FEI Announces Advanced Electron Microscope
-- Test & Measurement World, 4/18/2005 1:19:00 PM
FEI has announced the Titan 80-300 scanning/transmission electron microscope (S/TEM), which yields atomic-scale imaging with resolution below 0.7 Angstrom. The Titan announcement comes one year after FEI achieved sub-Angstrom resolution on its Tecnai microscope using a monochromator and an aberration corrector.
Until now, aberration correction technologies in electron microscopes have been treated as accessory components for (S)TEM systems that were not truly optimized for this type of advanced technology, according to the company, which adds that the Titan 80-300 is designed as a dedicated and upgradeable aberration-corrected system that will enable corrector and monochromator technology to enter into mainstream nanotechnology research and industrial markets.
FEI reports having received several advance orders for the new Titan (S)TEM systems, ranging from the base Titan 80-300 to the Titan 80-300 with two aberration correctors and a monochromator. The advance orders have been in markets ranging from materials, energy, and semiconductor companies as well as advanced nanotechnology research centers in Europe and North America.The system will be officially launched at the 2005 Microscopy and Microanalysis meeting, August 1-4, in Honolulu. FEI's Tecnai G2 TEM will continue to be marketed and supported for customers who do not need aberration-corrected resolution.
"The Titan 80-300 is a significant platform for the nanotechnology era. It provides our customers a solid foundation for continued innovation and commercialization. FEI's continuing advances in ultra-high TEM resolution, coupled with our market-leading focused ion beam (FIB) technologies, deliver powerful and vital tools for researchers, developers and manufacturers who are increasingly focused on nanoscale discovery and product commercialization," said Vahe Sarkissian, FEI's chairman and CEO. "As the world's leader in providing 'Tools for Nanotech,' FEI will continue to invest in the development of these key technologies and market platforms."
