La Luce Cristallina Launches Silicon-Based STO Wafer Platform for Cryogenic Devices
THE SO WHAT
La Luce Cristallina’s 0.5 µm QP-STOI wafer platform gives quantum and cryogenic device teams a more standardized substrate to build on, instead of bespoke materials every time. If you’re planning hardware around low-temperature quantum paraelectrics, this kind of foundry-style offering can shorten iteration cycles and derisk supply.
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