Stephen Meckler (Moderator)
Chemist/Consultant,
United States
Keywords: In-Space Manufacturing
Summary:
Jiya Janowitz, CTO, will share why Astral Materials is driving the next leap in materials engineering by building semiconductor crystal growth furnaces that commercialize the microgravity environment of space. The absence of gravity-induced phenomena such as natural convection, container interactions, and hydrostatic pressure allows for the growth of higher quality, more consistent crystals than are possible to manufacture on Earth. Dr. Dutta, CEO of United Semiconductor, is focused on advanced semiconductor technologies that are of critical need for emerging autonomous systems, networked sensing technologies, artificial intelligence enabled systems, aerospace, and defense surveillance systems. United Semiconductor will share why Microgravity crystal growth from metallic solutions is necessary for reducing the native defect concentration for achieving high electrical resistivity and high optical transmission.