In order to advance the development of next-gen Specialty Technology devices, such as micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), 3D imaging and sensors, power management and radio frequency (RF) solutions, photonics (including MicroLED display applications), and optical interconnect technologies, Lam Research and CEA-Leti announced a new multi-year agreement.
As part of the collaboration, Lam and CEA-Leti are going to explore new multi-elemental materials and identify ways to fabricate compound semiconductors with improved efficiency in the future.
Lam aims to accelerate the optimization of fabrication solutions for future generations of Specialty Technology devices for AI and high-performance computing by collaborating with CEA-Leti to more swiftly discover and overcome critical materials and engineering challenges.
The new joint research with CEA-Leti will focus on researching a variety of new, novel materials and films for lower-power, high-performance specialty technology applications and devices, building on a long history of successful co-development projects, including recent work on pulsed plasma technologies.
These are meant to be solutions for quantum optics, electro-optic modulation, and next-generation RF filters.
The research will heavily rely on Lam’s innovative etch and deposition technologies, notably the company’s innovative pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technology, Lam Prestis.
Lam hopes to get a deeper understanding of how process advancements affect material properties and device performance by utilizing CEA-Leti’s comprehensive materials analysis, surface science, and device characterization and measurement capabilities.
Key Comments
“As we enter the AI ??era, the opportunities for Specialty Technology are immense. This agreement enables Lam to complement its industry-leading capabilities in etch and deposition with CEA-Leti’s deep expertise in device characterization to fast-track the development of new, ground-breaking advancements and future generations of more energy-efficient and higher-performance Specialty Technology devices,” said Vahid Vahedi, chief technology and sustainability officer at Lam Research.
“By rapidly characterizing how new materials behave in complex device structures, we can pinpoint critical integration challenges and provide Lam with actionable feedback,” said Sébastian Dauvé, CEO of CEA-Leti. “This accelerates the transition from promising process innovation to validated functionality in new generations of Specialty Technology 
devices — and strengthens our ability to support our industrial partners with solutions ready for industrialization.”
“Specialty Technologies today are found in nearly every electronic device, and their performance and power efficiency will continue to be challenged as end applications grow. We look forward to working with CEA-Leti at the leading edge of materials science, process technology, and industry-specific applications,” said David Haynes, vice president of Specialty Technologies at Lam Research. “The deployment of optical devices is an area of ??particular excitement, especially in the field of quantum optics, where, through our collaboration with CEA-Leti, we intend to accelerate innovation to deliver breakthroughs for the next generation of devices.”
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