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Semiconductor design and processing services

Characterization tests of GaN semiconductors

Develop with us -  to create knowledge, design, and prototypes in our labs. We have over 25 years of experience in SiC and GaN areas, as well as other types of micro/nano component manufacturing. We operate two state-of-the-art research laboratories and assist customers worldwide, either in confidential development projects or with publicly funded projects such as EU. We have over 200 scientific publications.

Design and Modeling

  • We can support you in simulating, modeling, and developing runsheets for processing
  • We often form a multidisciplinary team of experts who can handle complex issues regarding design, material selection, and construction of components, sensors, chips, and more.
    • Expertise in design and manufacturing of D/E-mode GaN-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) for power and RF applications.
    • SiC-based power electronics devices for operation in extreme environments.
    • SiC-GaN integrated and GaN/Ga2O3-based components.

Processing

We assist both as a service provider and as a research and development partner in the development of materials, processes, and device designs - based on your requirements.

  • Our laboratories Electrum (Stockholm) and ProNano (Lund) have equipment for many process steps in semiconductor manufacturing (epitaxy, steppers, ion implantations, dicing, etc.).
  • Our labs are also part of the Swedish MyFab network where all semiconductor processing equipment in Sweden is listed across universities for both academic and industrial use.

Packaging and Assembly

We can help you complete the devices to fully functional prototypes including backplanes, drive circuits, outputs, etc.

Learning and Co-development

It is possible to work in our laboratories and learn, process, and conduct joint development projects. Our laboratories are designed in an "Open Innovation" format but also have strict confidentiality. We have both academic and industrial partners operating in the laboratories.

Testing & Verification

Our customers can get support to evaluate and redesign electronics that for various reasons do not function as intended. In electronics, we work with "pre-compliance" - testing and verification, failure analysis, and construction methods. We also work actively with circularity and green material choices.
RISE also has accredited testing of electronics in e.g., vehicles.

Confidentiality and IP

  • We work with customers worldwide, across many industries.
  • Your ideas are safe with us. We protect your work through an NDA and usually form an agreement together regarding IPR.

We support your development work

We are independent and through our extensive network, we can help you with all aspects of industrial research and early product development. You can bring your customers or staff into the environment to learn and collaborate.

  • You get access to expertise and equipment to develop, test, and verify your ideas, materials, design through various manufacturing techniques and processes.
  • Our customers work in many verticals - automotive industry, medtech, space, chemical industry, and more.

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Division: Division Digital Systems and Societal Transformation Område:
Digital infrastructure
Digitalisation
Electromobility
Electronics
Energy
Expertislänkar:
Electronics packaging
Power Electronics
Prognostics and Health Management (PHM)
Smart Predictive Maintenance
Materials and failure analysis of electronics hardware
Reliability evaluation for electronic hardware
SME coaching in electronics
MEMS sensors and micro systems
Expertislänkar rubrik: Expertise areas Projektlänkar rubrik: Project examples Projektlänkar:
Forskning om GaN-teknik, utrustning och tillämpningar
Digitalization by Intelligence for PowerElectronic Within Value Chains
Future Power Electronics contributes to a sustainable fossil-free soci
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Certification of AI models

Certification of AI models

RISE develops methods for certification and verification of AI models with respect to both security and functionality.

Project leader.
Completed
Artificial intelligence
Region Stockholm
2024-12-20
1 000 000 SEK
Division: Division Digital Systems and Societal Transformation

Applications of Artificial Intelligence have made inroads into several areas of society. In particular, this applies to safety-critical domains such as autonomous vehicles, energy systems and the medical sector. This will lead to an increased demand for testing and verification of AI systems. To meet this need, RISE develops methods for machine-assisted verification of AI models with respect to both security and functionality of models.

Some properties are required only a region of the input domain. A ReLU network can be employed to transform simple constraints to more complex ones.

Application

Applications range from computer vision in autonomous vehicles to control systems and language models. In this project, we examine requirements for control systems with an AI model component that controls for instance a machine, robot or manufacturing process. Verification can be used to ensure that the control module is robust and stable during normal as well as extraordinary scenarios.

Goals

RISE develops prototyping tools for verification of AI models to be used in combination with available open source software. The methodology is validated in the project through a number of case studies. With the project, we bring verification of AI models from academic research closer to industry, business and society and reinforce our competence in the area.

