Semiconductor · Superconductor · Biomedical

From idea
to the field.

I design and build precision test, measurement and automation systems — from system architecture and control electronics to optomechanics and real-time software.

R&D Lead, Systems & Instrumentation · Founder of Mikrofab

R–T · Superconducting Transition Live Measurement
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Patent applications · 2 granted
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Years of instrumentation
Iᴅs–Vᴅs · TFT Output Curves Vᴅs Sweep
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Vᴅs = 0.0 V  ·  Iᴅs = 0.0 nA

Semiconductor Characterization

I build systems that measure transistor output curves.

My doctoral thesis was on transparent thin-film transistors (TFTs): a 5-layer mask design with ITO, SiO₂, IGZO, ZnO and AZO, and RF/DC magnetron sputtering. The Iᴅs–Vᴅs output curves of this family — the transition from the triode region to saturation — are a direct measure of device quality.

The Mikrofab Suite and measurement systems I developed combine buffered J–V/I–V acquisition with Keithley SMUs (2400/2450/2612A), plus van der Pauw, Hall and 4-point sheet resistance, in a single workflow.

Triode → saturation IGZO / ZnO / AZO Keithley SMU · SCPI

About

I work at the intersection of disciplines.

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I am a PhD-level R&D specialist and company founder with over a decade of experience in advanced instrumentation, precision test/measurement systems and electromechanical device development, with a background in semiconductor and superconductor physics. My core expertise is not in a single discipline but at their intersection: taking an idea and uniting mechanical design, control electronics, embedded/desktop software, optomechanics and measurement methodology into one working device architecture.

I began my career in 2010 with research at Ege University's Quantum Device Laboratory, and in 2016 I founded Mikrofab to turn that expertise into products. The systems I have developed are in use at various universities and R&D centers as alternatives to imported equipment.

What holds this broad range together is a recurring skill set present in all of it: precision motion control, low-noise signal acquisition and real-time measurement automation.

Ege University Ph.D. Thin Film & Microfabrication Cryogenic Systems Laboratory Automation Biomedical Devices

From Idea to Product

From concept to field use.

I run every stage that carries an R&D idea from a laboratory prototype to a reproducible device. The typical flow consists of six stages.

Evolution of a lab automation instrument from hand sketch to product
01 — Hand sketch02 — Dimensioning03 — Concept 3D model04 — Manufactured device
From hand drawing to CAD design and a working prototype
Hand drawingCAD & analysisWorking prototype
01

Concept & System Architecture

I translate the measurement requirement into a technical specification and plan the mechanical, electronic, optical and software subsystems under one architecture from the outset.

02

Design & Simulation

Mechanical design in SolidWorks / Fusion 360, electronics in Eagle, and semiconductor design in L-Edit / T-Spice / Silvaco — guided by Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM).

03

Prototype Fabrication

CNC machining, sheet-metal bending, 3D printing (FDM/SLA), PCB fabrication and assembly — largely with in-house capabilities.

04

Control & Software

Embedded/desktop software in LabVIEW and Python (PySide6), SCPI/Modbus instrument control, real-time test automation and reporting.

05

Test, Validation & Field

Validation testing, calibration, user interface and service/maintenance — bringing the device to field readiness.

06

Commercialization

Productization, patenting and funding through public R&D grants — the idea → prototype → validated device → product/patent chain.

Core Competencies

End-to-end product development

I bring together, in one place, the engineering disciplines that make a device work and get it validated.

Precision Mechatronics & Motion Control

Sub-micron repeatable positioning, mechanism design and multi-axis motorized systems.

Sensors, DAQ & Control Electronics

Sensor integration, data acquisition, embedded/control electronics and instrumentation architecture.

Software & Test Automation

Windows software in LabVIEW and Python (PySide6), SCPI instrument control and workflow automation.

Optics & Optomechanics

Optical setup design, image processing, microscope fabrication and optoelectronic design.

Biomedical & Laboratory Devices

Translational prototyping, precision liquid handling, diagnostic devices and commercialization.

Thin Film & Characterization

RF/DC sputtering, photolithography and electrical/optical/magnetic characterization (I–V, van der Pauw, Hall).

Measurement & Characterization

Systems that characterize materials and devices.

From electrical, magnetic and optical characterization to biopotential signal processing — often all three measurement classes on a single platform, as a function of temperature.

R vs T
01 · Electrical

Superconducting transition (R–T)

Tc measurement; resistance falling to zero with temperature. Cryostat + probe station, Keithley SMU.

