Ongoing MBP        
Design for Increased Yield for the Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain (DIY)

Ongoing MBP        
High Performance Flexible, Fabric Electronics for MegaHertz Frequency Communications

Ongoing DFX        
High-performance low-cost power modules for energy smart network applications

Ongoing SMPP        
Micro-interconnects Using Mono-sized Polymer Microspheres for Large Format High Resolution Sensor Packaging

Ongoing MMP&T       click here
Sustainable Ultrasonic Electroless & Immersion Plating Processes for Photovoltaic & PCB Manufacture

Ongoing SMPP        
Thermosonic-Adhesive Flip Chip Assembly for Advanced Microelectronic Packaging

Ongoing MMP&T        
WHISKERMIT: Manufacturing and in-service tin whisker mitigation strategies for high value electronics

Ongoing CE:NAA        
 
A Prognostic and Diagnostic Environment for High Reliability Electronic Systems

Complete DFX CE:NAA MMP&T

Nottingham Uni. Prof Mark Johnson

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International secondment support: Cost Estimating for Low Volume Long Life Products in Electronic Defence Systems: CALCE visit Complete         click here
Design and Simulation of Complex Low Volume Electronics Production

Complete MBP DFX   Loughborough Uni. Prof A West click here
Design for Manufacture Methodology for System in Package Technology

Complete DFX CE:NAA MBP

Lancaster Uni.
Prof A Richardson

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Frequency Agile Microwave Bonding System (FAMOBS)

Complete MMP&T DFX

Heriot-Watt Uni.
Prof M Desmulliez

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Fullerene Chemically Amplified Resists for Next Generation Lithography Complete       Dr A Robinson click here
Glass Substrates for High Density Electrical and Optical Interconnect

Complete MMP&T SMPP DFX Loughborough Uni. Dr David Hutt click here
Integrated Health Monitoring of MNT Enabled Integrated Systems

Complete DFX CE:NAA MMP&T

Heriot-Watt Uni

D. Wang

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Nanoparticle Stabilized Solder Materials for High Reliability Applications

Complete MMP&T CE:NAA SMPP

Kings College London

Prof S Mannan

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Novel high energy density, high reliability capacitors

Complete MMP&T CE:NAA DFX   click here
The Evaluation of Sonochemical Techniques for Sustainable Surface Modification in Electronic Manufacturing

Complete MMP&T SMPP MBP    
Thin-film deposition and laser patterning for high volume manufacture of electrical structures

Complete MMP&T SMPP DFX   click here
Through Life cost estimating within defence systems

Complete MBP DFX   Uni. of Bath
Dr L Newnes
click here
 

Feasibility Studies

Status

Themes addressed

Email Contact

Publications

Electrochemically assisted integration of organic semiconductors on CMOS and MEMS

Ongoing

MMP&T

 

 

   

Challenges for electronic manufacturing posed by new surface contamination failure modes in the context of the wireless revolution

Complete

CE:NAA

MMP&T

MBP

Loughborough Uni. Mr D Whalley

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Chemically Amplified Molecular Resists for Electron Beam Lithography

Complete

MMP&T

SMPP

 

Uni. of Birmingham

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Design Tools for the Manufacture and Implementation of Pb-Free Solder joints: Materials Modelling Challenges

Complete

DFX

SMPP

MMP&T

   

Development and manufacture of transparent, electrically conductive, flexible plastics

Complete

MMP&T

DFX

 

C. Lekakou click here

FAMOBS: Frequency agile microwave open-oven bonding system

Complete

MMP&T

 

 

Heriot-Watt Uni.
Prof M Desmulliez

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Lithographically Printed Integrated Electronics

Complete

MMP&T

SMPP

DFX

Loughborough Uni. Dr D Southee Click here

Lithographically Printed Voltaic Cells

Complete

SMPP

MMP&T

MBP

Loughborough Uni. Dr D Southee click here

Manufacturing Electronic Devices Using Embossing & Microcontact Printing

Complete

MMP&T

SMPP

DFX

Brunel Uni. click here
Microemulsion Fabrication of Nanoparticles for Enhanced Solder Materials

Complete MMP&T    

Kings College London
Prof S Mannan

 

click here

Micro-Materials Integration & Evolution in Digital Electronics Manufacturing

Complete

MMP&T

SMPP

 

Loughborough Uni. Prof C Liu click here

Scoping study of laser patterning of thin-films for high volume manufacture of electrical structures

Complete

MMP&T

SMPP

DFX

Brunel University click here

Scoping Study: The Rapid Assessment of Electronic Product Enclosure Plastics for Manufacturing Support and End-of-Life Management

Complete

SMPP

MMP&T

 

   
 


Studentships

Status

Themes addressed

Email Contact

Publications

Development of high performance permalloy cored inductors for integration with IC technology

Ongoing          
Electroprinting & Electrospinning of electrically conductive, transparent, flexible plastic nanocomposites

Ongoing          
Fusion of ultrasound & X-ray data for inspection of modern microelectronic packages

Ongoing          
Harsh environments interconnect

Ongoing          
Ion implanted Bragg grating filters in silicon

Ongoing          
CFD Technology development for electro-mechanical systems

Complete          
Controlled Thermoplastic Polymer Adhesion to Materials Used in Electronics

Complete          
Dynamic system modeling and performance optimization of a distributed generation power pack

Complete          
Micro-interconnections Using Single Crystals

Complete         click here
Molecular junctions - made to measure

Complete         click here
Non-invasive ‘safety agents’ for embedded processors

Complete          
Piezo-electric transformers for power electronic applications

Complete         click here
Power PC Thermal Management and Performance Modelling

Complete          
The investigation of the use of advanced sensing technologies for protection suits

Complete         click here
Under bump metallization technologies for high sensitivity spectroscopic X-ray detectors

Complete         click here
   

 

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