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material qualification, trouble-shooting, and line sampling for quality control and process control.
The LIS-P2w has the same functionality as the LIS- P2x and, in addition, can inspect as-cut wafers. The additional applications for this tool include incoming wafer qualification. Wafer quality is automatically determined with BT Imaging’s electrical wafer quality metric, with is integrated into the tool.
The speed and flexibility of the LIS-P2 platform delivers a dramatic improvement in time to achieve results. Data is available much faster, enabling higher levels of sampling, rapid conclusions and actions, leading to higher yield and efficiencies. With 1MP images for all inspections, the LIS-P2 platform provides faster and higher resolution at speeds in seconds versus minutes for alternative separate tools.
Sequential measurement capability within the one tool significantly reduces operator time and errors. The measurements the user wishes to perform can be defined in a single recipe, such that at the click of a button all measurements are taken automatically for a given sample. This provides the measurement data to the user very quickly, without the need to reload the sample or perform measurements separately.
The LIS-P2 platform will start shipping to beta customers in the fourth quarter of 2010. BT Imaging is accepting orders now.
AE Announces European Grid Connections for Solaron PV Inverters
Advanced Energy’s Solaron 500E Inverter, has been selected for grid connections at multiple sites located in Germany and the Czech Republic.
Advanced Energy Industries has established its first grid connections at multiple sites located in Germany and the Czech Republic. The new solar powered facilities utilize the company’s award- winning Solaron 500E grid-tied solar PV inverters to provide renewable energy to customers in the European region.
The Solaron 500E, a high-efficiency, transformerless, grid-tie PV inverter was designed specifically for the European PV market. It was selected by these customers because of its ability to maximize power delivery and deliver record-setting efficiency levels and unmatched system uptime.
The installations include both rooftop and ground- mounted systems. In recent months, the company has seen increasing sales momentum for its Solaron PV inverters in countries across Europe, with notable orders from companies based in the European Union (EU) due to be installed later this year.
Hans Betz, CEO of Advanced Energy, commented “We are proud to announce this important milestone in our expansion into the European inverter market. Advanced Energy’s innovative product line is quickly gaining traction in this established region. These recent wins validate that the Solaron 500E provides a compelling combination of performance benefits to the grid, and as a result our order pipeline is growing.”
SiGe launches Compact Higher Efficiency WiMAX PA
The firm’s second-generation SE7271T is a highly integrated, single Power Amplifier (PA) for 2.3-2.4 GHz and 2.5-2.7 GHz designs.
SiGe Semiconductor, a leading supplier of silicon- based radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (PAs) and front end modules (FEMs), has further expanded its series of power amplifiers with the release of the SE7271T.
A single high-power PA which can cover both 2.3- 2.4 GHz and 2.5-2.7 GHz WiMAX bands, the device reduces bill of materials (BoM) count and cost for USB dongles, data cards, mobile Internet devices and WiMAX-enabled handsets.
Commenting on the device Sanjiv Shah, Marketing Director for WiMAX Products at SiGe said, “Our proven system knowledge and device integration has enabled us to deliver this compact, small footprint PA with unequalled power added efficiency”. He added, “WiMAX ultimately stands for freedom and mobility. With the SE7271T’s low
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