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SS-EN 13726:2023 Fluid handling capacity

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There are different types of dressings with specific properties. Dressings can be used to manage wound fluid, create an optimal wound environment and protect wounds against external influences such as bacteria and viruses.

 

Purpose/Benefit:

Being able to test dressings according to EN 13726 gives the manufacturer and the procurer certainty that the dressing material has been tested in the same way and that the data are therefore comparable. This in turn can provide higher quality for the user because functional dressings can, reduce leakage, reduce the frequency of changes and thus favor wound healing.

Method (what/which methods are used to perform the service):

We perform according to SS-EN 13726:2023, which is the latest edition.

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We can offer a complete report, or a simplified report for development purposes, you as the customer decide for yourself.

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Post-market support for medical devices

Medical device after market control

Medical devices must be monitored even after they have been launched on the market. Regulations such as the MDR impose increased requirements for systematic post-market monitoring, data collection and clinical follow-up through Post Market Clinical Follow Up (PMCF) och Post Market Surveillance (PMS). At the same time, manufacturers must manage deviations, product changes and regulatory updates. Explore how we can support your post-market activities.

IDEA & CONCEPT  |   PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT  |  POST MARKET

We help you work in a structured way with follow-up, analysis and documentation — from handling deviations and product changes to data-driven monitoring throughout the product lifecycle.

Post-market support for medical devices

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Are you working with a medical device that is already on the market and need support in the post-market phase? We help you navigate requirements related to PMS, PMCF, analysis and regulatory follow-up under MDR. Contact me to discuss how we can support your post-market activities.

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Evaluation of functionality and safety in absorbent materials

Evaluation of functionality and safety i
Funktions och säkerhetsutvärdering

There is increasing interest in treated textiles and absorbent materials in products such as wound care, menstrual and incontinence products. By treating the textiles, you can prevent infection, unwanted odors and/or enable longer use or reuse. But how can you be sure that your products meet requirements and expectations?

With broad medical device competence and expertise in material science, life cycle analysis and microbiological safety, we help you ensure that your products meet all requirements and expectations from users, authorities and the market. We can test and analyze for example

  • Absorbent properties: how well your products are able to absorb and hold liquids, and how this affects their comfort and performance.
  • Antimicrobial and/or anti-odour effect: how effective your products are at killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms, and how this affects their odor and hygiene.
  • Biological compatibility: how well your products are adapted to the users' skin and body, and how they affect their health and well-being.
  • Environmental impact: how your products contribute to reducing the environmental impact, by using less or substituted chemicals, being washable and/or degradable or recycled.

Methods

Some of the standards we test against:

  • Absorbency and related tests according to EN 13726
  • Antimicrobial effect according to e.g. ISO 20743 or AATCC TM100. ISO 20743 or AATCC TM100
  • Biocompatibility according to ISO 10993
    • Biological Evaluation Plan (ISO 10993-1)
    • Cytotoxicity (ISO 10993-5 according to GLP)
    • Skin Irritation (ISO 10993-10 according to GLP)
    • Chemical Characterization and Toxicological Evaluation (ISO 10993-17/18 according to ISO 17025)
  • Material evaluation, e.g:
    • Abrasion resistance (EN ISO 12947; EN ISO 13934)
    • Permeability (EN ISO 11092)
    • Ageing (accelerated controlled climatic ageing to simulate time ageing; accredited washing and drying processes; simulated controlled use in the form of mechanical processing with or without dirt)
  • Comfort (friction, thermal insulation, bending stiffness, drape, "Moisture Management" etc.)
  • Absorption etc. e.g. according to EN ISO 9073 for nonwoven products
  • Personal tests in climate chambers (possibility to register moisture and temperature in different places in garments and products on or in connection with the human body during activity or rest in climate rooms)
  • Odor analysis according to SNV 195 651 (Panel odour test)

We also offer advice on biocides and related legislation.

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Contact us today for more information on how we can help you make your products safe and sustainable for users and the environment.

