news digest ♦ Equipment and Materials
Technology Laboratories (MTL), Cambridge, Massachusetts in December was attended by a wide audience.
It addressed the latest research and technologies in plasma etch and deposition, via technical presentations and discussions focussing on latest innovations, as well as a networking lunch.
Vicky Diadiuk, Associate Director, Operations, at MTL, comments, ” This was an excellent workshop, and the talks presented a huge amount of very useful information, allowing our students and researchers to learn more about Atomic Layer Deposition and plasma processing from the experts, while also attracting participants from the wider technical community. Many of the attendees have reached out to tell me how much they learnt about the processes discussed. I think this is a really good way for Oxford Instruments to highlight the expertise of its staff.”
“We’ve been hosting these successful seminars worldwide for several years, and were delighted that such recognised speakers as Prof. Erwin Kessels, Technical University Eindhoven and Vince Genova, Cornell University agreed to participate. Their input, together with talks from our own specialists combined to make an informative and interesting day”, adds Stuart Mitchell, VP Sales for Oxford Instruments America Inc.
“These workshops provide an ideal opportunity for academic and industrial technologists to network and share ideas, and we are delighted to have held this joint workshop with the Microsystems Technology Laboratories,” adds Mitchell.
Presentations included talks on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) process and applications; an overview of plasma etch, PECVD & TEOS processes, as well MEMS & nanoscale applications.
Advanced Photonix brings tetrahertz to Japan
The Terahertz manufacturing team shipped four systems in December
Advanced Photonix built and shipped a record number of terahertz systems in December 2012.
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Two of the four systems shipped were part of a three system order previously announced for the Japanese market. The other two systems were part of the Appleton Paper strategic alliance.
On August 1st, 2012, Advanced Photonix announced the sale of three T-Gauge systems to the company’s Japanese distributor for deployment on a manufacturing line providing 100 percent inspection and quality control of packaged products.
This is the first industrial deployment of terahertz in Japan.
The T-Gauge systems will inspect individual packages for contaminates or anomalies in a powder. This high-speed application was jointly developed by API and its distributor. The system will scan each individual package in five seconds using both imaging and waveform analysis to determine product quality.
On September 5th, 2012, Advanced Photonix announced a strategic alliance and the sale of two systems to Appleton Paper, a specialty coating developer and manufacturer of thermal, carbonless, security and specialty papers. Appleton will utilise terahertz energy to perform various critical measurements in order to provide inspection and quality control of current and newly developed coated products.
The ability of terahertz energy to penetrate non- conducting materials allows for the inspection of solid and liquid products that have already been packaged. The wide frequency content and high precision of the T-Gauge system provides sensitivity to both physical and chemical changes. Measurement of thickness, density, and certain material properties can be used to monitor the quality of the manufactured product.
“I would like to congratulate the Terahertz manufacturing team for building and shipping a record four systems in a single month,” comments Richard Kurtz, Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Photonix. “This milestone achievement is indicative of our team’s ability to accommodate growth expectations. As our work on the F-35 program is expected to conclude in the coming quarters, we will continue our transition from contract revenues to product revenues. We will always explore government contract work opportunistically, but
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