WINTER 2015 CONTENTS
MICRO PRECISION ENGINEERING FOR MEMS AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES
COVER STORY
LISA PATHFINDER SPACE MISSION DEC 2015 - PI HELPS SCIENTISTS WITH SUB-MICRON PRECISION
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MEMS Non-contact confocal displacement sensors are helping with
inspection of shape, size and surface topology of MEMS structures to nanometre resolution
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MICRO FABRICATION Advanced micro
fabrication methodology is addressing the challenges involved with using the latest 3D chip stacking technology
WAFER PROCESSING Borosilicate glass carrier wafers are enabling faster laser de-bonding improvements in glass UV de-bonding
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CONTENTS
PI Hexapods chosen for critical scientific space mission
The much anticipated launch of the LISA Pathfinder space mission will mark the birth of the next phase of an incredible project that will one-day help scientists look at the structure of galaxies and our early universe. Hexapods from Physik Instrumente (PI) were the ideal choice for the micro precision measurement
NEWS
4. X-ray prototype to revolutionise airport security with fast scanning
EDITOR’S CHOICE 5. Graphene production breakthrough
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Post Show Review... 10. Micro Nano MEMS 2015
Euspen... 14. Transient & Edible Micro Electronics
Microfabrication... 17. Challenges of 3D chip fabrication
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