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DynoMag changes the game at the University of Florida

Dynomag

At the Rinaldi-Ramos Research Laboratory, University of Florida, research focuses on the behavior and biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles in time-varying magnetic fields, such as magnetic particle imaging and nanoscale thermal therapy. This interdisciplinary research encompasses theory and simulations, nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, and evaluation in biological environments. They needed a system to characterize the behavior and mobility of particles and complexes in fluid suspensions, and they found it in the DynoMag system.

Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D.

"We’ve used the system for a long time to evaluate Brownian and Néel relaxation mechanisms. The particles we develop and characterize using the DynoMag have biomedical applications in imaging, drug delivery, and hyperthermia treatment," said Carlos M. Rinaldi-Ramos, Ph.D., Chair and Dean's Leadership Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida.

Developed at the RISE Magnetic Sensor Systems Laboratory in Gothenburg, the DynoMag system emerged as a game-changer, offering a reliable and integrated magnetic measurement solution for general magnetic nanoparticle (MNP) systems, biodetection using MNPs and nano-rheological measurements.

Bridging Disciplines and Applications

The DynoMag system is a key component for characterizing magnetic nanostructured materials, conducting nano-rheological studies, and advanced biomedical research. Its versatility spans various disciplines and application areas, making it a key component in over 160 scientific articles, particularly in the dynamic magnetic analysis of MNP systems.

By sweeping the frequency and measuring sample response, the DynoMag system, with its magnetic models, can identify magnetic relaxations and determine the particle size distribution for MNP systems in colloidal solution.

Fostering Innovation

The system is a portable easy to use AC susceptometer for measuring the dynamic magnetic properties of liquids, powders and solids at room temperature. Through EU projects like NanoMag and MagNaStand, the system and its methodology have evolved, resulting in an approved ISO standard for AC susceptometer (ACS) measurement methodology for MNPs.

"This standardization is crucial for standardizing MNP systems and employing specific analysis methods," emphasizes Christer Johansson, Senior Expert at RISE.

Dynomag has been a key instrument for our research over the past 10 years

"A key instrument for our research"

The DynoMag system's real-world applications are diverse, from dynamic magnetic characterization and monitoring the stability of MNP systems over time, to the detection of biological markers. 

"Dynomag has been a key instrument for our research over the past 10 years," Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos said. "It helps us answer more fundamental questions."

Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos attests to the system's robustness, with its decade long use, but he highlights regular calibration of the system. He also notes the limitation of temperature control, which led them to complement the DynoMag system with a SQUID magnetometer for sensitive characterization with a temperature control, but then within a narrower frequency range compared to the DynoMag system.

A beacon facilitating breakthroughs

For the Rinaldi-Ramos Research Laboratory, the value of DynoMag extends beyond its technical capabilities. It serves as a turnkey instrument that provides magnetic characterization difficult to obtain by other means.

"The DynoMag system has allowed us to answer a lot of research questions and to better understand the nanoparticles we develop," Dr. Rinaldi-Ramos says. "To me, the value is in having a turnkey instrument that provides magnetic characterization that is difficult to obtain by other means."

In the intricate world of magnetic nanoparticle research, the DynoMag system stands as a beacon, facilitating breakthroughs, answering fundamental questions, and unlocking new possibilities in MNP applications.

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Formulated Medical device or combination product- can be a cream!

Formulated Medical device
Texture analyser

There are many formulated products that are medical devices such as creams for eczema, wound healing gels or sprayable band aids. There are also medical device combination products, such as patches with gel or different injections. With extensive experience in the field, RISE can help you bring your medical device idea to the market!

Injections could be medical devices
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When thinking of a medical device, one might think of a thermometer, an advanced instrument in a hospital, or possibly a band aid. That’s entirely correct, but there are also many formulated products that are medical devices, such as:

•    Skin cream/skin lotion for eczema or psoriasis
•    Wound healing products
•    Gel used to prevent scarring after surgery or burns
•    Lubricants
•    Contact lens solutions
•    Chemical plasters such as sprayable band aid
•    Diagnostic solutions containing for example nano-particles

But also combination products such as:

•    Patches containing wound healing formulations
•    Fillers for wrinkle treatment (where both the syringe and the formulation can be medical devices)

A medical device should diagnose, prevent, treat or alleviate diseases but without containing immunological, pharmacological or metabolic active substances. This means that the medical device formulation should instead contain substances that work with physical impact such as protective, volumizing or strengthening in various ways.

