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Stoerring said that the fl exible patch for ogy equipment, while E Group will work on
cardiac monitoring “could come close to wafer-to-wafer bonding “so when we have two
commercialization,” while the miniaturized wafers, they can put them very well-aligned
invasive cardiac sensors “would probably on top of each other,” said Stoerring.
need a lot of medical testing, and that takes
time.” The optical humidity measurement NOW AND AFTER
modules will also need “a lot of testing During the fi rst several months of the project,
afterward.” And, because “the mobile the consortium members are defi ning the
market goes so fast, the D integrated ambi- specifi cations and requirements. “The use
ent-light sensor for mobile and wearable cases have up to 1 partners,” said Stoerring.
applications shouldn’t be too long from “They need to defi ne what is needed from
commercialization.” each partner and provide advanced draft
specifi cations. Several suppliers know in
which direction they are going and are already
Aiming to enable smaller, working on feasibility. The use-case work is
more cost e cient sensors starting now.”
Once the three-year project is fi nalized,
and photonic interconnects, Stoerring said, “the use-case partners will
the three-year APPLAUSE potentially have a demonstrator prototype
using cutting-edge innovative technology
project demonstrates that will be commercialized.” The other
industry partners, including many semi-
Europe’s ambition to be conductor suppliers, will have developed
at the forefront of sensor technology enabling the use cases (e.g.,
process equipment, materials, and process
research and technology. control equipment). “This technology will C
also be commercialized,” said Stoerring.
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Finally, RTOs will have developed new
TEST AND MEASUREMENT methods and processes. Academic researchers
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Because there is no technology without will then be able to “bring this new knowledge
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measurements, no quality without testing, to the industry,” he said. ■
RoodMicrotec Gmb will lead the Testing, MY
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package. KLA will supply inspection metrol- of eetimes.eu.
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