{"683715":{"#nid":"683715","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute for Matter and Systems Expands Cleanroom Facilities ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for Matter and Systems (IMS)\u003C\/a\u003E has completed a major expansion of its \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cleanroom.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ecleanroom facilities\u003C\/a\u003E, which now totals more than 23,000 square feet \u2013 solidifying its position as the largest academic cleanroom in the Southeast.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe expansion includes a newly constructed 2,000-square-foot ISO 6 cleanroom, designed to house an advanced packaging and 3D heterogeneous integration (3DHI) facility.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs demand for cleanroom facilities continues to rise across academia and industry, this expansion strategically positions Georgia Tech to support national initiatives and advance global leadership in semiconductor packaging technologies,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/people\/gary-spinner\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGary Spinner\u003C\/a\u003E, associate director of cleanroom and fabrication facilities at IMS.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis state-of-the-art space will be equipped with next-generation processing and inspection capabilities that represent the next generation of semiconductor manufacturing technology.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe new facility, in conjunction with our existing Marcus facilities, will provide the campus community and our industry and government partners with the tools and capabilities to pursue revolutionary technologies in advanced packaging and 3D heterogeneous integration,\u201d said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/matter-systems.gatech.edu\/people\/muhannad-s-bakir\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMuhannad Bakir\u003C\/a\u003E, Dan Fielder Professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/a\u003E and director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/prc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E3D Systems Packaging Research Center\u003C\/a\u003E (PRC). \u201cThese innovations will include developing radical\u202fadvanced packaging and 3D stack architectures that seamlessly integrate electronics, photonics, power delivery, and thermal technologies.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe PRC will use the new facility for advanced packaging research supported by multiple national programs and industry partnerships. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThis robust infrastructure will support emerging applications in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and advanced mm-wave and photonic communications systems. 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