How can RISE be of help? 

With extensive experience and expertise in the field, RISE can help you bring your formulated medical device product to the market by:

•    Formulating and characterizing initial prototypes
•    Consulting on both technical and quality issues as well as planning your product development
•    Toxicological evaluation and studies
•    Proposing and/or developing and validating test methods
•    Initial and formal stability studies
•    Scaling up and process development
•    Production of prototype for clinical studies (according to GLS or GMP)
•    Analysis package
 

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Research and innovation against antibiotic resistance, in line with the One Health approach

Antimicrobial resistance

Antimicrobial resistance, AMR, is a growing public health problem both in Sweden and worldwide. We all need to help protect antibiotics. And it is urgent. RISE collaborates with companies, academia and the public sector, and we offer a variety of services linked to the work against antimicrobial resistance.

Antibiotics are one of our most important medicines. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics. The antibiotics become ineffective and the infections caused by the resistant bacteria become difficult to treat. For antibiotics to remain effective and for us to stop resistant bacteria, society as a whole must contribute. Everyone needs to be aware of the problem and act in a way that reduces the spread of infection and the need for antibiotics. We also have to secure access to existing antibiotics and use them wisely.  Antibiotic resistance is part of the broader concept of antimicrobial resistance, which also includes the resistance of viruses, parasites and fungi to different types of antimicrobials.

The One Health perspective means that the use of antibiotics and other antimicrobials in humans, animals and nature affects the overall increase of resistance in society. Therefore, action is needed in all areas.

How RISE works to fight antibiotic resistance

RISE works against antibiotic resistance by participating in research and innovation that helps to:

  • prevent the emergence of infections
  • counteract the spread of infection
  • treat infections
  • improve diagnostics and surveillance
  • contribute to the wise use of antibiotics.

We work broadly from a One Health perspective and we offer expertise in several areas.

A selection of areas in which RISE is working against antibiotic resistance:

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Protective equipment, medical devices & healthcare

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Hygiene & cleaning

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Food production, food safety & animal husbandry

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Air & water treatment

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Antimicrobial materials, surfaces & coatings

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Microbiological evaluation & analysis

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Small Vibrations

Small Vibrations for Tactile Navigation
Tactility

Human bodies vary in where vibrotactile signals can be sensed and how they elicit emotion. We combine the growing interest in haptic technology, music and vibrotactile communication with new flexible and smart materials in textiles and bioplastics. Our goal is to contribute to the development of sustainable, inclusive and attractive societies

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Design Digitalisation System innovation Printed electronics
Region Stockholm
27 månader
200 000
Division: Division Digital Systems and Societal Transformation

In Sweden, there are 1.5 million people with reduced vision and/or hearing to varying degrees, and about 3,000 people with deafblindness. Statistical predictions show that people with disabilities will increase in number in the coming years.

In an inclusive society, tactile articulation and communication can be an accessible information channel. Market forecasts show that one of the fastest growing fields in the global market is haptic  (sensory experiences through skin and body movements) electronics.

The project worked with new technology that enables smaller, more energy efficient and more attractive vibrotactile aids for navigation and detection in varying environments.

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Återvunnet material ska ta plats inom sjukvården

Vaccination i sjukvården

Ungefär en femtedel av alla klimatpåverkande utsläpp från offentlig sektor kommer från hälso- och sjukvården. Regionernas åtgärder: Förändra användningen av förbrukningsmaterial och oftare använda förnybara, återvunna eller cirkulära material.  
Nu genomförs flera projekt för att kunna göra den ambitionen möjlig – och visa fler producenter att det går att gå över till återvunnet. 

– Viljan från regionerna har ju funnits där länge. Redan för femton år sedan försökte det som då var landstinget i Stockholm ställa krav på återvunna material i upphandlingen, men då fanns inte tekniken, säger affärsutvecklaren Benny Lyvén på RISE.  

Christina Jönsson, avdelningschef på RISE fyller i: 

– Men pandemin förändrade något. Dels finns ju en vilja att återstarta ekonomin på ett mer hållbart sätt och det driver utvecklingen också i hälso- och sjukvården. Men ännu tydligare är att vi alla nu förstått att material inte är oändliga och inte alltid finns tillgängliga. Det har ökat intresset att dra bättre nytta av återvunna materialströmmar. 

