EAST LANSING, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Great Lakes Crystal Technologies (GLCT), the leading U.S.-based provider of single-crystal high-performance diamond plates, substrates, and epitaxial wafers for high-technology applications, has been awarded $2.7M from National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC).
The award will allow Michigan-based GLCT to advance the manufacturing readiness level (MRL) of the world’s first large-area high-performance single-crystal diamond substrate for applications in quantum sensing, thermal management in microchip packaging, and advanced (high-speed, radiation-hard, and power) electronics, within 18 months.
“High-performance diamond is a major new platform materials technology that will impact all future defense systems, as well as a multitude of national security and commercial applications,” said Dr. Timothy Grotjohn, Co-Founder and CEO of Great Lakes Crystal Technologies. “Success of this project will give GLCT and our nation a first-mover advantage in the supply of the world’s first large-area electronic device-capable high-performance diamond substrates.” …
