In a paper published today in Nature Communications, UNSW quantum computing researchers describe how they created artificial atoms in a silicon ‘quantum dot’, a tiny space in a quantum circuit where electrons are used as qubits (or quantum bits), the basic units of quantum information.
The funding will enable research into a number of national priorities including clean energy production, quantum computing, medical technologies, cybersecurity, and advanced manufacturing by providing access to essential micro and nanofabrication equipment and expertise.
Click here to read the ANFF release or here to read the full statement from the Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer
ANFF has formalised a collaboration with NASA that aims to deliver new electronic technologies and to find uses for advanced materials – this umbrella agreement provides a mechanism for ANFF to facilitate collaboration between Australian researchers and NASA.
The first project has already been outlined, and we expect many more to come. This link will take you to the press release.
We’re very proud of this agreement and are excited to see where it takes us. We would like to thank the parties that have helped us get to this point.
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with any of the ANFF team.
UniSA media release on one of the projects can be found here
The Research & Prototype Foundry at the University of Sydney invites you to attend a FREE one-day workshop that focuses on direct write lithography technologies, including electron, photon, and ion beam lithography. This workshop is the first of its kind in Australia and is a joint collaboration between ANFF and Microscopy Australia.
The program features technical experts and equipment manufacturers to introduce a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art lithography capabilities and case studies. The event also offers plenty of opportunities for participants to share and exchange fabrication knowledge in dedicated parallel group sessions.
Immediately following the workshop, participants can choose to stay on for either a two-day training course on GenISys Beamer, a software package that targets electron beam lithography users, or a half-day practical introduction to direct write photolithography in our world-class cleanroom.
Program details, including travel funding, will be released closer to the date of the workshop. Catering will be provided
Location and Dates:
Seminar Room LG17, St Paul’s College, University of Sydney
4 Dec, 9am to 5pm – Direct Write Lithography Workshop
5-6 Dec, 9am to 5pm – Beamer Training
6 Dec, 9am to 1pm – Direct Write Photolithography Practical
Organizers:
ANFF – Jason Hwang, Research & Prototype Foundry
University of Sydney, jason.hwang@sydney.edu.au
Microscopy Australia – Elliot Cheng, Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis, University of Queensland, h.cheng6@uq.edu.au
Limited Seats Available – RSVP now [Link]
Scientia Professor Andrew Dzurak has been awarded an ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship in the 2019 round. This award is one of the most prestigious and contested in the research community, with just seventeen new Fellows nationwide this year, and is a huge achievement recognizing sustained outstanding research. Andrew also becomes the School of EE&T’s first-ever Laureate Fellow.
The grant, funded with $2.9M over five years, will develop 10-20 qubit processors based on silicon metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors, and aims to resolve critical issues related to readout, error correction, and long-distance on-chip coupling, to pave the way towards commercialization. The fabrication of the qubit processors are done right here at the NSW node of ANFF.
UNSW Newsroom release [Link]
