Past Events

The NANO.IL.2018 is a central meeting point for local and international companies, investors, universities, corporate research scientists and government representatives from around the world and is a unique platform bringing together elite speakers and top individuals from academia, business and government. We anticipate very high number of attendees from Israel and abroad with diversifies expertise and interest that will be able to get first hand access to cutting-edge technologies and solutions, scientific innovation presentation by top scientists and speakers, startup companies and new technologies on a verge of reaching commercialization, multinationals organization seeking collaborations, top defense related companies, hundreds of scientific posters seeking collaborations and commercialization and a rich display of latest innovations and product prototypes.

NANO.IL.2018 is jointly organized by Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI) and the Nanotechnology centers at Israeli universities. It is endorsed by the Innovation Authority under the Ministry of Trade & Industry and the Foreign Ministry of Israel.

The scope of the forum is Micro & Nano Fabrication Techniques used in the following fields:
 
- Micro and Nanoelectronics (Soft Bioelectronic, 3D Integration, Nanowires, High-Q Resonators, New materials, ...)
- Biomedical Applications (Microfluidics, Microelectrodes, Lab on a Chip, Probes, Neuroprosthetics,  ...)
- MEMS, NEMS (Sensors and Actuators, Motors, Tweezers,  Artificial  Muscles, Micro and Nanomechanics, ...)
- Optics (Nanophotonics, Optomechanics, Photonic Crystals, MOEMS, Optofluidics, Fibers, ...)
- Nanostructure Physics (VCSELs, Quantum Opto-Electronics, III/V Devices, Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanomechanics, ...)
- Material Sciences (Photovoltaic Materials, Piezoelectric materials, Nanoparticles, Energy Harvesting, Micro Fuel Cells, ...)
- Fabrication Technologies (Lithography, Etching, Thin Films, ALD, EBEAM, CMP, Self assembly, Inkjet Printing, PDMS, ...)
- Metrology and Defect Analysis (SEM, FIB, Ellipsometry, Reflectometry, AFM, EDX, Stress, Conductivity, ...)
- Packaging and Assembly (Grinding, Wire Bonding, Encapsulation, ...)

The following members of the Nano-Tera community are presenting:
 
Philippe Renaud of LiveSense, SImOS, BioAnt, Envirobot, NanoBioTech and ISyPeM2
Jürgen Brugger of SelfSys, SiC-nanomembranes, iCAN2012, PATLiSci, iCAN, E-Print and EUJO
Tobias Kippenberg of MicroComb
Demetri Psaltis of SHINE and 3DOptoChemiImage

The mid-infrared and terahertz spectral range is key to many applications for sensing and imaging, as many molecules have their fundamental vibration modes in that frequency region. Using traditional multipass cells and single frequency quantum cascade lasers, detection of light molecules with sup-ppb sensitivity and isotopic selectivity has been achieved. There is a strong interest in extending these results to multiple gases and to miniaturized, portable systems. 

Towards this goal, the recent demonstration of comb operation in quantum cascade lasers opens up new avenues for broadband spectroscopy. We recently demonstrated a comb device delivering 1 watt of optical power over a bandwidth of more than 100cm^-1 at 8um wavelength. These devices were achieved by engineering the waveguide dispersion using plasmonic resonances.

The speaker is Prof. Jérôme Faist, Principle Investigator of IrSens2 and IrSens, as a guest of EPFL's Institute of Microengineering.

The 2.5-day Latsis Symposium wants to bridge the gap between microfluidic systems and biological model organism research, by providing an interdisciplinary forum on the technology and applications of microfluidic systems for studies of multicellular organisms in medicine and biology. Invited and Contributed Presentations cover the topics of microfluidic technologies, organism (neuro-)biology, on-chip manipulation and imaging, development studies, screening, and in vivo diagnostic applications.

CTI Entrepreneurship is the Swiss federal training program targeting all members of Swiss universities: faculty members, researchers and students who have ambitions to create or to work for a start-up company. This free, hands-on inter-university training, designed and taught by experienced entrepreneurs, will take place in different cities of Switzerland, to help you to transform an innovative idea into a viable business

Period: September - December, 2016
Locations: Lausanne, Fribourg, Yverdon & Valais, other cities in other parts of Switzerland
Program: 1 day boot camp 12 evening sessions
Language: English 
Cost: Free of charge

What participants say about the program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxDnPk71AY8 

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Registration is now closed, but a limited service of on-site registration will be available. 

The 1st SCCER-FURIES Annual Conference will be held on December 15th, 2014 at the Swiss Tech Convention Center, in Lausanne. This event will bring together 32 scientists from around Switzerland and representatives from 16 leading companies working on smart grids working under the umbrella of the SCCER-FURIES.

Prof. Mario Paolone of SmartGrid is Head of SCCER-FURIES.

The Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) technology is constantly evolving and already composes the backbone of the most advanced metering systems in power networks. Within the context of the Euramet European research project "Measurement tools for Smart Grid stability and quality ENG52 SmartGrid II", the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS) are organizing a workshop focused on methods for synchrophasors estimation, their deployment in Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) and the associated metrological characterization.

Prof. Mario Paolone of SmartGrid is presiding.