I vs V
02 · Electrical

I–V characterization

Diode, PV cell and device sweeps. Buffered acquisition, GUM uncertainty calculation.

T% vs λ
03 · Optical

Transmittance spectrum

200–1100 nm transmittance/absorbance; optical band-gap determination.

77 K T vs t
04 · Thermal

Temperature ramp → 77 K

3× PT100 + custom heater, PID control; 0.1 °C precision, 10⁻⁶ mbar vacuum.

µV vs t
05 · Biomedical

EMG / biopotential

Low-noise acquisition, biocompatible electrode, motion-intent analysis. Applicable to ECG/EEG.

I+I−V+V− Geometry
06 · Magnetic

van der Pauw & Hall

Resistivity, carrier concentration and mobility; Helmholtz field up to 200 mT.

Biological & Physiological Signal

I brought measurement engineering into biomedicine.

Hands-on experience in acquiring and processing biopotential signals from human subjects: I design the full chain end to end — from the biocompatible electrode interface and low-noise pre-amplification to digital filtering and real-time processing.

EMG

Across two projects — a bionic hand prosthesis and a muscle detection device — signal acquisition, reusable electrodes and motion-intent analysis. A proven, completed capability.

ECG/EEG

The core infrastructure I use for EMG — electrode interface, pre-amplification, digital filtering, high-resolution acquisition — applies directly to other physiological signals.

Bio-impedance

Impedance-based detection of bacteria in food samples; device integration of qPCR molecular-diagnostic workflows using cell-free DNA from exhaled breath condensate (EBC).

Biopotential · µV vs t Acquisition
t (ms)µV
Low-noise pre-amplification · digital filter

Selected Projects

Systems taken from concept to the field

A selection from the measurement software I developed and 11 publicly funded R&D projects backed by TÜBİTAK and TÜSEB. Each represents work spanning concept to a validated device.

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Commercial Software In Active Development Mikrofab

Mikrofab Suite — Semiconductor Measurement & Analysis Platform

A desktop measurement and analysis platform I developed for semiconductor and thin-film characterization. Its PySide6 interface manages laboratory instruments in one place and unites measurement, analysis and reporting in a single workflow. It is built with an automated test suite, type checking, licensing and update infrastructure.

PySide6 desktop Multi-SMU/DAQ integration van der Pauw / Hall / 4PP / PV GUM uncertainty calculation
01
2016 — 2017 TÜBİTAK 1512 · Individual Young Enterprise Principal Investigator

Liquid-Nitrogen Cryostat with Integrated Controller — CryoEge

An open-cycle LN₂ cryostat with precise control of temperature, magnetic field and optical conditions. I developed it from concept to field use; it was productized, used at several universities and became the company's first product.

77 K (65 K in vacuum) 3× PT100 10⁻⁶ mbar 150.000 ₺ · ~$50K
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2020 — 2021 TÜBİTAK 1507 · SME R&D Principal Investigator

Maskless Photolithography & Mask Aligner System

A hybrid system combining 365 nm UV-laser maskless patterning and automatic mask alignment on a single platform; designed as an alternative to imported photolithography systems. I developed the motor-control software, the alignment algorithm and the interface from scratch.

2 µm resolution 365 nm UV Hybrid workflow 600.000 ₺ · ~$105K
03
2026 — 2027 TÜBİTAK 1507 · SME R&D Principal Investigator

MikroCFU — Automated Microbiology Station

End-to-end automation of dilution, inoculation, incubation and colony counting without an operator. Built around a SCARA robotic arm; a discrete flow path prevents cross-contamination while gravimetric verification confirms every transfer by weight. The core method is patented.

SCARA robotic arm Gravimetric verification Image-processing counting 2.820.000 ₺
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Other R&D Projects 08
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2025 — 2027TÜBİTAK 1005Researcher

Multiplex qPCR Kit — EBC-Based EGFR/KRAS/BRAF

Non-invasive, blood-free detection of lung-cancer mutations using cell-free DNA from exhaled breath condensate (EBC); integration of a dedicated EBC collection device with the qPCR workflow.

EBC-based Multipleks qPCR 650.000 ₺
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2024 — 2026TÜSEB PriorityIndustry-Partner PI

Development of a Bionic Hand Prosthesis

An EMG-controlled, 6-motor electromechanical hand architecture enabling independent motion of all five fingers; signal-processing infrastructure and a dedicated finger-motion validation test system.

