Micro & Optoelectronics

UVM researchers have invented transformers that increase the accuracy of SSB signals and a MEMS-based device that prevents vibration damage to electronic components used in fields such as aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing.

Title	Inventors	Case #	Description	Podcasts
Electrostatic system provides accurate, reproducible exposure of cell cultures to aerosol particles	Petrucci	254	An electrostatic exposure chamber with flow controls deposits aerosol particules on cell cultures with 100 percent efficiency and no measurable damage. (Also in Environment)
Plasma enhanced cvd process for rapidly growing semiconductor films	Varhue	34	Silicon production process significantly reduces production temperature while dramatically increasing growth rate.
Structure and method for abrupt pn junction diode formed using chemical vapor deposition processing	Varhue	36	Process for forming a semiconductor pn junction allows the original wafer surface to be contained within the depletion region and permits the diodes to be fabricated at any doping concentration.
Automated fringe counting and property calculation system for bulge tester	Huston Sontag Sauter	69	Computer-based system allows manufacturers to automatically determine the material properties of thin films and provides high levels of convenience and control.
Active vibration damping for circuit boards	Huston Esser Plumpton	102	Electronic circuit boards exposed to severe shock and vibration are protected by active mass dampers that move out of phase with the vibrations and offer reduced weight compared to passive systems.
Thermoelectric device having an energy storage device located between its hot and cold sides	Huston Esser Plumpton	125	Parallel plate capacitors used as thermal insulators between the hot and cold sides of a thermoelectric device offer simple fabrication and increased thermal efficiency. (Also in Instrumentation)
Process for fabricating thin films and thin wire-like structures	Hendrick	144	Single-step, low-temperature process for fabricating thin films and thin wire-like structures, including organic semiconductor materials, offers a high degree of control and wide variation in materials and structures. (Also in Materials)