Nanotechnology and MEMS 2003: The Race to Commercialize the Ultra-Small

Table of Contents

1. The World of the of Ultra-Small

• Defining Nanotechnology
  • The R&D Landscape
  • Nanotechnology is Important
• Nanotechnology R&D
  • High-Powered Microscopes & Instruments
  • Manipulating Atoms
  • Engineering Templates from Living Things
  • Top-Down Manufacturing of Small Things
  • MEMS for Tiny Devices and Liquid Handling
  • Nanotubes for New Structures
  • Nano-based Materials
  • Electricity Conduction
• MEMS R&D
  • Parts for Industrial or Consumer Products
  • Tiny Sensors and Controllers
  • Shrinking Semiconductor Chips
  • MEMS for Biomedical Applications
  • Chemical Micro-manipulation

2. Inventors and Intellectual Property

• Leaders in Nanotechnology and MEMS R&D
  • Identifying the Experts
  • Thought Leaders
• Atom Manipulator Instruments
  • AFM to SPM
  • Needed R&D Infrastructure
• Creating Structures
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Particles and Other Structures
• Electronics
  • Computer Parts
  • Molecular Computing
• MEMS
  • Electronic Switching
  • Nanoelectronic Biosensors
  • Medical Diagnostics and BioDefense

3. The Business of Nanotechnology R&D

• Business Model and Patents
  • The R&D Business Model
  • Intellectual Property Matters
• Generating Revenues from Nanotechnology
  • Commercial Ideas
  • Create and Patent R&D Deliverables, Then Out-License
  • Supply Infrastructure for Government Projects
  • Supply Product Design and Simulation Services
• Near-Term Business Goals
  • Basic Research
  • "Grand Challenges"
  • New Research Centers and Networks
  • Key Infrastructure
  • Fostering Workforce Fairness Programs
  • The NNI Timeline and Early Achievements

4. Market Estimates and Potential Opportunities, 2002-2007

• Estimating the Market for Nanotechnology
• Industry Segments
• Market Size, 2002~2007

5. Commercialization Drivers

• A Changing Commercial Environment
  • At the Edge of Silicon Chip Design
  • Boosting Disk Drive Storage
  • Very Small Parts for Consumer Electronics
  • New Devices for Healthcare
• Potential Product Areas
  • All Purpose AOCDs
  • Smaller Transistors
  • Smaller Electronics Components
  • Small Detectors, Sensors and Controllers
  • New Types of Materials

6. Developing New Business

• Business Development Practices
• NNI Creates Opportunities

7. Nanotechnology Directions

• Recent Innovations
• Future Trends
• R&D Direction Follows Money Allocation
• The Important Things First
• The Best Bets
• Basic Research in University Labs
• Nanobiotechnology

8. Nanobiotechnology Enabled Drug Delivery

• The Market for Nanotechnology Drug Delivery
• Emerging Technology
• Commercial Implications

9. Profiles of Biosensor Companies

• Nanogen, Inc.
• Quantum Dot Corporation

10. Profiles of Research Instrument Companies

• Asylum Research
• nPoint, Inc. (formerly PIEZOMAX Technologies)
• Veeco Instruments, Inc.

11. Profiles of MEMS Companies

• MEMGen Corporation
• Zyvex

12. Profiles of Nanoelectronics Companies

• Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
• IBM Research Center

13. Profiles of Nanofabrication Companies

• Arryx, Inc.
• NanoInk, Inc.

14. Profiles of Nanomaterials Companies

• Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc.
• Nanoprobes, Incorporated

15. Profiles of Other Nanotech Companies

• NanoBio Corporation
• NanoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• STMicroelectronics

16. Conclusions and Comments

• Potential Advances and Challenges
  • Growing Government Budgets for R&D
  • Foster Better Communications
  • Need for Common Standards
  • Need for Multi-disciplinary University Education
• New R&D Areas in Nanotechnology
  • Beginning Era of Experimentation
  • Combining Materials With New Properties
  • Biosensors and Bioactuators
• Commercial Opportunities
  • Lab Infrastructure and Instruments
  • New Materials
  • Computer Simulation
  • Infrastructure and Consulting Services
• Concluding Thoughts

17. Appendix - A Short History

18. Appendix - Nanotechnology Glossary