Hygienprodukter och förpackningar går snabbare 

En genomförbar tidplan för att få en helt cirkulär produkt eller biprodukt ute i användning är ungefär fyra år, där den tekniska lösningen utvecklas och testas i två år och eventuella regulatoriska processer hanteras inom följande två år. Hygienprodukter och förpackningar kan gå snabbare. Produkter av exempelvis bioplast finns inom sjukvården redan idag. 

– De stora volymerna finns i förpackningarna. Där arbetar man idag i processer som det investerats många miljoner i. Men det pågår samarbeten och initiativ för att uppnå förändring. Kan de små och lättfotade företagen som vill göra snabb förändring hitta sätt, så kommer de stora industrierna också göra det, säger Benny Lyvén. 

Brister under pandemin innebar startskott 

Två exempel på hur man nu försöker utveckla användningen av återvunnet material i medicinteknisk produktion har sin bakgrund i brister under pandemin. Det ena handlar om att använda återvunnen plast i mellanlagret på munskydd, en uppenbar bristvara under pandemin som fortfarande används i stor utsträckning inom vården. Det andra handlar om förbrukningsvaror till respiratorer. 

– Det här är av förklarliga skäl en hårt reglerad bransch, säger Benny Lyvén. Det gör också att producenterna är oroliga för att gå över till nya material.  

Det som i en annan bransch skulle vara små förändringar i materialflödet kan här resultera i att det blir behov av nya tillstånd, indragna produkter och stora kostnader. Därför arbetar RISE med att visa att omställning är möjligt både med en relativt lätt applikation, munskydd som huvudsakligen används av friska personer, och en svårare, respiratortillbehören. 

– Hos industrin finns både vilja och insikt om att det här är angeläget. Därför är frustrationen stor när det inte går snabbare. Genom vårt arbete och i våra partnerskap vill vi blottlägga gapen i ekosystemen. Det räcker ju inte att ha de tekniska lösningarna. Vi arbetar med materialproducenter, återvinningsbolag och sorteringsanläggningar. På det viset kan vi hitta materialströmmarna och se hur de behöver förändras, säger Christina Jönsson. 

Konsumenttrycket är stort

Stor efterfrågan på medicinska produkter utan miljöpåverkan 

Hon känner igen en del av både utmaningarna och trycket från sitt arbete med textilindustrin. Idag återvinns en del, men eftersom argumenten för att göra det är så starka och eftersom det med rätt lösningar idag finns tillräckligt rena och återkommande mängder att tillgå, så kan mycket hända om man får med sig hela kedjan i förändringen.  

– Konsumenttrycket är stort. Jag möter patientgrupper som vill kunna använda sina medicinska produkter utan att uppleva att de åstadkommer stor miljöpåverkan. Samtidigt vet vi att om Sverige investerar i ett mer redundant och robust försörjningssystem till sjukvården, så kan det göra att företag med nya lösningar etablerar sig och expanderar här. Det finns verkligen fler argument för att åstadkomma den här förändringen än enbart miljöargumenten, säger Benny Lyvén. 

Bred expertis samlas 

RISE har samlat expertis inom både enskilda material, produktion, systemomställning och regelverk. Därigenom kan man sätta ihop expertteam med hög kvalitet. Kunskapen om verifiering och testning gör att man kan följa arbetet fram till slutlig verifiering. 

– Det är ju det vi vill åstadkomma. Patientsäkerheten ska och kan man inte rucka på, men vi ska göra det tydligt hur man kan byta produktionsmetod och veta vad man behöver uppnå för att slutprodukten ska kunna fungera, säger Christina Jönsson. 

Olika sätt att göra sjukvården mer cirkulär

Olika tekniker blir relevanta för olika material. I vissa sammanhang handlar det om att ändra vad som konsumeras, att gå från engångs- till flergångsprodukter. I de flesta fall är det produktionen som behöver ställas om. För att mer cirkulära flöden ska uppstå krävs inom medicinteknisk tillverkning oftast återvinning. Då finns såväl kemisk, termisk som mekaniska tekniker för återvinning. I flera fall behöver sorteringen förbättras för att tillräckligt rena flöden av återvunnet material ska finnas tillgängliga.  

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