Woooptix is a company specializing in semiconductor measurements who’s? technology reaches the highest level and reaches the most advanced level for the microchip industry. their production The United States supplies Japan and the Netherlands. Although this technique is applicable in fields such as endoscopy, automotive and holography, France evaluates employment in ophthalmologybecause it allows surgeons to see the pupil in extraordinary sizes.
Located at Nanotec, one of the technology hubs hosted by INtech, it hosts research groups and technological development and innovation companies linked to nanoscience, sustainability, biodiversity and astrophysics. I employ 45 peopleThe majority were educated in Tenerife.
Fernando Clavijo, president of the Government of the Canary Islands, learned about the development of Woooptix SL, a spin-off enterprise created at the University of La Laguna, during his visit with rector Francisco on Thursday. García; Juan José Martínez, Member of the Cabildo’s Council for Innovation and Development, and Professor José Manuel Rodríguez, the organization’s CEO.
what does this do
Woooptix is valid Astrophysics adaptive optics techniques to surface measurements of silicon wafersDisks with a diameter of 30 centimeters are the disks required for the production of chips for any device. “We measure with sub-nanometer precision in milliseconds,” which benefits multinationals in terms of time and money because “they can produce much more chips, faster and much smaller,” explains Rodríguez Ramos.
The company currently manufactures and installs three semiconductor metrology equipment in Japan, the United States and the Netherlands, where officials are monitoring quality control in a clean room at the Tenerife Science and Technology Park (PCTT), where prototypes are tested and implemented.
One of the main advances the company has made is that, “We can see the phase of light with all the resolution a detector has. Until now, while the standard was 40×40 pixels, we were giving 4,000×4,000 pixels.” This is a barbaric leap in the knowledge and treatment of light.z”.
An example of success
President of the Canarian Government Fernando Clavijo emphasized: international value and success It’s from a company that grew out of the University of La Laguna. He argued that this split was a clear success story for ULL, the result of public financing and interest in private investment. “Microchips are produced here and raced in the Canary Islands.” This is the line spoken by Juan José Martínez, the short-sighted R&D and HR advisor of the Tenerife Island Council, who values the great innovation and great transfer potential that Woooptix represents in the research ecosystem of the Canary Islands and the national research ecosystem. productive fabric.
For the Rector, the developments of this technology-based company, founded in 2016, are a clear example of what science can do to solve many challenges to society and the great opportunities that can arise in synergies between institutions. Canary Islands. “We work to make science useful. In the context of radical uncertainty, science becomes an essential element for solving real problems. Our raw material is knowledge.”
Woooptix is evolving
Woooptix SL is headquartered in Tenerife (at ULL and Science and Technology Park), Madrid and San Francisco. Before the summer, it announced the signing of a Series B financing round of 10 million euros, led by existing investors Bullnet Capital and CDTI (Centre for Industrial Technological Development) and supported by other new investors such as Danobatgroup, Fagor Automation, Mondragón Promotion Fund and others. European Innovation Council Fund (EIC). The company’s existing investor Intel Capital also participates in the round. It is also worth noting that the company is also known for an EIC Accelerator Program and a subsidy of 2.5 million as a preliminary step to participating in shareholding through investment in Round B.