Commercializing short-wavelength infrared ( SWIR) solution-processed colloidal quantum dot sensors

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We will partner with InVisage Technologies Canada, a Series-A venture-backed start-up located in downtown Toronto, to advance the company's proprietary image sensor technology. We will contribute to InVisage's demonstrating the full feature set, as well as the reliability and manufacturability, required of its first product.     2005 NSERC I2I Phase I led to the demonstration of a low-cost solution-processed image sensor technology that allows photodetection more sensitive than using epitaxially-grown photodetectors. This enabled us to found InVisage Technologies and attract US7.5M in venture capital. At the same time we completed an exclusive worldwide license agreement between InVisage and the University of Toronto, enabling InVisage to commercialize the technology.     The present project will help transform the licensed technology into a line of products. We will:1. Extend the sensitivity of the technology further into the short-wavelength infrared, allowing us to address military and security markets that require unilluminated night vision.2. Remove lag, allowing the product to produce ghost-free video.3. Stabilize devices using on-chip encapsulation, allowing reliability requirements for commercial products to be met.4. Stabilize the set of processes leading to consistent device performance, turning the technology into a manufacturable, high-yielding method.