An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories, Fiscal Year 1998 (1998) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 2 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
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by its Chair, V Thomas Rhyne, this assessment of the fiscal year 1998 activities of the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory is based on site visits by individual pane!
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for optical fibers produced by the optical fiber metrology project within the Optoelectronics Division, the Josephson array development project within the Electromagnetic Technology Division, and the definition of the fi~ndamental mechanisms involved with transistor gate oxide reliability by the Semiconductor Electronics Division. The pane} observed that the current selection of programs within the KEEL is generally quite appropriate to the mission of the laboratory in light of the limited resources available to address that mission.
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Laboratory Resources Funding sources) for the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (in millions of dollars)
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Staffing for the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory currently includes 270 full-time permanent positions, of which 23 1 are for technical professionals. There are also 28 nonpermanent and supplemental personnel, such as postdoctoral fellows and part-time workers.
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The second, the SET project, is an excellent example of a clearly appropriate metrology research project that has great potential for fixture importance. This project, which is being pursued jointly with the Electromagnetic Technology Division in the FIST Boulder laboratories, is investigating the possibility of a new, quantum-based capacitance standard.
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Finally, through its development and dissemination of measurement methodology for power-frequency electromagnetic fields (EMFs) , the Electrical Systems Group has had great impact on the very visible issue of possible negative health elects caused by Emus generated by power lines.
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~ ATE 0.4 0.2 OA/NFG/CRADA 1. 5 2.3 Other Reimbursable 1.3 0.9 Total 1 1.3 12.0 Staffing for the Electricity Division currently includes 70 full-time permanent positions, of which 64 are for technical professionals.
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agrees that maintaining a fairly low security level can be helpful in fostering a more collegial and elective working environment, the real risks to intellectual property and equipment should not be ignored. Semiconductor Electronics Division Division Mission The mission of the Semiconductor Electronics Division, as stated by the division, is to provide technical leadership in research and development of the semiconductor measurement infrastructure essential to silicon and other advanced technology needs.
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This new, highly sensitive way of looking at ultrathin films has great technical merit. The activity is being driven by emphasis on optical probe techniques across a broad range of projects, including SiGe quantum structures and compound semiconductors.
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The panel noted that spreading the software component ofthis project throughout industry has been difficult, but the dissemination process is beginning to accelerate. The Semiconductor Electronics Division is the first group to apply intermittent contact for scanning capacitance imaging.
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are presented below: Fiscal Year 1997 Fiscal Year 1998 (estimated) NIST-STRS, 7.4 7.1 excluding Competence Competence 0.3 0.3 ATP 0.3 0.1 OA/NFG/CRADA 0.4 1.5 Other Reimbursable 0.0 0.0 Total 8.4 9.0 Staffing for the Semiconductor Electronics Division currently includes 43 fi~-time permanent positions, of which 37 are for technical professionals.
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The programs of the division support the goals of the laboratory mission well, as this division provides approximately one-fi0h of the calibration services performed at LIST, including microwave electrical measurements and new transfer standards for radio-frequency (RF) power measurement and antenna measurement.
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Impact of Programs The overall effect of division programs on industry was observed to be both appropriate and positive. Examples include the ARC Consortium, which allows member companies access to detailed procedures in measurement techniques without the cost of equivalent development staff time, reverberation chamber research, near-field and RCS antenna services and research, and calibration services in network analysis, noise, and microwave power.
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1 Total 9.0 8.9 The OA finding of the division is roughly 25 percent, which the panel found appropriate. Staffing for the Electromagnetic Fields Division currently includes 6 1 full-time permanent positions, of which 55 are for technical professionals.
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The division uses the unique properties of superconductors to invent and improve measurement methods for electromagnetic signals ranging from static voltages and magnetic fields, through audio, microwave, infrared, visible, and x-ray frequencies; leads the international community in setting standards for measurement of superconductor parameters; and provides the metrology infrastructure needed for the industrial development of superconductors, both large- and small-scale. The panel noted that although the mission statement appears comprehensive, it is difficult to characterize it as succinct.
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Many efforts are application oriented, such as the magnetic-imaging reference standard, the development of round-robin measurements on magnetic thin films of commercial importance, the work on novel static measurement tools, and the leadership of indust~y-wide consortia efforts in defining metrology standards for recording heads. These all are key projects and wait be vital in assuring the future of the storage industry and U
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The Josephson array development work remains an exemplary NIST project. The programmable Josephson voltage standard is a logical extension of the previous direct current standard with increased utility and applicability.
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Impact of Programs The division electively communicates its results through conference presentations, participation in industry consortia and studies, refereed journal publications, and Internet release of developments such as the magnetic-imaging reference standard and the micromagnetic simulator software. Divisional efforts are beginning to have an impact on the magnetics industry through understanding of the limiting switching performance of current head materials, the definition of the metrological requirements of the industry for recording heads, and the distribution and use of the magnetic-imaging reference standard.
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A technician appears to be needed for the nanoprobe facility. Staffing for the Electromagnetic Technology Division currently includes 40 full-time permanent positions, of which 36 are for technical professionals.
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The establishment of an Office of Optoelectronics Programs would address current concerns about programmatic overlap and uncorrelated efforts in optoelectronics. Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work In some areas, the Optoelectronics Division's capability is truly world class; in many others, it is at the state of the art; and in certain mature areas, important calibrations are consistently delivered to a well-established customer base.
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was pleased to learn that the group proposes to transfer the fabrication of these units to an outside organization. The work on metrology for photo-induced Bragg gratings in optical fiber continues and is progressing.
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OAINFG/CRADA 1 .1 2.2 Other Reimbursable 0.3 0.3 Total 7.4 8.0 Staffing for the Optoelectronics Division currently includes 36 fi~-time permanent positions, of which 32 are for technical professionals. There are also three nonpermanent and supplemental personnel, such as postdoctoral fellows and part-time workers.
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This is done by assisting management and technical staff to plan, execute, and deliver results of technical work in order to maintain working relations with companies, industry associations, standards organizations, consortia, and government agencies; develop new activities and programs appropriate to the FIST mission in m~croelectronics-related fields; monitor technical accomplishments and expenditures on programs; serge as an information resource on microelectronics activities; represent NIST to external organizations as assigned by the NIST director; and be the point of contact for inquiries on microelectronic topics. The OMP cames out this mission by administering the NIST-wide National Semiconductor Metrology Program (NSMP)
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Problems include safety and security, electrostatic discharge protection for instruments, and appropriate environmental control for precision measurements. Quality is an important issue at LIST, and the adoption of a quality assurance system by the Optoelectronics Division is laudable.
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· The OMP has been very successful at coordinating semiconductor-related research at NIST across divisional and laboratory boundaries. The panel supports the consideration of the formation of an Office of Optoelectronics Programs for a similar purpose.
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