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Fasmicro Products and Services – Microelectronics and Embedded Systems CAD, Labware, and Tools

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These are some products and services from Fasmicro

 

Support & Supplies
(CAD, lab tools, equipment, etc)

We supply and/or support all common microelectronics or semiconductor labware. These include microelectronics CAD tools, oscilloscope, function generators, meters, power supplies, silicon wafers, etc. Upon supply, our engineers will train your staff on how to use them. Depending on volume bought from us, we will provide free two-day offsite training on these equipment and tools. .

In this segment, we provide the following services, among others:

  • Acquisition of CAD tools and management of licensing
  • Purchase of labware, hardware, and related software
  • We support and maintain the systems, based on agreement

Here are some of the tools and equipment we supply and support:

 

Major CAD software

Cadence, Mento Graphics, Synopsis & Tanner

 

Hardware, Labware, etc

FPGA, DSP controllers, GPIB interface card, switches, development boards,UBICOM SX, NIDAQ, MPLAB IDE

• Scanning tunneling microscope STM/NT-MDT
• Atomic force microscope AFM/Veeco CPII
• SEM attachment for e-beam writing (Elphy/Raith)
• Automatic Dicing Saw, model DAD 321
• Equipment for optical measurements
– Laser (at 325nm)
– Detector (600-1600nm)
– UV/VIS lamp with monochromator
• Vector Network Analyser (VNA-Anritsu system)
• 12 ton heated press by Carver for microfluidics bonding and simple hot embossing experiments
• Fume Hood and Vacuum Oven (Lindberg Blue VO914A)
• Hewlett Packard 4278A 1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter
• Hewlett Packard 3488A – Switch Matrix

 

Supporting CAD software

PCB, FPGA, SUGAR, NODAS, Hamster, Matlab, C++ compilers

Process and device modeling software
– SILVACO Software (Athina, Atlas)
– Suprem and Pisces
– Floops and floods
– Software for MEMs modeling &  simulation
– Coventorware
– FEM-LAB”

 

Test equipment

Function/logic generator, spectrum analyzer, microscope, air station, signal generators, network analyzer, sampling scopes, power meters, probe stations, microwabe probe stations, test boards, NIDAQ, soldering stations, heat chambers, power supplies, multimeter, frequency counter, noise generator

 

Probe Station, Characterization and Testing

• Electrical characterization equipment
– Karl Suss PA150 semi-automatic probe station
– Karl Suss manual probe station
– Micromanipulator probe station
– RF probe station
– HP measuring systems (4142B, 4084B, 8110A, 700i series, 4140B, 4284, 4192A, 34401, 16500A)
– Keithley measuring equipment (230, 220, 617, 195A, 6517A)
– Tektronix 224J Oscilloscope
– Oxford optistat Cryostat for temperatures in the range 4.2-320 K.
– Oxford DN cryostat for temperatures in the range 77-500 K
• Optical characterization equipment
– Multiwavelength Spectroscopic Ellipsometer
– FTIR system, model Tensor 27 of Bruker
– Jobin Yvon spectrometer, wavelengths 300-1600 nm
– Argon Laser
– Oxford optistat Cryostat, 4.2-320 K
– Emission spectroscopy set-up for electroluminescence measurements: USB-2000 spectrometer (Ocean Optics)
• Morphology, structural characterization
– Leo 440 SEM
– AFM (Veeco CP-II), STM (NT-MDT)
– Stylus profilometer model XP-2 of Ambios Technology
• Testing equipment
– Systems for testing of gas flow, gas, pressure, acceleration and humidity sensors

 
Cleanroom

Equipped with (I) Silicon processing laboratory equipped with the following
– 4 laminar flow chemical benches
– 7 horizontal hot-wall furnace tubes
– 2 horizontal LPCVD tubes for nitride, oxide (TEOS), polysilicon
– 1 horizontal LPCVD tube for LTO
– Ion Implanter (EATON medium current, 200 KeV)
– Optical lithography systems (resolution down to 0,6 ?m)
– Electron beam lithography system (resolution 50 nm)
– Reactive Ion Etcher
– Metallization equipment (thermal, e-gun evaporation, sputtering)
– Process inspection equipment – High Density Plasma Etcher
– Different thin film deposition systems
• Sputtering
• MOCVD

 

Components/Modules:

Towards a Folklore Industry – Put Copyright Power on African folklores

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Few months ago, I argued that the major difference between Africa and the United States is not necessarily democracy, infrastructure and weather, rather, the presence and absence of intellectual property rights (IPRs). And in my new book, I began the preface by discussing how technological progress along with IPRs has changed the course of humanity.

