MiNaLab was inaugurated in 2004 and consists of state-of-the-art clean room facilities for micro and nanotechnology. The Gemini centre revolves around MiNaLab, a laboratory building with clean room facilities for SINTEF (Microsystems and Nanotechnology) and the University of Oslo (UiO, Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, SMN).
MiNaLab includes two clean rooms, 800 m² and 500 m². SINTEF operates a complete silicon processing line for development and small scale production of solid state radiation detectors and micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). The UiO part includes processing and characterization systems assigned for basic research within physical electronics, semiconductor physics and MEMS. The Gemini centre focuses on every link in the innovation chain involving microsensors and microsystems, from education and basic research to development and industrial production. MiNaLab is the only independent complete silicon processing line in Norway.
Develop large scientific groups with parallel interests, at SINTEF and NTNU / University of Oslo, of higher quality than either of the partners could manage to build up on its own. There is an international demand for first-class scientific groups on the part of both project sponsors and students. The Gemini centres have the following vision:
To be an international joint force at the leading edge of research
