ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED TO DATE


IST-2003-507255 FP6 Network of Excellence “Design for Micro & Nano Manufacture“ (PATENT DFMM)
Technical Activities Launched to Sept. 2004



Project DfT for Biosensor and for Biosensor Interface
Partners Lancaster University, LIRMM, MESA, Twente
Workpage 1
Duration Oct 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 22K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- New collaboration aiming to build distributed critical mass of researchers in DfT integration in bio-chemical MEMS.
- Proposal preparation for national / EU funding
- Services for Virtual Lab in Test Engineering.

Project Design for Testability of Micro-Electronic Fluidic Arrays
Partners MESA, Twente, LIRMM
Workpage 1
Duration Oct 2004 – Dec 2004
Value 3K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Travel grant to help partners to launch of common actions in 2005

Project Quality Factor measurement and reliability for MEMS resonators
Partners Universite Paris-Sud, Lancaster University, Qinetiq
Workpage 1
Duration Oct 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 18K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
A study involving a new collaboration to deliver a key skill base for a DfMM methodology for resonance based MEMS

Project MEMS Testing through Bias Superposition
Partners Lancaster University, LIRMM, Qinetiq , MESA, Twente
Workpage 1
Duration Oct 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 22K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- New collaboration into an interesting possibility for MEMS built-in-Test
- Potential for a new distributed collaborative group
- New proposal preparation
- Initial joint publication

Project Benchmarks for MEMS testing
Partners LIRMM
Workpage 1
Duration Oct 2004 – Dec 2004
Value 3K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Foundation for a service for the Virtual Lab in Test Engineering

Project Modelling and testing of microengineered cooler for microelectronics packaging
Partners HWU, CCLRC, Budapest University Of Technology, NMRC
Workpage 2
Duration Sept 2004 – January 2005
Value 31K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- New collaboration aiming to build Distributed critical mass of researchers in thermal & uFluidic simulation technology
- Capability for the Virtual Lab in Simulation & Modelling.

Project Mechanisms of formation of preferential flow paths in microcirculation vessels for BIOMEMS
Partners Warsaw University of Technology, CCLRC
Workpage 2
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 8.2K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Visits from WUT to Daresbury to advance State-of-the-art

Project Review of optical simulation and modelling techniques for MOEMS
Partners Centre Spatial de Liege, Institute Of Microtechnologies, Bucharest,
Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin
Workpage 2
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 13K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Compilation of State-of-art in the field
- Compilation of partner skills portfolio for Virtual Laboratory

Project Simulation of the stiction effect in the metal-to-metal resistive contact occurring in MEMS switches
Partners Institute of Microtechnologies, Bucharest, NMRC, Heriot Watt University, Warsaw University of Technology
Workpage 2
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 21K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Integration of partner skills
- Advance in the field
- Simulation service to industry (virtual lab)

Project Fault Modelling and System Simulation of Flow-FETs
Partners MESA, Twente, CCLRC, Institute Of Microtechnologies, Bucharest
Workpage 2
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 19K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Joint FP6 / FP7 proposal
- Joint publication
- Web-site area
- Collaborative service to the Virtual Laboratory – Simulation & Modelling

Project Methodology to assess the impact of packaging on MEMS components
Partners Qinetiq, Lancaster University, NMRC, Heriot Watt University, Politecnico Di Milano, Fraunhofer IZM, Munich and IZM, Berlin.
Workpage 1,2,3,4
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 118K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Flagship project for year 1
- Cross WP project
- 1st steps towards a new approach to design & network capability

Project Reliability of M(O)EMS in harsh conditions
Partners Centre Spatial de Liege, Universite Paris-Sud, Fraunhofer IMS,Dresden Budapest University of Technology, IXL, Fraunhofer IZM, Munich, Institute Of Microtechnologies, Bucharest
Workpage 3
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 44K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- New application for funding
- Critical distributed mass achieved in the field
- Portfolio of services for the Virtual Laboratory in Reliability Engineering

Project Reliability of MEMS basic movable structures
Partners Institute of Microtechnologies Bucharest. IMEC, Universite Paris-Sud,
NMRC, Fraunhofer IMS Dresden, LAAS Toulouse, Politecnico Di Milano Warsaw University of Technology, Budapest University of Technology,
University of Lancaster
Workpage 3
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 57K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Integration of teams
- State-of-art review & publication
- Service portfolio for the Virtual Laboratory in Reliability Engineering

Project Methodology and high level design of failure modes of MEMS
Partners IMEC, Heriot Watt University, LAAS Toulouse, Lancaster University
Workpage 3
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 37K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Development of an FMEA service
- Critical mass in field of industrial demand
- Joint publication
- Service portfolio development

Project Input for materials data bases
Partners All WP3 partners
Workpage 3
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 45.5K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Collection & integration of know-how for web-based database accessible through the Virtual Laboratory in Reliability Engineering

Project Failure mode database
Partners Heriot Watt University
Workpage 3
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 9.5K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Collection integration of data into a web-based data base to support the Virtual Laboratory portfolio in Reliability Engineering

Project MEMS testing by electro-thermal excitation
Partners LIRMM, Budapest University of Technology, TIMA Grenoble, MICRED Budapest
Workpage 7
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 18K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Support to the SME “MICRED” develop IPR that will be made available to the PATENT-DfMM NoE

Project Scoping study for future programme to “Demonstrate a methodology for reliable, packaged of Micro and Nanosystems”
Partners Qinetiq, Lancaster University, IMEC, NMRC, Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin,
Politecnico di Milano
Workpage 7
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 20K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Seed corn funding for the development of a new proposal for funding to demonstrate a DfMM methodology on a key product.

Project MOEMS Packaging in harsh environment
Phase 1 Study
Partners CSL
Workpage 4
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 12.5K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Development of a core skill for the Virtual lab in Package Engineering

Project FEA and modelling of IMS packaging structures using ANSYS
Partners ULAN, Fraunhofer IZM
Workpage 4
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 12.4K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Visits between the two institutes
- Development of a core skill for the Virtual lab

Project Packaging Failure Mode Database
Partners IMEC
Workpage 4
Duration Sept 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 8.5K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Key resource for the Virtual lab.

Project Investigation of Laser Based Processes for MEMS Assembly and Packaging
Partners Heriot Watt University, IMEC, Lancaster University
Workpage 4
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value 35K
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
- Development of a core skill for the Virtual Lab in Package Engineering
- New collaborative team.

Project Packaging Material Parameter database
Partners Budapest University of Technology
Workpage 4
Duration Sept. 2004 – Jan 2005
Value  
Objectives and
Strategic Deliverables
Key resource for Virtual laboratory in Package Engineering