Carl Zeiss SMT to Open NA HQ

Carl Zeiss SMT AG, a maker of scanning and transmission electron beam systems for nanotechnology, life sciences, material analysis and semiconductor applications, said it will mark the official opening of its new North American headquarters tomorrow with a "nano" ribbon-cutting ceremony. The company's headquarters at One Corporation Way in Peabody, Mass., features a manufacturing center for production of its Orion helium-ion microscope and the Carl Zeiss Nano Solutions Center Peabody, an applications lab and demo center for its instruments. Carl Zeiss SMT moved to the facility in July 2007 from Thornwood, N.Y. Expected to attend the 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. event Wednesday are Eric Martin, PhD, technical director of Harvard University's Center for Nanoscale Systems; David C. Joy, PhD, Distinguished Professor, the University of Tennessee, and Distinguished Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Michael T. Postek, PhD, chief, Precision Engineering Div., Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Also in attendence will be Carl Zeiss SMT President Frank Averdung and board member Dirk Stenkemp. Carl Zeiss SMT, which also makes mask inspection systems, is a subsidiary of Germany-based Carl Zeiss AG.

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electron beam: A stream of electrons emitted by a single source that move in the same direction and at the same speed.
lithography: Lithography is a key process used in microfabrication and semiconductor manufacturing to create intricate patterns on the surface of substrates, typically silicon wafers. It involves the transfer of a desired pattern onto a photosensitive material called a resist, which is coated onto the substrate. The resist is then selectively exposed to light or other radiation using a mask or reticle that contains the pattern of interest. The lithography process can be broadly categorized into several...
microscope: An instrument consisting essentially of a tube 160 mm long, with an objective lens at the distant end and an eyepiece at the near end. The objective forms a real aerial image of the object in the focal plane of the eyepiece where it is observed by the eye. The overall magnifying power is equal to the linear magnification of the objective multiplied by the magnifying power of the eyepiece. The eyepiece can be replaced by a film to photograph the primary image, or a positive or negative relay...
nano: An SI prefix meaning one billionth (10-9). Nano can also be used to indicate the study of atoms, molecules and other structures and particles on the nanometer scale. Nano-optics (also referred to as nanophotonics), for example, is the study of how light and light-matter interactions behave on the nanometer scale. See nanophotonics.
nanotechnology: The use of atoms, molecules and molecular-scale structures to enhance existing technology and develop new materials and devices. The goal of this technology is to manipulate atomic and molecular particles to create devices that are thousands of times smaller and faster than those of the current microtechnologies.
photonics: The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...

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