6 motors / 5 fingers EMG control 3.650.000 ₺
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2023 — 2025TÜBİTAK 1005Researcher

Muscle Detection Device for Intramuscular Injection

A biomedical device that detects muscle tissue; EMG data acquisition and signal processing, a biocompatible reusable electrode and clinical efficacy evaluation. Resulted in a granted patent (TR2024/018372).

EMG signal processing Granted patent 600.000 ₺
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2023 — 2024TÜBİTAK 1507Principal Investigator

Extraction System for Water-Pollutant Analysis

Full automation of a patented method for analyzing pollutants in drinking water; closed-loop heating-cooling, thermal-control optimization and an automated pipetting/syringe system.

Closed-loop thermal Patented method 1.200.000 ₺
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2022 — 2023TÜBİTAK 1507Principal Investigator

Automated Pipetting System with Integrated Flow Reactor

Combining different fluids at controlled flow rate and temperature and dispensing them into vials with nL–µL–mL precision; peristaltic pump, heating system and Cartesian filling architecture.

384 vial nL–µL–mL 600.000 ₺
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2018 — 2020TÜBİTAK 1507Principal Investigator

Cryogenic Probe Station (MicroProbe)

A modular, optical-table probe station for electrical/optical/magnetic testing of microchips, thin films and materials across −196 / +180 °C; motorized micromanipulator and Helmholtz-coil integration.

−196 / +180 °C 200 mT Helmholtz 500.000 ₺
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2014 — 2015TÜBİTAK 1001Scholarship Researcher

YBCO Josephson Junction & DC-SQUID on Si Wafer

YBCO superconducting heterostructures and Josephson junctions on silicon wafers using CeO₂, YSZ and STO buffer layers; Tc > 85 K through thin-film process optimization.

Josephson junction Tc > 85 K Si wafer HTS
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2012 — 2015TÜBİTAK 1001Scholarship Researcher

Scanning YBCO-SQUID Microscope

Fabrication and characterization of high-temperature-superconductor (HTS) YBCO-SQUID detectors; magnetic-field sensitivity analysis with an XY-scanning, low-temperature-stable cryostat.

HTS YBCO-SQUID XY scanning Magnetic sensitivity

Products & Applications

A system family in field use

I grouped my products and systems by function into seven groups; most were developed as alternatives to imported systems and are in field use.

A

Temperature-Controlled Test Systems

  • CryoEge Cryostat
    −196…+180 °C liquid-nitrogen cryostat. Superconducting transition, temperature-dependent resistance and optical testing.
  • MicroProbe Cryogenic Probe Station
    Temperature- and magnetic-field-controlled multi-probe station. Thin-film and microchip testing.
  • Temperature-Control Modules
    PT100 + custom heater + PID. Incubation, thermal cycling and calibration.
B

Electrical & Magnetic Characterization

  • Resistivity / Mobility / Carrier Concentration
    van der Pauw + Hall-effect based. Semiconductor and thin-film characterization.
  • 4-Point Probe & Sheet-Resistance Mapping
    Uniformity measurement on TCO, metal films and wafers.
  • PV Switching / J–V & Helmholtz Coil
    Solar/perovskite cell testing; controlled magnetic field up to 200 mT.
C

Motion, Positioning & Robotics

  • MikroMan Micromanipulator
    Manual & motorized, 1–5 µm. Probe contact placement, needle positioning.
  • XYZ Motorized Precision Mapping
    1 µm, ~60×60×60 mm. Resistance, optical and magnetic mapping.
  • SCARA & Robotic Arm Systems
    Laboratory automation, sample transport and the core of pipetting stations.
D

Liquid Handling & Lab Automation

  • Automated Pipetting System
    Up to 384 vials, 6 chemicals, nL–mL. Dilution series, reagent dispensing.
  • Syringe Pump & Peristaltic Pump & Flow Reactor
    Up to 100 mL, 100 nL precision, thermally controlled continuous flow.
  • MikroCFU Automated Microbiology Station
    Dilution, inoculation, incubation and colony counting. Food safety and clinical.
E

Thin Film & Microfabrication

  • Spin Coater
    Photoresist, organic and sol-gel thin-film coating.
  • Mask Aligner & Maskless Lithography
    2 µm, 365 nm UV, G-code. Multi-layer alignment and rapid patterning.
  • PCB Milling CNC
    Double-sided, 0402 SMD. Rapid PCB prototyping and shadow-mask production.
F/G

Testing, Prototyping & Software

  • Benchtop Mechanical Testing & CNC/3D-Printing Service
    Up to 10 µm; tensile/compression/bending testing, custom part production.
  • Mikrofab Suite & Colony-Counting Software
    No-code measure-analyze-report; image-processing-based CFU counting.
  • In development: DC Magnetron Sputtering & Thermal Evaporation
    Conductive/oxide thin-film deposition and contact/electrode metallization.

