Bart Macco 
A little over a month ago, we proudly hosted the second edition of Spatial ALD Day in Eindhoven. After our first edition in 2022, we were thrilled to finally bring the community together again! Spatial ALD Day 2.0 was organized in the framework of the NWO OTP project on spatial ALD and the EU Pepperoni … Read more
Registration closed Register now for the second edition of the Spatial ALD Day, which will take place on Tuesday, October 28, 2025! This event follows the highly successful first Spatial ALD Day in 2022. Now, we look forward to bringing the community together once again for a day of insightful discussions, technical deep dives, and … Read more
This is a blogpost initiated by our sponsor Chipmetrics The rapid advancement of nanoelectronics is driving the transition to 3D vertical scaling, requiring ultra-thin, highly conformal films to be deposited within high-aspect ratio (HAR) structures. As these technological advances push boundaries, precise thin-film metrology becomes paramount. Chipmetrics is leading the charge with its innovative Lateral … Read more
We are excited to announce the second edition of the Spatial ALD Day, which will take place on Tuesday, October 28, 2025! This event follows the highly successful first Spatial ALD Day we organized at the start of our NWO OTP project on spatial ALD. As our project now nears its conclusion, we look forward … Read more
In the field of silicon solar cells, the search for more efficient and cost-effective technologies never ceases. One of the most exciting developments of the past decade has been the rise of so-called passivating contacts, with the current industry leader being TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) cells. I remember I was a PhD student when … Read more
What do transistors, solar cells, microLEDs, and thin-film transistors have in common? At first glance, the answer might seem straightforward: they all rely on semiconductor materials such as silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), gallium arsenide (GaAs), indium phosphide (InP), and gallium nitride (GaN), among others. However, there’s much more to their story. These devices are also … Read more
We are very excited to announce the release of the totally renewed ReviewBase, which you can find in the menu above. We launched the original ReviewBase in 2022 as an easy-to-access overview of ALD, ALE and ASD review papers and book chapters (see blog). While the original ReviewBase was basically a collection of Excel files … Read more
Quick link to open access paper: Applied Physics Reviews 9, 041313 (2022) Earlier this month I published my review paper entitled Atomic layer deposition of conductive and semiconductive oxides. It was an invited review for Applied Physics Reviews and I was very happy to see it picked as Featured article![1] In case you are not familiar … Read more
At the start of summer we hosted the first Spatial ALD day at the Eindhoven University of Technology. In this blogpost, I want to look back at this day with a few highlights. Also, you can find photos and downloadable presentations at the end of this post! The Spatial ALD day was also covered in … Read more
On June 9th 2022, we will organize a spatial ALD day at the Eindhoven University of Technology. This full-day on-site (not online!) event will cover various aspects of spatial ALD, including presentations by spatial ALD companies in the Netherlands, as well as overview and in-depth presentations about (spatial) ALD and its applications. This day is … Read more