Mechatronics and Microelectronics
The Mechatronics and Microelectronics strand covers the Centre’s work on the design of high-technology products, sensor systems, virtual prototyping and intelligent process control. Researchers from the Technical University of Sofia, the Technical University of Gabrovo and institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences take part in this strand.
Mechanical and instrument engineering, including parts, components and systems, with emphasis on universal, specialised, special (cyber) and service robotics;
Development and production of electronic and electromechanical components and modules;
Engineering, re-engineering and extension of the life cycle of industrial machines, instruments and systems based on the “Industry 4.0” platform, and digitalisation and digital transformation of industrial production;
Design, development and production of robotised automation systems, including those incorporating artificial intelligence;
Development, study and application of systems for technological robotisation, with emphasis on heavy processes and aggressive environments (welding processes, foundry systems, operation and maintenance of aggressive and hazardous processes, etc.);
Design and production of high-technology, export-oriented mechatronic products with high added value, including for the aerospace industry, and participation in supranational production chains;
Biomechatronics; Bioelectronics – modelling and characterisation of charge transfer and signal processing in biological objects such as proteins, DNA and others, for the development of building blocks and the creation of prototypes of integrated devices and sensors;
Systems and technologies for the development of the Blue Economy;
Device modelling of semiconductor elements and components, as well as of circuits and systems containing conventional and unconventional submicron and nanoscale devices – compact models, physical models, behavioural models, logical models, system models;
Virtual technologies for the development of new products and processes, virtual prototyping and optimisation;
Design, development, characterisation and prototyping of MEMS devices and structures for sensor, RF, biomedical, industrial, agricultural, pharmacological and other applications;
Assembly and packaging of semiconductor chips;
Failure analysis in integrated circuits, systems, devices and modules;
Synthesis and characterisation of new materials with applications in micro- and nanoelectronics;
Design, development and production of devices, equipment and systems for use in semiconductor manufacturing;
Modelling, characterisation, design and development of processes and technologies for energy harvesting and conversion, as well as design, prototyping and production of such devices;
Development, refinement and adaptation of approaches and technologies for accelerating the development of quantum chips;