Buyer Name: UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
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Contact Name: David Middle
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Contact Telephone: +44 1142221560
Buyer Name: UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Buyer Address: Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield, UKE32, S102TN, United Kingdom
Contact Name: David Middle
Contact Email: dave.middle@sheffield.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1142221560
The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) based at the University of Sheffield has been providing bespoke semiconductor wafers to academia and industry for 45 years. It is a unique world-class centre combining technical excellence and expertise with state-of-the-art epitaxy and material characterization equipment. We are looking to further enhance our capability provision to the UK semiconductor community, by investing in a new linked dual-chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) System for arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides growth that is fully automated, capable of 24/7 operation, reliable, and resource-efficient allowing further expansion in the future.
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Lot Title: MBE System
Lot Description: The system is replacing two existing VG reactors capable of 4" wafer growth of high-quality arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides, and should offer higher throughput thanks to automation of growth recipes for 24/7 operation, and integrated solutions allowing maintenance of critical components (such as ion gauges, cells) without breaking chamber vacuum.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: Yes
Lot 1 Options: As described within the tender documents
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality & Technical
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Lot Description: As described within the tender documents
Lot 2 Status: cancelled
Lot 2 Has Options: Yes
Lot 2 Options: As described within the tender documents
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Quality & technical
Lot 2 Award Criterion (cost): Cost
Contract Title: MBE System
Award Title: MBE System
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