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    Agilent Technologies and Stanford University to Explore New Class of Nanoscale Devices
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    Taking advantage of this quantum confinement is predicted to result in a new paradigm for electronic devices. "We chose Stanford University for this grant for the recognized expertise of professor Prinz and team, and the close alignment between the proposed research and the future of Agilent's SPM business" said Jack Wenstrand, Agilent's director of university relations. Full Article at Nanotech Now
    We chose Stanford University for this grant for the recognized expertise of professor Prinz and team, and the close alignment between the proposed research and the future of Agilent's SPM business
    SOURCE: Nanotech Now 1 month ago
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Agilent Technologies and Stanford University to Explore New Class of Nanoscale Devices
  1. The SPM-ALD tool will enable us to build devices which take advantage of the quantum confinement effects present at small length scales, length scales that could not be accessed with traditional lithography methods. These devices can only be built with manufacturing tools possessing extraordinary spatia...
    SOURCE: Nanotech Now 1 month ago
  2. The novel nanostructures will be fabricated and characterized in-situ in this unique SPM-ALD tool in order to rapidly prototype a wide variety of next-generation devices
    SOURCE: Nanotech Now 1 month ago

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