attocube systems AG, Königinstr. 11a, D - 80539 München, Germany, Tel. 089-2877 809-0, Fax 089-2877 809-19, Web: www.attocube.com
Agenda
Products: Solutions for the Nanoworld
Key Data & Team
Motivation
Business Development
Attocube systems: from science to technology
What we do
• Precision positioners
Linear stagesRotatorsGoniometers
• Microscopes for extreme environment
Optical confocalNear Field Optical (SNOM)Atomic force (AFM)Scanning Tunneling (STM)Magnetic force (MFM)Probe stations
• November 2001
• Spin-Off from the University of Munich (Center for NanoScience)
• Industry Sector: Nanotechnology, Motion Control, Microscopy, Instrumentation
• Head Office: Munich
• Export Rate: 80%
• 20 Employees, soon 25
• Turnover 2007: € 4m
Awards
• Winner of Business Plan Competition Munich 2001• Nominee for the Philip-Morris Research Award 2004 • Bavarian Innovation Award 2006• Nominee for the Innovations Award of the German industry 2006• Nominee for the German Founders Award 2007
Key data
Management
� Dirk Haft, CEO� Khaled Karrai, CTO, also Center for NanoSciences� Stefan Reineck, Superv. Board � Angelika Küng, VP
Team
� 6 PhD physics, chemistry� 6 tech. engineers� 5 others
Team
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) und Goddart Space FlightCenter (GSFC), CalTech - California Institute of Technology, CornellUniversity, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, UC Los Angeles,UC San Diego, Yale University, Stanford University, SandiaNational Lab, Livermore National Lab, Berkeley National Lab,Los Alamos National Lab, NIST - National Institute of Standardand Technologies, University of Texas at Austin, IBM AlmadenResearch Center, Harvard University, Katholieke UniversiteitLeuven, Commissariat a l‘Energie Atomique, ENS Cachan, ESRF- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, GHMFL - GrenobleHigh Magnetic Field Laboratory, Université Joseph Fourier, UniversitéPaul Sabatier-IRSAMC, CNRS Toulouse, CNRS Grenoble,EPFL - École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, Université deGenève, IBM Rüschlikon, ETH Zürich, Universität Zürich, DFG- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf,Universität Augsburg, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Technische Universität Berlin, UniversitätHamburg, PTB - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, LMU- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, TUM - TechnischeUniversität München, FRMII - Forschungsreaktor München, MPI- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Toshiba ResearchEurope, Cambridge Research Laboratory, Cavendish Laboratory,UCL - University College London, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh,University of Nottingham, RAL - Rutherford AppletonLaboratory, University of Surrey, Tokyo Metropolitan University,KEK - High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Universityof Singapore, Technion Haifa Israel, TATA Institute of FundamentalResearch, The Australian National University, ...
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Our customers
GeographicDistribution:
40% US35% Europe
25% Asia
> 450 customers > 1500 positioners delivered and > 30 systems
Users world wide
Total Turnover 2007: 4 Mio. Euro / 5 m US$
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The start in 2001
• November 2001, investor‘s lowest point (the dotcom bubble bursted!)
• Winner of Business Plan Competition Munich 2001, sarting funds = 25 K€
• Key patents on positioners, and microscope design
• Very sound guidance and advice from our business angel
• Moved immediately out of the university to face reality of real costs
• 2 people working full time
• Several customers “friends and fans” in the scientific community
Products: Solutions for the Nanoworld
Key Data & Team
Motivation
Business Development
From science to technology
Discrete energy levels in self-assembled quantum-dots
• J. Y. Marzin et. al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 716 (1994)
• H. Drexler et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 73, 2252 (1994)
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• Scientific motivation: quantum information with solid state systems
• Investigate Q-bits in self assembled quantum dots
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Artificial atom of InGaAs quantum dots
Early experimental challenges
Wanted:
• Optical properties of single dot (emission, absorption)
• Single photon on demand
• Optical coherent control of spin states
• Investigation of a single quantum dot at a time
• Cryogenic temperatures
• High magnetic fields
• Very long time stability to explore a large parameter space
• Alternative microscopy techniques : SNOM and EFM
Requirements
Vibration isolation
High fieldMagnet
Bath Cryostat
Electronic controller
Microscopeinsert
Present art:
instrumentation developed
