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The UK MNT Network

This was established by the DTI and the 12 regional development agencies to provide a market orientated focus for the facilities, people and organisations engaged in Micro and Nanotechnologies in the UK. The network seeks to lower entry barriers and drive widespread market development of these technologies thus building a prosperous and world-class sector in the UK.

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Faraday Partnerships

A Faraday Partnership is designed to promote improved interaction between the UK science, engineering and technology base and industry. A Faraday Partnership is an alliance of organisations and institutions, which can include Research and Technology Organisations, Universities, Professional Institutes, Trade Associations and Firms, dedicated to the improvement of the competitiveness of UK Industry through the research, development, transfer and exploitation of new and improved science and technology. Currently there are 24 Faraday Partnerships with those below being related or of interest to the microelectronics sector.

Faraday Partnership Description
COMIT
Communications and Mobile Information Technology
www.comit.uk.com

This Faraday Partnership provides a unified route from photonic materials synthesis, through fundamental science and development, to final manufacturable robust optical devices capable of handling speed and density of Internet traffic.
Core research areas: Photonic switching in large opto-electronic systems;Wave length selective devices; andFuture technologies for displays and information communication.

 

EPPIC
Electronics and Photonics Interconnection and Packaging
www.eppic-faraday.com

The EPPIC Faraday Partnership co-ordinate’s the UK industry’s research effort on packaging and interconnect manufacture for the electronics and photonics sectors. It will direct programmes into the priority areas of high speed/power, harsh environment, integrated optical / electronic, high density, high reliability, and low cost packaging.

 

High Power RF
www.powerfaraday.org.uk

High powered radio-frequency (RF) and microwave engineering are key enabling technologies in a wide range of industrial sectors. The purpose of the HPRF Faraday Partnership is the development of a vibrant research, development and manufacturing base capable of exploiting opportunities in high power radio-frequency engineering in a manner which is internationally competitive and which adds to the national wealth.

 

Imaging
www.imagingfp.org.uk

The focal point for Computer-based Imaging Research and Exploitation Building on the expertise in 3D imaging generated originally by 3D-MATIC, The Imaging Faraday Partnership is now expanding its technological scope to encompass the wider Foresight priorities in the area of imaging.

 

Intersect
Intelligent Sensors for Control Technology
www.intersect.org.uk

Intersect initiates new research and means for dissemination of information on intelligent sensing and measurement systems. It focuses on industrial requirements to analyse, control and monitor manufacturing processes.

 

Medical Devices Partnership
www.medical-devices-faraday.com

Key challenges to be solved include research in clinically robust devices, improved materials and surface engineering concepts and novel drug delivery systems; training to provide cross-disciplinary skills and entrepreneurship; and the co-ordination of existing networks and technology translation to build a UK critical mass to lead future European and global research and business programmes.

 

PRIME
www.primefaraday.org.uk
The Partnership focuses its skills on the complex issues surrounding the design and development of Products with Interdependent Mechanical and Electronic parts (PRIME). Typically, these are producing " Smart Products" with complex and functionally integrated mechanical, electronic and software components.

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European Technology Platforms

A Technology Platform is described as a mechanism to bring together all interested stakeholders to develop a long-term vision to address a specific challenge, create a coherent, dynamic strategy to achieve that vision and steer the implementation of an action plan to deliver agreed programmes of activities and optimise the benefits for all parties. Technology Platforms have been set up, bringing together companies, research institutions, the financial world and the regulatory authorities at the European level to define a common research agenda which should mobilise a critical mass of - national and European - public and private resources.

Technology Platform Description
eMobility
The Mobile and Wireless Communications and Technology Platform
www.emobility.eu.org

The objective is to reinforce Europe's leadership in mobile and wireless communications and services and to master the future development of this technology, so that it best serves Europe's citizens and the European economy.


ARTEMIS
Embedded Systems
www.cordis.lu

Embedded computing systems (electronics and software) are becoming increasingly pervasive thanks to the availability of the underlying component technologies and communications infrastructures. Europe currently leads the world in embedded technologies for aerospace, automotive, industrial, communications and consumer electronics. Activity is first set to define a Strategic Research Agenda for the platform.


ENIAC
European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council
www.cordis.lu

The principle mission of ENIAC is to:

  • Provide a strategic research agenda for the nanoelectronics sector, with respect to R&D;
  • Set out strategies and roadmaps to achieve this vision through the Strategic Research Agenda and other associated documents;

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