Professional Experience

2016 — Present

Founder & R&D Manager

Mikrofab Engineering, Consultancy & Software Ltd. · Denizli / İzmir

Company-level R&D leadership for universities and R&D centers: system architecture, mechanical/electronic design, embedded and control software, prototype fabrication and execution of publicly funded projects.

2024 — 2026

Postdoctoral Researcher

Pamukkale University · Biomedical Engineering

Impedance-based detection of bacteria in food samples; measurement methodology, instrumentation and microbiological analysis workflows.

2010 — 2023

Researcher

Ege University · Quantum Device Laboratory

Thin-film and TFT fabrication, superconducting devices, low-temperature test setups; process optimization in YBCO-SQUID and Si-wafer Josephson-junction fabrication.

Education

2016 — 2023

Ph.D. in Physics

Ege University · Physics

Investigation of Channel Semiconductors Used in Transparent Thin-Film Transistors. 5-layer mask; RF/DC sputtering with ITO, SiO₂, IGZO, ZnO, AZO.

2013 — 2015

M.Sc. in Physics

Ege University · Physics

Design and Fabrication of ZnO-Based Transparent Thin-Film Transistors. Fabrication and testing of a 6-layer 5×5 TFT array.

2007 — 2012

B.Sc. in Physics

Ege University · Physics

Superconducting YBCO DC-SQUIDs and Their Applications. Research at the Quantum Device Laboratory from the third undergraduate year.

Publications

Thin-Film Biosensors in Public Health: Review for E. coli Detection

Kuran, Ö. et al. · Gazi Univ. J. of Science · 2025 · DOI 10.35378/gujs.1550992

Antibiotics: environmental impact and degradation techniques

Takanoğlu Bulut, D., Kuran, Ö. et al. · J. Innov. Eng. Nat. Sci. · 2024 · DOI 10.61112/jiens.1473203

Fabrication of Superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O₇₋ₓ Thin Films on Si-Wafer via YSZ/CeO₂ Buffer Layers

Uzun, Y., Kuran, O., Avci, I. · J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. · 2016 · DOI 10.1007/s10948-016-3846-y

Performance Analysis of Direct Gold Wire-Bonding on Superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O₇₋ₓ Thin Films and Devices

Avci, I., Kuran, O., Uzun, Y. · IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. · 2016 · DOI 10.1109/TASC.2015.2427355

Patents

9 applications in total — 2 granted, 7 under examination.

Granted · 2
  • Detection of Intramuscular Injection Sites — Machine Learning & Optical Myography · TR2024/018372 · Ege Univ.
  • A Wound Tracking System for Space Travel · TR2025/011842 · Ankara Univ.
Under examination · 7
  • Continuous-Flow, Thermally Controlled Liquid Sample Extraction Device · 2026/005507
  • Discrete Flow-Path, Gravimetrically Verified Automated Microbiology System · 2026/004630
  • An Analysis System and Method · TR2025/011857
  • Magnetic-Nanoparticle-Assisted Umbilical Cord Blood Disinfection · TR2024/012294
  • AI-Assisted Virtual Animal Experiment System · TR2025/011831
  • Biosensor with Bacterial Swarm Technology for Pathogen Detection · TR2025/015951

Teknik Araçlar & Yöntemler

End-to-end technical stack

Software / Control

LabVIEWPython · PySide6SCPI / TSPModbusDAQTest automation

Design / Simulation

SolidWorksFusion 360AutoCADEagleL-Edit · T-SpiceSilvaco

Fabrication / Engineering

CNC machiningSheet-metal bendingFDM / SLA 3D printingElectrode weldingDFM

Thin Film & Microfabrication

RF/DC magnetron sputteringThermal evaporationSpin coatingPhotolithographyIon beam etching · lift-off

Characterization

I–V · R–T · C–Vvan der Pauw · HallTransmittance / band gapMagnetic susceptibility

Thermal / Fluidic & Optomechanical

Closed-loop thermal controlPrecision liquid handlingIncubationOptical setupMicroscope fabrication

Contact

Let's work together.

I'm open to collaboration and consultancy for your test, measurement, automation or biomedical-device projects.