Automated manufacturing: design and construction of assemblers capable of
handling thousands of sub-micron components at high speed, using MEMS
to prototype systems that can be built today at relatively low cost.
NIST ATP Project
The NIST ATP project will develop prototype microscale assemblers using
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), extend the capabilities to nanometer
geometries, and develop nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) for prototype
nanoscale assemblers. The program is structured to develop systems providing
highly parallel microassembly and nanoassembly for real-world, high-volume
applications. Zyvex proposed the NIST ATP project in order to accelerate
the technical, economic, and societal benefits of nanotechnology and to
assist the United States in maintaining a leadership position in the emerging
nanotechnology era.
Other project participants are Zyvex's joint venture partner Honeywell International,
Inc. and university collaborators Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center
for Automation Technologies, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the
University of North Texas.
Department of Energy SBIR Award
In
July 2002, Zyvex Corporation announced a one-year, $70,000 SBIR award from
the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE).
The materials research industry lacks appropriate Transmission Electron Microscope
(TEM) tools for nanomanipulation. Zyvex has developed many nanomanipulation
tools over the years, and under this program is developing a new design for
a reliable manipulation and characterization tool adapted for high resolution
TEMs.
This program will enable Zyvex to address the market need for simultaneous
precise manipulation, accurate electrical measurement, and micro/nano structural
analysis of materials.
Last update: October 15, 2002
