Atomera
Atomera Incorporated is a materials engineering company and is engaged in the development, commercialization and licensing of processes and technologies for the semiconductor industry.
ATOM | |
Formerly | Mears Technologies |
Public | |
Traded as | NASDAQ: ATOM Russell Microcap Index component |
Industry | IP Licensing, Semiconductors |
Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Robert J. Mears |
Headquarters | Los Gatos, California, United States |
Products | Mears Silicon Technology |
Website | www |
Overview
Atomera was founded by Robert J. Mears in 2001 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.[1] It was formerly known as Mears Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Atomera Incorporated in January 2016. It is traded on NASDAQ as ATOM.[2][3]
Atomera used atomic level material science to develop a material called Mears Silicon Technology™ (MST®) in response to the slowdown in the advancement of Moore's law.[4][5] MST enhances transistors to deliver significantly better performance in today's electronics by inserting a layer of oxygen in between the silicon lattice as the latter forms [6][7] MST is a thin film of typically 100 to 300 angstroms (or approximately 20 to 60 silicon atomic unit cells) thick which is a reengineered silicon.[8][5] In 2018, Atomera Licensed MST Technology to Asahi Kasei Microdevices and STMicroelectronics.[9][10]
See also
References
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