Positioning Equipment Videos

  1. Precision Positioning Systems (PPS) Capabilities 5/24/2024

    Explore PPS capabilities for high-precision position measurements in semiconductor manufacturing, enabling advancements in lithography tools and system reliability with patented technologies.

  2. Solving the First Light Capture Problem in Photonics Alignment 3/18/2024

    PILightning tackles the first light capture issue in photonics alignment, promising dramatic improvements in testing and assembling photonic circuits, revolutionizing the industry.

  3. Improving Micro-Hole Laser Drilling Performance With High Performance Motion Control 8/4/2023

    Combining piezo stages and linear motors can significantly improve micro-hole laser drilling performance. This demonstration looks at high-density 30µm micro-holes in glass.

  4. 3D Surface Profiling Of Micro-Lenses: How To Improve Performance 8/4/2023

    Using optical sensors and gantry motion, 3D surface profiling is a technique that measures and analyzes the surface features of an object in 3D.

  5. Air Bearing-Based Miniature Stages For Fiber-Optics Alignment 8/4/2023

    Compact air bearing stages provide superior dynamics in multi-axis automated optics and photonics alignment applications.

  6. Advanced Motion Control Algorithms For The Future Of The Photonics Industry 8/4/2023

    Silicon photonics is the most scalable and efficient approach to sustainably keep up with data demand. Motion control algorithms are important in reducing cycle times.

  7. Live Talk: The Turbulent History Of Interferometric Methods Of Precision Positioning 3/27/2023

    Peter J. de Groot gives a talk on interferometric precision positioning recorded live at the European Precision Engineering Society (euspen) Special Interest Group meeting on Precision Motion Systems & Control.

  8. Closed-Loop Fast Focusing Nanopositioning Drives: Voice-Coil or Piezo - Your Choice 3/6/2023

    Voice coil drives with mechanical bearings and Piezo flexure mechanisms offer breakthroughs in travel range, reliability, flexibility, precision, and speed.

  9. Achieving Sub-Nanometer and Picometer Measurements With Unrivaled Precision 2/1/2023

    Shannon Gohrbani of Mad City Labs details PicoQ Position Sensor technology for displacement measurements on Day Two of Photonics West 2023.

  10. New Motion And Laser Control Algorithms Improve Quality, Throughput 7/18/2022

    Dr. Cliff Jolliffe, PI's head of segment marketing automation, explains how motion and control solutions from PI help address the industry's needs. Advanced motion control algorithms and high performance linear stages and rotary stages can improve the precision, quality and throughput in laser micro hole drilling. The combination of fast focusing and nano-positioning scanning stages allows for a highly controlled hole taper.