The readiness of all the laboratories of the Electronics Research Institute to receive customers from all agencies in the government and private sectors and individuals
Within the framework of the Electronics Research Institute’s keenness to implement Egypt’s Vision 2030, to develop and modernize research and service laboratories at the Institute, to prepare trained technical cadres capable of competing in the labor market, to keep pace with the state for national projects, and to raise the quality and accuracy of the Egyptian product, Prof. Dr./ Sherine Mohamed Abdel Qader Muharram, Acting President Electronics Research Institute The readiness of the central laboratories to receive clients from researchers, the governmental and private research laboratories sector, the research and development sector in industrial companies and telecommunications companies, in addition to individuals, which supports the efforts of the Institute in the field of scientific research service and civil and industrial society.
The central laboratories of the Institute are of paramount importance at the national and regional levels for the development of electronic industries and increasing their efficiency, in terms of providing many services to customers, including the laboratories of modern technologies and industrial advantages in the field of electronic industries through the transfer of technology and scientific, practical and technical expertise, which maximizes the capabilities of research laboratories. and service for academic researchers and industry partners in Egypt, Arab and African countries.
The Institute organized an intensive practical training for three days delivered by the Indian expert Mihra Babu through the international German company Shwartez Rohde & the leading manufacturer of measuring instruments and simulators for advanced communication networks for the members of the Central Laboratory for measuring SAR on the Base station Emulator CMW500 which is able to simulate Wireless communication systems of the second, third and fourth generation of mobile systems (2G, 3G, 4G, and LTE) and simulation of Internet of Things (IoT) systems, wireless Internet, as well as short-range communications in the Bluetooth range, which maximizes the capabilities of research and service laboratories for academic researchers and telecommunications companies in Egypt and the Middle East. Dr. Ayman Fikri Al-Boushi, the supervisor of the lab, indicated that the lab is ready to receive clients from inside and outside the institute and industry partners working in the field of telecommunications.
The German expert Karsten Schumann of the American international company FormFactor, the leader in the field of millimeter tests, chips and electronic chips, also conducted practical training for the members of the Central Millimeter Wave Laboratory on the Probe Station EPS150MMW, which is one of the unique devices in the Arab Republic of Egypt for measuring and examining chips and chips connected to a microscope with a magnification ratio Up to 320X, with a step of 50 to 250 micrometers, and a frequency range of up to 110 GHz. Dr. Mohamed Ismail Ahmed, the supervisor of the lab, indicated that the lab is ready to receive researchers and industrial companies working in the field of millimeter waves, chips and electronic chips, to continue to lead the Electronics Research Institute in the electronics industry.
The Printed Circuits Manufacturing Laboratory is also one of the important central laboratories at the Institute. The laboratory is equipped with the latest equipment in the field of manufacturing prototypes in the printed circuits industry with high accuracy. The technical team has been trained to operate the lab in the various stages of manufacturing by the company "Hi-Tech", the agent of the German company Bungard, and the main task of the lab is to move the electronic design of the electronic connection paths from the stage of the (software "Gerber") to the stage of actual connections on a printed circuit based on Connecting electronic components electrically to each other through micro-copper tracks. Where the printed circuit lab prints circuits with (single-layer - two-layer - multi-layer up to 6 layers), and the manufacturing accuracy for each of (the width of the conduction paths / and the distances between them) reaches a distance of up to 150 micrometers and also the diameter of the connection holes between the layers to 300 micrometers And the maximum manufacturing size for printed cards is up to (30 cm * 40 cm). The laboratory is also characterized by testing the quality of the product to ensure that the customer receives the printed circuit without errors caused during the manufacturing process.
Assistant Prof. Ahmed Ali Mansour, the supervisor of the lab, indicated that the lab for manufacturing printed circuits for prototypes at the Electronics Research Institute is one of the distinguished labs in terms of accuracy and multi-layering of manufacturing, as the lab targets the research and development client at the level of research laboratories, university education sector, industrial education, research and development sector Industrial companies as well as individuals. Where the lab is unique in providing a distinguished service to the research and development client who needs a limited number of circuits with small circuit sizes and repetition of the experiment process, which means the inability of factories with quantitative production technology to meet the nature of those requests limited in number or small manufacturing sizes, as it is considered a restriction on their movement Productivity, while reducing the customer’s time and cost (air freight is greater than the cost of manufacturing), and therefore the lab’s technology enables it to deal with the smallness (number / sizes) of those circuits.
The institute also includes the X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory, which has a license to use from the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, model AUTOMATED MULTIPURPOSE X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER. Where it is possible to do the following:
• Analysis and study of various materials (Powder).
• Analysis and study of thin films.
• Analysis and study of different nanomaterials by using the Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) unit.
• Analysis and study of different nanomaterials in the case of Powder or Thin Film during the work of multiple heat treatments, which reach 900 degrees Celsius.
• Analyze and study electrodes materials for batteries or capacitors during charging and discharging operations.
It is worth noting that the German expert Peykan Demir from the Japanese company Rigakue trained the research team at the Nanotechnology Applications Laboratory, and the laboratory is ready to receive all scientific research bodies and companies for the production and manufacture of materials specialized in various industrial applications.
Engineer / Samir Hussein, Director General of the Central Laboratories, stated that the distinct and integrated laboratories that have been established so far at the Electronics Research Institute depend on accurate technical studies to reach the latest technologies in the field of electronics industry and communication and information technology, and he explained that one of the central laboratories that was established The central laboratory for design and modeling, which is one of the important and complementary laboratories for the researcher to prove the engineering idea and transform the laboratory model into an industrial model ready for application. Where the design stages begin from the stage of drawing and design by hand, then using computer programs such as fusion 360 & Adobe Creative, and then 3D programs. After the design is completed, the implementation stages begin using lathe machines, CNC, laser welding, and then paint works. All these works are done by the researcher or the owner of the engineering idea with the help of experts in the laboratory until the idea is proven, the design of the semi-industrial product is designed and tested, then the marketing phase begins, through the following steps :
• Making the advertisement for the product from a trademark, pictures and films that show the features of the product and the way it is used
• Uploading this sponsored content on one of the websites that offer products for sale before they are produced, such as: kickstarter & indiegogo
• Then the researcher, with the help of specialists from the institute, will then announce himself through those interested in technology and product design, such as:
• Tech Crunch, Product Design Award , THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
• After sales reach a certain volume that is determined by the product owner, it is agreed that the industrial process and mass production will begin.
At this stage, the researcher has his own capital to start launching his product in the electronic markets and to participate in international exhibitions such as: Amazon, Ebay, CES, thus encouraging innovations and implementing them on the ground to reach locally made products.
This is in addition to the lithium-ion battery research and manufacturing laboratory, where the laboratory conducts research and studies to manufacture the A18650 battery, which is used in electric cars, as the laboratory has been equipped with a rate exceeding 70% and contains all devices that cover the various stages of manufacturing and will be completed in the next few months God willing, with the electronic waste lab.
