Impact
PROMISE Impact
Expected outcomes:
- Microscope prototypes with unprecedented resolution, sensitivity and 10x faster measurement times.
- Microwave source with more than 95% reduced weight, volume, power consumption and cost.
- NV diamonds optimized for target applications.
- SW suite with auto configurable and intelligent processing functionalities of NV signals.
Impacts:
- Decreasing production costs and losses for the end users.
- Improved yield of production processes.
- Reduction of testing and evaluation time in quality control.
- More accurate and faster cancer biomarker identification and diagnostics.
- Cheaper and faster drug development.
- A reliable supply of NV diamonds for various applications.
Use cases:
PROMISE project will validate its results on four distinct use cases:
- Current imaging on graphene devices (GSEMI).
- Imaging of aluminium alloy-based components (Airbus CRT).
- Imaging of magnetic nanostructures and micromagnets (MF).
- Identification of key features of malignant cells at the sub-micron and sub-cellular scale (UPV/EHU).
Alba Centeno
“With its precision and spatial acuity, quantum sensing seamlessly meets the rigorous demands of semiconductor manufacturing, extending its utility to the graphene industry. Implementing this technology in chip manufacturing processes will enable precise assessment of wafer quality during fabrication, reducing the likelihood of costly defects and scrap and driving the development and standardization of robust quality control processes.”
Graphenea Semiconductor SLU (GSEMI) has an extensive expertise in the synthesis, characterization, manipulation and device fabrication of high-quality monolayer graphene films and is interested in developing the graphene industry in order to add value to the nanomaterials industry.
Milan Calic
“MF will collect data from benchmark tests on its rare-earth micromagnets using the project’s prototype. This is expected to lower the risk of device failure by detecting defects that current, lower-resolution methods might miss. The project provides an early opportunity to raise quality standards and speed up the development of new micromagnet products.”
Magnetfab (MF) is at the forefront of microtechnology innovation, leveraging a revolutionary thin-film technology, enabling the production of thousands of integrated micromagnets on a single wafer substrate simultaneously – similar to the fabrication of integrated circuits. This breakthrough technology paves the way for cost-effective, high-volume production of integrated micromagnets, unlocking endless possibilities for innovation in microelectronics.
Maria Dolores Boyano
“The biomedical use case will help track how magnetic particles enter healthy and cancerous cells in real time, revealing changes at the subcellular level with unmatched detail. It will also improve the accuracy and speed of detecting skin cancer, helping doctors spot melanoma earlier and more reliably.”
Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) is the leading public university in the Basque Country, Spain. Renowned for its strong commitment to research, innovation, and academic excellence, UPV/EHU plays a key role in regional and international scientific collaboration. Its multidisciplinary approach and advanced facilities make it a prominent contributor to cutting-edge research across fields including materials science, biotechnology, and quantum technologies.
