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Silicon Wafers for Test Chips

Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Published
15 August 2025
Estimated value
€220,000
Place of performance
UKC
Procedure
Direct award
Lots
1
Notice number
049225-2025
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-055960
Official source
Official source

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Description

As part of the existing Technology Development Element (TDE) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), the Open University (OU), in company with Teledyne-e2v, are required to procure and test three experimental test chips for characterisation and testing. Phase 1: To procure Silicon wafers for the manufacture of Front Side Illuminated (FSI) soft X-ray Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) imaging detectors to characterise their Electro Optical (EO) performance both pre and post irradiation. Phase 2: A potential second phase subject to funding to process any remaining Silicon wafers from the first phase for the manufacture of Back Side Illuminated (BSI) soft X-ray CMOS imaging detectors to characterise their EO performance both pre and post irradiation. Phase 3: A potential third phase subject to funding to procure Silicon wafers to manufacture another batch of either FSI or BSI soft X-ray CMOS imaging detectors for further characterisation of their EO performance both pre and post irradiation. Cost Phase 1: £220,000 Phase 2: £250,000 Phase 3: £350,00 Total: £820,000

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