• nanometer sensitive positioning
along x,y,z over 5x5x5 mm
• operational at low temperature
• high magnetic field compatibility
Enabling solutions
objectiveNA=0.55
Titanium
photodetector
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g
FWHM1.2 µm
4.2 K
10 mm
Inertial drive: slip-stick
Emission of a single quantum: artificial atom
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X1- X2-X3-
Gate voltage (V)
PL e
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y(e
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1.265
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T = 4.2K
1.260
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R. Warburton et. al. Nature 405, 926 (2000)
B (tesla)
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(X2-) Vg = – 48 mV
K. Karrai et. al. Nature 427, 135 (2004)
Magnetic dependency as a function of charge
B (tesla)
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PL
en
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y(e
V)
1.260
1.265
(X1-) Vg = – 300 mV
1 electron 2 electrons
B (tesla)
-9 -6 -3 0 3 6 9
(X3-) Vg = +90 mV
3 electrons
Very high resolution laser spectroscopy
Detuning (GHz)-2 -1 0 1 2
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0.9 µeV
hν = 1.27 eV
• A. Högele et al., PRL 93 217401 (2004)
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• M. Atatüre et al., Science 312, 551 (2006)
f0 = 3.979 GHz
3.975 3.980 3.985
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Absorp
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Microwave frequency (GHz)
340 kHz
µWave
• M. Kroner et al., (2007)
ConfocalMicroscopy
Atomic ForceMicroscopy
ScanningNearfield OpticalMicroscopy
ScanningTunnelingMicroscopy
Probing Station
Broad range of microscopy
Science and attocube systems
• Quantum dot physics – Quantum information technology
• Science of new materials : Carbon NanoTubes, semiconductor Nanorods
• Micro and Nano-Electro-Mechanic Systems , MEMS , NEMS
• Micro and Nano-Opto-Mechanic Systems , MOMS , NOMS
• Quantum optics and photonics
Products: Solutions for the Nanoworld
Key Data & Team
Motivation
Business Development
Technology tracks in attocube systems
Positioners Systems Instruments
• Inertial drive
Slip and Stick
Ultrasonic glider
• Microscopes
• Probe stations
• Electronics
ConfocalNear Field OpticsAtomic ForceTunneling
Metrology
• Position sensing
Resistive encodersOptical encoders
• Scanners
Electrical probing
Any direction - nanoprecise
Linear and rotational motion
Complete systems in extreme environment
NANOMANIPULATION* NANOTOOLING*
„NanoHand“
„ProbeStation“
Enabling technology through collaborations
• many OEM applications
• individual, customized design
• always sub-nanometer resolution, highest stability
• optimized mechanical design
Examples
Integration into industrial applications
Products: Solutions for the Nanoworld
Key Data & Team
Motivation
Business Development
DecBerlin (D)Bessy Users' Metting22
NovBoston (USA)MRS Fall21
OctSeattle (USA)AVS 5420
OctBerkeley, CA (USA)ALS Users' Meeting19
SepBrussels (B)EUCAS '0718
AugFt. Lauderdale (USA)M&M 200717
AugHong Kong (HK)The 7th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology16
JulBerlin (D)VUV XV (The 15th Int. Conf. on Vacuum Ultraviolet Physics)15
JulChattanooga (USA)CEC - ICMC 200714
JulGenovaEP2DS 17 + 13 MSS13
JulStockholmCongresses of the IUVSTA 200712
JulSingapur (SG)ICMAT 200711
JunLund (S)4th European Conference on Neutron Scattering, ECNS-200710
JunMünchen (D)Laser 20079
JunDijon (F)Surface Plasmon, Photonics 3 Conference8
JunSaskatoon, Saskatchewan (CA)Canadian Light Source 10th Annual Users' Meeting7
MaySanta Clara (USA)NSTI Nanotech6
MayBremen (D)euspen's 7th Intern. Conference5
MaySinsheim (D)Control 20074
MarRegensburg (D)DPG-Tagung3
MarDenver (USA)APS March Meeting2
FebMauterndorf (A)Winterschule Mauterndorf1
Year 2007Conferences of attocube systems
Marketing activities
Quelle: Häusler Technologie Consulting – Marktstudie 2006 bis 2007
F&E
Industrie
ACS Growth Potential by Segments
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Looking for long-term partners
and stable cooperations
Growth potential by segments
BU: Research Instrumentation BU: Industry
Weiterentwicklung und Etablierung von „attocube“ als Marktführer im Bereich Instrumentation für extreme Umgebungen(Positionierung und Mikroskopie).
Weitere Anwendungsfelder der Nanotechno-logie und im Bereich LifeScience werden derzeit evaluiert und teilweise schon mit Nachdruck erschlossen (z.B. BMBF-Förderung BioPhotonik II).
Entwicklung, Produktion und Vermarktung von volumenträchtigen Industrieanwendung für Nanopositionierung, unter eigener Marke sowie als OEM Zulieferer.
Märkte: UHV, SPM, REM, Photonics, Biotech
attocube systems AG
Innovation Technology
Flow between business segments
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