The scope of the forum is Micro & Nano Fabrication Techniques used in the following fields:

- Micro and Nanoelectronics (Heterogenous Integration, Soft Bioelectronic, Nanowires, High-Q Resonators, 3D Integration)
- Biomedical Applications (Microfluidics, Cells-Manipulation, Microelectrode Arrays, Molecules Detection, BioMicroNanoSystems)
- MEMS, NEMS (Sensors and Actuators, Motors, Tweezers, Micro and Nanomechanics)
- Optics (Optofluidics, Nanophotonics, Optomechanics, MOEMS)
- Nanostructure Physics (III/V Devices, Quantum Opto-Electronics, Nanotubes, Nanowires, Nanomechanics)
- Material Sciences (New Materials, Photovoltaic Materials, Energy Harvesting, Micro Fuel Cells)
- Fabrication Processes (EBEAM Lithography, Dry Etching, Thin Films, Photolithography, CMP, FIB, ALD, Self-Assembly)
- Metrology (Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, FIB, SEM, AFM, Electrical Measurements)
- Packaging and Assembly (Grinding, TSV, PDMS Micromolding)

Prof. Demetri Psaltis of SHINE, Prof. Philippe Renaud of LiveSense, Prof. Christophe Ballif of Synergy and Prof. Martin Gijs of Nutrichip are invited speakers

• Low-power embedded systems and computing architectures 
• Ultra-low power and sub-threshold circuit design
• Variability and reliability issues in modern process technologies and corresponding new design paradigms 

The European VCSEL Day 2013 will be hosted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne on May 31 and June 01, 2013. As in previous years, the workshop will provide an informal forum for discussing the most recent results and achievements in the field of VCSELs.

This event should be a very enjoyable time for us to share new and exciting ideas, build, renew, and start new collaborations, and to learn about current and future state-of-the art VCSEL research in Europe.

Eli Kapon of MIXSEL is on the Organization Committee.

The 4th APM of Nano-Tera, with presentations of RTD projects by all the principle investigators.

The poster list is now available.

Bio-sensing and Health management
Energy-aware electronics
Architectures and networks for the Internet of Things
Emerging devices

8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems

IEEE-NEMS is a series of successful conferences that began in Zhuhai, China in 2006, and that has been a premier IEEE annual conference series held in Asia which focuses on MEMS, nanotechnology, and molecular technology. In order to further evolution, and bring together scientists and engineers from a variety of background, the IEEE-NEMS Conference provides an excellent opportunity to bring together scientists and engineers from academia, research centers, national research institutes and companies to present and discuss the latest results in these fields.

The 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE-NEMS 2013) will be held in Suzhou, China, during April 7-10, 2013. We invite worldwide researchers in micro-nano-bio fields to submit their contributions.

Haixia (Alice) Zhang of SICnanomembranes is the General Chair.

TeraHertz (THz), the frequencies between electronics and optics, was until recently the last unexploited part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The harnessing of THz-based technologies has the potential of impacting globally a vast number of industries, like both electronics in the 70’s and optics in the 80’s did.

THz applications span over a wide array of fields, including:

• Quality Control and Non-destructive testing
• Surface analysis
• Security
• Chemical and Bio-Medical analysis
• Telecommunications

The Swiss NanoConvention is the prime showcase for nanotechnology in Switzerland, jointly organized by the «who-is-who» in the Swiss nano scene. It is the venue for meeting the great minds in nanoscience and -technology.

The detailed program is ready, the speakers list is available and registration is open.

Harry Heinzelmann of PATLiSci, Adrian Ionescu of CabTuRes, Tobias Kippenberg of microComb, Olivier Martin of Plasmonics and Demtri Psaltis of 3DOptoChemiImage are invited speakers.

This workshop intends to bring together leading academic researchers with IC and CAD industry leaders in order to pinpoint the shortcomings of the current design methodologies and CAD tools, identify new problems that may lie ahead, provide a vision of the new CAD tool capabilities that are going to be required, and crystallize everything into a new paradigm for design methodologies that fully exploits the potential of new process technologies. This workshop also aspires to become the springboard for a renewed innovation surge in EDA, which is necessary for maintaining the competitive edge and the continued growth of the entire semiconductor sector.

The unique opportunity of having industrial and academic partners address this essential issue concurrently will result in new directions not only for academic research but also for design teams that are eager to maximize the benefits of their next tapeout.

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The BSIM EKV public workshop will convene all the BSIM and EKV researchers as well as the experts from the industry to contribute to the workshop to give an update on the latest status of BSIM6 and EKV (and eventually other models as well) to the modeling and designer community. The event will be followed by an internal workshop reserved to the BSIM and EKV teams for discussion and preparation of a workplan for the next year. 

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The Materials Research Society (MRS) is an organization of materials researchers from academia, industry, and government that promotes communication for the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research to improve the quality of life.

Nico de Rooij of CabTuRes, LiveSense and PATLiSci will be taking part.

This is a unique Conference at the frontiers of both Micro- and Nano- technologies, with a special emphasis on Biological, Chemical and Medical applications. 

The format includes plenary talks from invited speakers of international renown, giving lectures on significant aspects of the scope, together with a variety of short oral presentations of original new research. 

Participants from over 15 countries encompassing Europe, America and Asia meet in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, ideal for the creative exchange of ideas and the development of new collaborative projects.

Stéphanie Pasche of TecInTex and Janos Vörös of NanoWireSensor are keynote speakers.

• How can SMEs fit as providers of tools in the new design environment? Under what conditions could their offer be meaningful and successful?
• As Embedded Systems designers, SMEs face a number of constraints - from cost to design time to strict customer requirements - that a-priori limit their design freedom. How is it possible to meet such constraints and yet propose innovation and optimization?