Author: Andrew See

Securing Australia’s Semiconductor Capabilities

The future of Australia’s semiconductor industry is bright with New South Wales Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Alister Henskens, today announcing the establishment of the Semiconductor Sector Service Bureau (S3B).

Supporting economic growth across critical local industries including health, defence and communications, S3B will enable advancements in semiconductor technologies, connecting companies, researchers and capabilities to accelerate their global commercial impact.

Bringing together leading experts from the University of Sydney, Macquarie University, the University of New South Wales, CSIRO and the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) as well as industry partners from across the sector, S3B will be led by former Sydney Nanoscience Hub technical director, Dr Nadia Court.

Well-connected across the semiconductor industry, and with expertise in high tech manufacturing, Dr Court is ideally positioned to drive S3B’s mission to enhance Australia’s semiconductor capabilities and increase Australia’s participation in the global semiconductor market.

ANFF Chief Executive Officer, Dr Jane Fitzpatrick, said the S3B initiative is a synergistic effort that will further complement ANFF’s research capabilities and the development of Australia’s manufacturing sector.

“ANFF is proud to support this new initiative of the NSW government,” said Dr Fitzpatrick. “It is a clear step towards the development of new industries in this sector and aligning our incredible innovators with entire ecosystem needed to be successful.”

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Seminar – An Introduction to ANFF-C – Wednesday 29 June 2022

Come along to this unique opportunity to learn about ANFF’s newest platform, ANFF-C.

ANFF-C has been created to support ANFF clients to move their ideas into the real world. This is your opportunity to learn about how ANFF-C can accelerate the development of your project.

During this seminar, we will explain the structure of ANFF-C and how the scheme will work. In addition, the types of services that can be accessed will be described. This may include everything from launching new businesses to attracting cash to further your development journey.

We hope that this platform will plug a gap for early stage ideas that have been proven in the ANFF playground so that they can take to the skies!
Click here to register via Eventbrite.

ANFF C Intro Event Flyer

With tiny transistors, researchers pave the way for next-gen 2D technology

In a world-first, researchers at the UNSW Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute (MMFI) fabricated an array of transparent field-effect transistors using a freestanding single-crystal strontium titanate (STO) membrane, with performance matching those of the current silicon-semiconductor field-effect transistors

Their work, published last week in Nature, demonstrates the potential for large-scale fabrication of the 2D field-effect transistors, overcoming the challenges of nanoscale silicon semiconductor production and delivering dependable capacitance and efficient switching behaviour.

Coverage from the Australian manufacturing can be found here

Welcoming Chris Gourlay, ANFF’s new COO

ANFF is delighted to welcome Chris Gourlay as our new COO, commencing today. He joins us with fantastic experience of Australia’s R&D ecosystem, and is a master of working at the interface of industry and academia – skills and talents that we will be no doubt putting to good use.

Click this link to view the story:

https://www.anff.org.au/news/welcoming-chris-gourlay-anffs-new-coo

High Praise:  NSW Minister for Science Innovation and Technology visits ANFF-NSW

Jan 2022

“We are now the world leader, but we didn’t get here by accident. 15 years ago, our universities, government and industry came together and have continuously invested in this research over the last 15 years”

Alister Henskens Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology toured the world leading research facilities at ANFF-NSW@UNSW and ANFF-NSW@USYD, as part of his official visits to quantum computing research groups at UNSW and the University of Sydney, including the CQC2T and Sydney Nano.   He was also joined by the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte.

The Minister was very impressed with ANFF-NSW’s capabilities that underpin Australia’s leadership in research and development in the Quantum Economy, which was made possible by long-term strategic investment in ANFF-NSW and other labs at UNSW and the University of Sydney.  The significant potential impact on the Australian economy was emphasized with Minister Henskens noting that “This research that’s being conducted here and elsewhere in NSW is driving the industries of our future and the jobs of the future”.

ANFF CEO Dr Jane Fitzpatrick welcomed the Minister’s support and recognition of the high impact research enabled by ANFF-NSW: “Amazing to see the incredible work done at our NSW Node, which supports innovation across the economy and especially in Quantum Technologies, recognized and supported by the Minister.”

Minister Henskens comments and video footage of his tour were posted on the Minister’s twitter account, available on the links below.

Link to the story on our ANFF national page