Nanofoundry
Foundry for nanostructure mass production
Our expertise in meta-optics production infrastructure is leveraged to offer foundry services to customers wishing to bring their nanostructures to the market.
We are a fully integrated “one-stop shop”. From prototyping to mass production, we have the highest quality, custom manufactured nanostructures on the market, making NILT the most important partnership for you and your company.
Come to us with your specifications
Whether you are looking for a new design, or you have a mature production specification already, NILT can build the solution for you.
and then we take it from there
NILT has many years of experience in advanced micro- and nano-structures, and in particular replication and nanoimprint techniques. Our expertise ranges from one-off samples, to prototyping and to manufacturing.
Our capabilities
Master Fabrication
Our team of lithography experts will build a highly precise master up to 200 mm in size. Nano–scale features will be tailored based on our process knowledge so that critical dimensions on the final product are correct.
Prototyping
Prototype parts will be produced by nanoimprint lithography or replication from the master for customer qualification. NILT can quickly iterate to improve turnaround time. We can also make prototypes using electron beam lithography or other patterning techniques.
Process Optimization
NILT will transfer your product to our manufacturing group, which mass produces your parts.
Mass Production
NILT facilities have a high degree of flexibility allowing for efficient ramp-up and changing demand.
Our tools
Lithography
Electron beam lithography
Nanoimprint lithography
UV lithography
Processes
Replication
Dry etching
Metal deposition
Furnace processes
Characterization
Scanning Electron (SEM), Atomic Force (AFM), microscopy and other characterization equipment
Why Choose NILT
Flexible engagement models (quick prototyping, foundry services, manufacture of high precision masters as needed, efficient transfer to mass production).
Novel micro/nano fabrication methods and process technologies.
Consistent and reliable performance driven by robust production practices and mature controls.
Competitive cost structure: NILT is a vertically integrated company.
Large flexibility in materials (organic, inorganic, oxides, metals) and substrate materials / shapes.
Highest quality: Full compliance with reliability requirements guarantees that NILT products seamlessly integrate with customers’ supply chain and manufacturing processes.
Case Studies
NILT’s nanofoundry service has successfully produced products across different customers and applications. The following case studies highlight several specific applications.
NILT is mass producing "sensing nanostructures" for biomedical applications
Large Area Plasmonic Gold Nanostructure Arrays for Label-free Biosensors
Plasmonic nanostructure arrays consisting of periodic metallic nanostructures have been shown to enable ultrasensitive detection of various biomarkers and chemicals by taking advantage of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) interactions.
NILT has prototyped with electron beam lithography and set up a process for mass production applying nanoimprint lithography of the nanostructured gold array to meet customer specifications.
Combined with our world–leading mastering capabilities, NILT is able to deliver exceptional control and reproducibility of to build sensors for a wide variety of sensors targeting chemical and biological applications.
NILT is mass producing polymer nano-wells for improved NGS Technology
Polymer Nanowells for Next Generation Sequencing Technology.
Next generation sequencing (NGS) technology is quickly becoming a cornerstone in molecular biology. Microfluidic flow-cells based on precisely patterned polymer nano-wells are one particularly popular method to achieve sequencing.
These technologies enable high-throughput and low-cost genomic analysis finding many applications within the field of molecular biology. And NILT is key to improving this technology by prototyping and manufacturing the microfluidic flow-cells, via replication.
Our nanofoundry service has brought this technology into production with low defectivity rates over large, nanoimprinted areas, precise dimensional control, and low contamination of the active surfaces.
NILT offers a global solution, by contributing to the advancements of NGS technologies, improving everything from development of better diagnostics to personalized medicine.