Newsletter | May 7, 2024

05.07.24 -- The Benefits Of Air Bearings For Optics, Photonics, And Aerospace

Semiconductor Wafer Inspection And Metrology With Multi-Axis Air Bearing Stage

In semiconductor manufacturing, meticulous inspection is crucial for identifying and eliminating defects down to the nanometer scale. PI's precision motion control, including nanopositioning and piezo technology, provides integrated solutions that optimize efficiency and yield.

 

Advancing Production For SiP Devices With Modular Alignment Systems

The integration of emerging technologies like Quantum Communications, Quantum Computing, Nanosats, and LIDAR with Silicon Photonics presents many challenges for test and packaging processes. PI offers efficient alignment solutions that can be integrated quickly and perform optimally on the ACS controller platform.

 

Performance Of Rotary Air Bearing Stages For Synchrotron Crystallography

PI's air bearing group has created a 300mm rotary table with air bearings for a synchrotron beamline test facility. The table is designed for optimal performance in stiffness, load capacity, radial runout error motion, and velocity smoothness. Learn more about its design choices, motor specifications, and performance.

 

Using Spherical Air Bearings In Satellite Testing

As demand grows for satellite testing amidst the rise of programs like NASA's CubeSat, explore how spherical air bearings revolutionize validation systems with frictionless motion critical for accurate hardware assessment and simulation of zero-gravity environments.

 

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PIglide High-Precision Z Tip/Tilt Stage With Air Bearings

The A-523 is an air-bearing Z tip/tilt stage with direct drive suited for precision applications such as wafer inspection, fiber positioning, optics positioning, flat screen inspection, maskless lithography, and ultra-LED manufacturing.

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