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UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Dual-growth chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy System (2 Lots)

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31000000 31700000 31710000 38000000
Value£4.9m
Deadline14 Mar 2025
Published20 Oct 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 20 Oct 2025ClosedCloses 14 Mar 2025
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£4.9mtotal contract value
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this tender£0£5.3m

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The brief

The EPSRC National Epitaxy Facility (NEF) based at the University of Sheffield has been providing bespoke semiconductor wafers to academia and industry for 45 years.

It is a unique world-class centre combining technical excellence and expertise with state-of-the-art epitaxy and material characterization equipment.

We are looking to further enhance our capability provision to the UK semiconductor community, by investing in a new linked dual-chamber Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) System for arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides growth that is fully automated, capable of 24/7 operation, reliable, and resource-efficient allowing further expansion in the future.

The system is replacing two existing VG reactors capable of 4" wafer growth of high-quality arsenides/phosphides and arsenides/antimonides, and should offer higher throughput thanks to automation of growth recipes for 24/7 operation, and integrated solutions allowing maintenance of critical components (such as ion gauges, cells) without breaking chamber vacuum.

This tender is divided into 2 Lots: (Suppliers may bid for one or both Lots) Lot 1 - MBE System Lot 2 - In-situ monitoring equipment

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