Company profile
Kelvin Nanotechnology
Glasgow company providing commercial access to university nanofabrication facilities, including electron-beam lithography and device processing services.
Company overview
Kelvin Nanotechnology (KNT) is a Glasgow-based company providing nanofabrication services and components for advanced photonics and quantum applications. Established in 1997, the company has an international customer base across various market sectors. KNT operates as a supply chain partner, offering services that include electron beam lithography on wafers up to 200mm, plasma etching, and custom device prototyping. The firm manufactures components such as scanning thermal probes, DFB laser gratings, 3D ion traps, grating magneto-optical traps (gMOTs), and MEMS gravimeters. These products and services support applications in quantum computing, chip-scale cold atom systems, sensors, and high-precision timing and navigation. KNT works with both research and industrial organisations, providing support from initial concept and proof-of-concept development through to production.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Foundry / Wafer Fabrication. Supply-chain role: Component Manufacturer, Fabrication Services, Prototyping Services.
Technologies and capabilities
- Photonics
- MEMS
- Quantum Technology
- Electron Beam Lithography
- Nanoimprint Lithography
- Plasma Processing
- Silicon
- Gallium Arsenide (GaAs)
Quantum Components; Advanced Photonics Components; Nanofabrication Services; Electron Beam Lithography; Prototyping Services; Scanning Probes
Markets served
- Quantum Computing
- Quantum Sensing
- Timing & Navigation
- Advanced Photonics
UK presence
Glasgow. Part of the Scotland cluster.