Pilot production & commercialization of LAPPD™

We present a progress update on plans to establish pilot production and commercialization of Large Area (400 cm(2)) Picosecond Photodetector (LAPPD (TM)). Steps being taken to commercialize this MCP and LAPPD (TM) technology and begin tile pilot production are presented including (1) the manufacture of 203 mm x 203 mm borosilicate glass capillary arrays (GCAs), (2) optimization of MCP performance and creation of an ALD coating facility to manufacture MCPs and (3) design, construction and commissioning of UHV tile integration and sealing facility to produce LAPPDs. Taken together these plans provide a pathway toward commercialization. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.