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WP5: Studies The Phantoms network published 1 market study and 3 focused reports. Report 1. Nanotechnology Involvement of European Equipment Manufacturers and Start-ups – Market study Performed in collaboration with CEA/LETI, France

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The aim of this 75 pages survey was to set up a report on Nanotechnology for Information Processing and Storage activities of European Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) and specialised firms such as instrument manufacturers. This study provided a clear vision of most of the European companies (listing of 173 industries) active in this field to help already existing EU initiatives such as Thematic Networks or private associations in defining recommendations and potential actions to optimize the future nano-activities usefulness for these industries. The study was mainly focused on equipment manufacturers and start-ups involved in the field of Nanotechnology for Information Processing and Storage (IST), in Europe.

Among the start-ups listed above, since 1997 many companies were created to focus their activities only on nanotechnology such as Aktina, Id Quantique, Nanofactory Instrument or Nanoledge. In parallel, older start-ups, which were initially more oriented toward the micro-scale market, expanded their technologies to address the nanoscale area and therefore, dedicate some of their activities to this field.

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The exact distribution of European industrial activities in the field of nanotechnology confirmed the predominance of companies involved in characterization at the nanoscale (especially scanning probe microscopes (SPM), techniques that are already employed for micro and nano-analysis and allow nanomanipulation as well). This aspect is even more significant for start-ups. The worldwide market for SPM was about 150-170 M$ according to the Analytical Instrument Industry Report (AII Report). In addition, nearly one quarter of the start-ups identified in this study were also positioned on nano-elements synthesis for nanoelectronics or information storage (carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, nanopowders, etc…) such as DG TEC, Inanov, CMC, MPI, Nanoledge, Nanomagnetics, Ntera, Oxonica, Rosseter, etc…

Very few industrial actors were positioned on modeling at the atomic and molecular scales when the market study was performed (see figure below). Most of them were important players that already provide modeling software to the microelectronics industry and that adapt them to reach the meso and nanoscale.

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Nanotechnology activity fields: Positioning of all the actors identified

Manufacturing34%

Modeling 8%

Characterization 58%

Nanotechnology activity fields:

Start-up Positioning

Manufacturing24%

Modeling 2%

Characterization74%

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Report 2. Scanning Probe Microscopy: Basic Concepts and Applications The Phantoms report on SPM aims providing:

• A practical approach to Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) • A guide for a new SPM user • A reference manual in laboratories

This report was written by SPM experts. The following contributors provided their input: Agustina Asenjo ICMM, CSIC (Spain) Arturo Baró Laboratorio de Nuevas Microscopías, UAM (Spain) Xavier Borrisé Electronics Circuits and Systems Group, UAB (Spain) Jaime Colchero Grupo de Microscopía Túnel y procesamiento de señales, UM (Spain) Ismael Diez-Perez Lab. of Electrochemistry and Materials, UB (Spain) Rafael Fernandez Nanotec Electronica S.L. (Spain) Xavier Fernandez Busquets Universidad de Barcelona (Spain) Adriana Gil Nanotec Electrónica S.L. (Spain) Julio Gómez Laboratorio de Nuevas Microscopías, UAM (Spain) Gabriel Gomila Universidad de Barcelona (Spain) Javier Méndez Structure of nanometric systems, ICMM, CSIC (Spain) José Ignacio Pascual Crystal Growth, ICMAB, CSIC (Spain)

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Francesc Pérez-Murano Nanotechnology Group, IMB-CNM, CSIC (Spain) Ron Reifenberger Nanoscale Physics, University of Purdue (USA) Felix Rico Universidad de Barcelona Josep Samitier Bioelectronic and nanobioscience research center, PCB (Spain) Fausto Sanz Bioelectronic and nanobioscience research center, PCB (Spain)

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Lithography and atom manipulation with SPM (chapter example)

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Image Gallery (Annex 1) Report 3. Member Highlights

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Within the aim to provide detailed information on groups involved in nanoelectronics research, an extended report including “Members Highlights” description of all PHANTOMS members has been sent to the Phantoms members. This information is particularly important considering the future call for proposals within the IST VI & VII Framework Programmes to be launched by the European Commission. Therefore there is a strong need for partners searching to form research consortia (IP, NoE, etc.). This report has finally been edited in CD-ROM format.

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This report featuring around 100 Member highlights and all Member data was published in CD-Rom format in 2004. Each highlight provides the following information:

• Contact point - short CV • Description of the Lab • Publications/projects • Equipment (characterization and fabrication facilities)

Below is displayed an example of search for a group working in France in a research area mapped by the network (related with Nanoelectronics):

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