Market Assessment of a spatial atomic layer deposition system

滑铁卢大学的研究人员开发了一种新的大气压空间原子层沉积（AP-SALD）系统，该系统能够沉积分辨率小于1纳米（纳米，十亿分之一米）的保形纳米级薄膜。可以沉积厚度为几纳米或几十纳米的薄膜。该发明的高通量和消除了高操作和资本设备成本，与广泛市场领域使用的现有薄膜沉积技术相比，具有显着优势。在不同的衬底类型、厚度和几何形状上沉积各种材料的能力，为一系列应用提供了潜在的用途，包括：薄膜电子产品（存储设备、逻辑芯片、电力电子、显示技术、智能织物、智能窗户等）-能量存储/发电（电池、燃料电池、太阳能电池、热电等）-汽车内的柔性电子产品和传感器，环境和医疗技术部门——新兴的MEMS/NEMS和纳米管/纳米线设备这些技术在加拿大的发展将创造就业机会，并在绿色能源、物联网和医疗设备领域取得进步，使所有加拿大人受益。在这个项目中，市场评估将由咨询公司Foresight Science & Technology Inc.进行，以评估这项发明的商业机会，并确定可能的市场进入策略。一级和二级市场研究将用于确定、定义和优先考虑适用的市场，对已确定市场的“未满足需求”进行评估，并分析竞争空间/增值主张。最终报告将是一个宝贵的资源，并将依赖于未来关于商业化途径和技术/产品路线图的决策。

University of Waterloo researchers have developed a new atmospheric pressure spatial atomic layer deposition (AP-SALD) system that is able to deposit conformal, nanoscale films with a resolution of less than 1 nm (nanometre, a billionth of a metre). Films with thicknesses of a few nm or tens of nm can be deposited. The invention's high throughput and elimination of high operational and capital equipment costs provide a significant advantage over existing thin film deposition technologies used across a broad range of market sectors. The ability to deposit a wide range of materials onto varying substrate types, thicknesses and geometries provides for potential use within a range of applications including:- Thin film electronics (memory devices, logic chips, power electronics, display technologies, smart fabric, smart windows, etc.)- Energy storage/generation (batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, thermoelectrics, etc.)- Flexible electronics and sensors within the automotive, environment and medtech sectors- Emerging MEMS/NEMS and nanotube/nanowire devices The development of these technologies in Canada will lead to job creation and advancements in the green energy, internet-of-things, and medical device sectors that will benefit all Canadians. In this project, a Market Assessment will be performed by the consultant Foresight Science & Technology Inc. to assess the commercial opportunities for this invention and identify possible market entry strategies. Both primary and secondary market research will be used to identify, define and prioritize the applicable markets, provide an assessment of the identified markets' "Unmet Need" and analyze the competitive space/value-added proposition. The final report will be a valuable resource and will be relied upon for future decisions regarding commercialization pathways and technology/product roadmaps.