 

Without IPRs, it would be difficult for Africa to progress because invention may not easily transition to innovation without ownership and commercial rights to ideas. I argued that Africa may still be where most developed world is about five hundred years ago when despite legions of inventors, the world was not expanding its gross world product because commercialization of ideas was low. Magazines profiled inventors who in most cases died very poor.

 

We made the case that IPR was fundamental in accelerating the penetration of technology as investors were incentivized to put their resources into them understanding the commercial opportunities. Before then, why put your resources where the law would not protect you from reaping the benefits of risk-taking? With stronger IPR, technology diffused and productivity improved. That affected the quality of life with the result of higher living standards in most developed world.

 

The US has a patent system that works and quest for innovation is protected by law. What could become a hubby in Africa could turn out to be a Fortune 500 company in US.

 

This was well captioned by Reneta Milcheva who gave a very good example using William, the boy that harvested the wind in Africa. His was a hobby, but Steve Jobs’s Ipad was a business creation. If William have had a similar experience in America, he will be running a Fortune 1000 company today. He created value and instead of pursuing commercialization, they encouraged him to become a hobbyist, teaching other kids. Though around him people needed his product, it was not possible to meet that demand because that was in Africa. He has since gone for more education, which is good. And he might turn out to become a banker or lawyer in few years though he has a genius of Edison.

 

Simply, in Africa, there is no future for his idea since he cannot guarantee that people will not steal it if he begins to profit from it. So, for him, the investors see it as a hobby, no business opportunity. Why not? If William makes the first wind system, his friends will copy him and no law will be there to protect him.

 

I say it today: The greatest obstacle to Africa’s development is a weak legal system that discourages innovation.

 

When invention comes from Africa, it is unique. We have men that understand herbs and their wonders on poison. We have ‘orthopedic’ surgeons that treat bone fractures across African villages. We have people that can sing and craft the best story lines. In all these cases, there is no business.  Simply, most are just hobbies and investors see no opportunity because there are no IPRs covering them. Where you could have had a Pfizer incarnate, the person dies and the idea goes. In a continent that could not develop an indigenous way of writing despite centuries of existence, all these ideas that were refined, processed and improved by generations are just wasted because a succession gap exists today. Who cares? Not the governments!

 

But interestingly, Jan Goossenaerts sent a link on the possibility of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) developing a system to patent folklores. If that happens, I can see smiles out of the villages in Africa. It sounds exciting but I do not know how it will work. Now is the time to begin that process of putting IPR across most inventions in Africa so that they will have investible values. We could have a folklore industry where one copyrights his story and sells the right? After all, what is the difference between music and folklore? One is free, the other you pay for it!

 

Credits: I must acknowledge all the insights I got from many people that commented and emailed after I wrote the piece of IPR.  Thanks.

Fasmicro Research and Advisory Services

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Education is constantly evolving as a result of emerging technologies which are shaping global commerce and industry. Fasmicro understands this change and the enormous challenges faced by businesses and school administrators to not only meet the needs, but to exceed the expectations of customers, students and parents (and indeed society). In this era with constant technological disruptions, meeting the needs and expectations are not just enough, understanding the perceptions of customers and students is very vital.

 

This is a new century and new technologies will constantly evolve new industries, markets and economies. Innovation matters and training must be central to any strategy. Fasmicro assists schools, companies and institutions to develop a holistic technical training model. We understand that innovative technological applications, new policies, optimized processes are catalysts that enable educators to improve technical educational achievement. And for firms, to achieve superior customer retainment and profits.

