MIPS Project Detail:
Company
Company Description:
Blue Wave develops low-cost, reliable and customized thin film fabrication tools for the R&D market, enabling researchers to make advances in nanotechnology and thin-film research.
Blue Wave specializes in: manufacturing deposition systems and processing tools for semiconductor R&D; thin film coating and device fabrication; and providing quality thin film development services to clients such as the DoD and other large corporations.
MIPS Project
Low Cost UV & IR Detector Fabrication
Project #
2932.21
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MIPS Round
31
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Starting Date:
Feb 2003
MIPS Project Challenge:
The goal of this MIPS project was to develop new thin-film and oxide coatings for Blue Wave’s line of semiconductors.
Project Scope:
The university team developed highly sensitive UV detectors for chemical and biological sensing, missile plume detection and monitoring radiation dose during sunbathing. The team also developed high-temperature ceramic coatings to extend the life of heaters used in semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Results:
Blue Wave added 15 new jobs and over $2.5 million in revenue and grants as a direct result of the MIPS project funding.
Blue Wave Semiconductors completed five SBIR Phase I awards, three SBIR Phase II awards, and a Maryland Proof of Concept award. The company is currently located in the UMBC Technology Center in Baltimore. Blue Wave Semiconductors was a finalist for the Maryland Incubator Company of the Year in 2005.
Blue Wave’s products are sold to U.S. research institutions. The company is planning commercialization and full-scale manufacturing for its products. Blue Wave has developed its own technology and has several U.S. patents.
Principal Investigator:
Ichiro
Takeuchi
Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Project Manager:
Shane
Strieby
President
Technologies:
Materials Science
