Transfer of knowledge and skill development in semiconductors and silicon carbide for non-experts | Sep 11, 2024
This is a series of webinars which will have a presentation about a topic in semiconductors (most examples from silicon carbide and second part which is an interactive Q&A so we can try to address the participants own thought about semiconductors. The purpose is to raise interest and over time contribute to increase the knowledge level about semiconductors to those who are not working with semiconductors. Semiconductor experts will still benefit from the shared stories and examples from the silicon carbide experience that Mikael Syväjärvi has gained during more than 30 years in research, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Sep 11 | 3:30pm (CET) | 30 years presented in 30 minutes of silicon carbide crystal growth
Dr. Mikael Syväjärvi will share the 30 years of history of silicon carbide in Sweden. Crystal growth and equipment has been a central since the early days in beginning of 1990s. Being involved since 1994, he has various own experiences and will share some of those.
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This educational and skill development activity provides an overall introduction. You will have more understanding about the semiconductors and their effect in the society. The meetings are for those who are interested to know more but without aiming to be experts. It will give you an additional knowledge base to your own expert area.
Dr Mikael Syväjärvi, Alminica AB, Sweden, is a researcher, innovator and entrepreneur active to develop innovation ecosystems and create global partnerships in advanced materials and emerging technologies. He is active in skill development and training by transfer of knowledge to the young generation.
Dr Mikael Syväjärvi has worked in SiC since 1994 when he made his master thesis in electrochemical etching of silicon and silicon carbide. He has more than 200 publications in SiC. He started with SiC crystal growth in 1995 and explored the physical vapor transport (PVT) growth, liquid phase epitaxy (LPE), and sublimation epitaxy. He was laboratory implementation responsible for LPE development for the worlds first SiC microgravity growth in 1997 on the sounding rocket MASER7. Since 2005 he is also active in graphene on SiC growth and co-founder of Graphensic AB (2011). He is inventor of Fast Sublimation Growth Process (FSGP) and was responsible for the technology transfer of FSGP to El Seed Corporation, Ltd (Jp). The process was further developed to have basal plane defect free SiC in KISAB company. He founded Alminica AB in 2016 that is a company active in innovation services for research to business, impact from research and training young generation researchers. In 2021 he founded ICM Research Institute as department for research.
He has experience from broader contexts for research to market, such as avenues in European research and innovation strategy for smart specialisation for regional economic growth using the entrepreneurial discovery process, and strategic national innovation programmes. He is active in global partnerships for promoting impact from research, educating next generation research leaders, and establishing supply chains and value chains using sustainable manufacturing. He is supporting several start-ups in deeptech (mentor, adviser, board, etc). He is a visiting Professor of Advanced Industrial Materials Innovation at University of Lincoln (UK). He is initiator of Sweden-India Technologies platform (www.swedenindia.tech) that has the aim to actively create transfer of knowledge.