 

Besides training and education, Fasmicro is positioned in all major areas of microelectronics and semiconductor research. We help clients look at data as well develop strategies in technical research. In our networks are PhD graduates from top engineering schools and will help you stay ahead of competition by helping to shape your next generation products.

 

We provide custom training on all areas of VLSI in both analog and digital systems. We have licensed CAD tools for VLSI designs and printed circuit board (PCB) education. We sell and support all major brands of FPGA boards such as Xilinx, Altera, etc. Our unique service provides free two-day offsite training if a client buys CAD, FPGA/VHDL, Demo boards and labware from us. We also train on embedded systems and microprocessor programming and extend that knowledge to robotics. We are master coders on Microchip and Parallax microprocessor families. We cover from design physics to testing.

 

These are some of the areas we train/educate clients:

  • VLSI (analog and digital)
  • VHDL and FPGA
  • Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
  • MEMS/BioMEMS
  • Embedded systems and microprocessor programming
  • Robotics
  • CAD Training for schematics, layout, etc
  • Other areas (please email)

Click for the list of courses available in Nigeria/Africa.


Join the Nigeria Microelectronics Academic Network to accelerate the diffusion of the world’s most dominant industry in Nigeria. Through this network, we will assist schools to acquire computer aided design tools at bargain prices, coordinate design process, designkits, and student test chips at international foundries. It costs N150,000 to join the network.

 

Unique Capabilities
Fasmicro provides innovative skills in strategy, project management, and technical capabilities. Our areas of technical education and training specialty include computing, electronics, robotics and electrical with particular focus on microelectronics and semiconductors.

 

For more on this, visit: Fasmicro Research

Fasmicro Web Business Package Promo

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Nigeria is the leading African nation in terms of the number of people hitting the web. Our numbers beat African average of mobile phones penetration of 55% and a mere 7% of Internet penetration. As more people move to the web, it becomes very important for people, organizations and businesses to have web presence.

 

The future is on the web and we see opportunities for 40 million customers. So, now is the time to have a web address; we mean your own domain. University lecturers, professors, businesses, families,  NGOs, schools, mechanics, tailors, restaurants, fashion houses, artists, students, students’ club, business clubs, individuals, weddings, parties, celebrations, and indeed everyone.

 

A unique domain brings prestige to your business and enhances your competitiveness. It opens international markets, collaborations, and new opportunities. It provides the platform to showcase your talent to the whole world either through your academic publications, your writings, your inventions or your experiences.

 

Last year, we carried a study and noticed that the cost of getting people and businesses to the web is expensive in Nigeria. Our solution: register, host and design your website for only N54,900. Under this package, you will have unlimited bandwidth, maximum of 100 emails, and guaranteed 99.99% uptime web presence.

 

Steps to get your domain/website Live

Contact our Owerri or Lagos office and make payment. Our engineer will follow you to take the necessary photos for your site with our camera. We will also work with you to develop the web contents. After two weeks, your site will be up. You can preview the site in our Lagos office as we develop.

African Economy is Diversifying Out of Minerals – US$1.8b in 2009 for Angola

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The economy of Africa is diversifying. Nigeria moved from GDP of less than $50b in 1999 to more than $$270b within  a decade because of the FDI from telecommunication and information systems. Kenya has become the hottest mobile services destination in the world. South Africa is a banking hub and telecom giant. Ghana is carving a niche in electrical and embedded systems engineering. No one is left out, Angola is on the loop. So, it is not surprising that iPAD Angola noted that the non-Diamond sector is picking up.

 

Private investment outside the oil and diamond sectors of the Angolan economy has been increasing steadily the president of the Angolan National Private Investment Agency (ANIP) Aguinaldo Jaime said Tuesday in Lisbon.

Angola had managed to attract investment projects outside of oil and mining worth US$2.4 billion. An ADB report published Monday said that the diversification of the Angolan economy remained “weak.”
“In 2008 investment outside these sectors totalled US$1.2 billion and in 2009 rose to US$1.8 billion,” he said adding that these figures demonstrated that private investment in areas other than oil and diamonds had been growing steadily