LABORATORIES OVERVIEW
Microfabrication Technology
The Microfabrication Technology Laboratory (MTL) provides engineering, prototyping, and production services that enable transition of differentiating semiconductor and microfabrication technologies for our owners, as well as our aerospace and defense customers.
Core Competencies
- Epitaxial Growth
- Metallization, Dielectric, ALD and CVD Thin-Film Deposition
- Photolithography
- Electron Beam Lithography
- Wet/Dry Etch and Surface Treatment
- Heterogeneous Integration and Post Processing
- Metrology and Electrical Testing
Capabilities
- RF GaN MMIC Technology
- Nanoscale Devices
Materials & Microsystems
The Materials and Microsystems Laboratory (MML) focuses on technology development in advanced materials, structures, coatings, and navigation. MML technologies are built on cleanroom foundry-accepted materials and processes to create leading-edge technologies for our customers from invention to deployment.
Core Competencies
- Silicon and quartz MEMS
- Nonlinear Mechanics
- Architected Materials
- Metallurgy and Ceramics
- Scalable Nanotechnology
- Polymer and coating design
Capabilities
- Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
- Shock and Vibration Mitigation for Platform Stability
- Lightweight Architected Materials and Structures
- High-performance Materials for 3D Printing
- Advanced Nanomaterial Coatings
Vision Systems
The Vision Systems Laboratory (VSL) aims to identify promising new technologies and deploy them in the marketplace. We primarily target infrared (IR) sensor products for aerospace and U.S. Department of Defense applications. We work with customers to understand their evolving needs and search for technology insertion opportunities that expand and enhance our nation’s capabilities. VSL is committed to maintaining leading-edge technical expertise, developing manufacturing excellence, optimizing quality control, remaining flexible to customer needs, and responding with quality customer service.
Core Competencies
- Sensor Design
- Detector Technology
- Testing and Characterization
- Customization
- Quality control
- Customer support
Qubit Systems
HRL Laboratories is a world leader in semiconductor spin qubits. Our broad expertise spans semiconductor growth, device design and modeling, cryogenic control, high-density interconnects and packaging, quantum architecture, and multiqubit demonstrations. Our system architecture is built entirely around scalable semiconductor manufacturing to make quantum computing affordable for practical business and scientific applications.
Core Competencies
- Silicon quantum-dot qubits
- Microwave-dot hybrid systems
- Quantum benchmarking
- Quantum system architecture
Sensors & Electronics
HRL’s Sensors and Electronics Laboratory (SEL) develops state-of-the-art radio-frequency (RF), millimeter-wave, and electro-optical sensor subsystems and components for rapid end-use in the field.
Core Competencies
- Advanced Apertures
- Infrared (IR) Imaging
- Integrated Mixed-Signal Solutions
- Integrated Photonics
- Millimeter-Wave Subsystems
- RF GaN MMIC Technology
- Nanoscale Devices