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ArF Immersion Lithography Supports High-Volume 14-nm Chip Manufacturing
Innovations in lithography-based technologies increasingly have led to process complexities and mounting operational costs. New light source advancements, however, futher support on-wafer critical dimension stability for improved yields while simultaneously refining system efficiency and associated business expenditures. Semiconductor market demand for improved performance at lower cost continues to drive enhancements in lithography. Chipmakers are extending leading-edge deep ultraviolet
Vision-Spectra.com, June 2015
Vision Systems — Accelerating the Art of the Design
Vision algorithm development is, by its very nature, an iterative process. If employed correctly, certain tools and design practices can dramatically decrease development time and improve quality. To that end, National Instruments has applied a...
Vision-Spectra.com, June 2015
3-D Smart Sensor Improves Feature Inspection in Assembly
For quality control, measurements must be absolutely precise: Many systems, processes and parts affect the quality of the final product. In assembly operations, many inspection points must be monitored to ensure that components fit properly and that...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2015
Lens-Free Imaging for Large-Surface Industrial Inspection
With micro- and nanofabrication surging, there is a growing need for cameras that can automatically monitor large surfaces for microscopic details. Scanning setups with conventional microscopes are sometimes used, but they are too slow and bulky for...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2015
Sensors Go Out, Up, Down and Around
Cows are happier. They also are giving more milk. Both of these related outcomes are a consequence of automated milking systems that depend upon photonics-based 3-D sensors. Other innovations involve sensors operating outside the visible spectrum,...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2015
WASPS Poised to Bring Tunable Sources for Quantum Communications
Quantum information technologies are set to revolutionize communication security and computing capabilities over the coming decades, and governments and companies are beginning to invest heavily in development and, in some cases, installation of...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2015
Picking a Camera, for Control and Profit
Seeing is believing – and seeing is also control, in the case of industrial applications. An example is anti-sway technology from SmartCrane. Software from the Poquoson, Va.-based company provides control of crane motion. This technology...
Vision-Spectra.com, January 2015
Hyperspectral Imaging Enables Industrial Applications
Hyperspectral imaging systems supply classification and identification information, in addition to image information. This property makes them useful for numerous industrial and other applications, many of which have yet to be discovered. New...
Vision-Spectra.com, October 2014
Lasers Guiding Us into More Intelligent Future
When is a boundary actually reached? When is “small” so small that anything smaller is simply not possible? Today’s smartphones are a never-ending fountain of information: They allow us to compare prices in real time, network with...
Vision-Spectra.com, October 2014
Semi-Custom Cameras: Simpler, More Affordable Than You Think
Imagine you are a systems integrator and that your customer’s vision system works just fine. It performs as expected, and everyone’s happy. But in a marketplace where all players claim quality products and affordability, how do you...
Vision-Spectra.com, October 2014
Vision Systems Simplify Automated Inspection
Vision is not a new technology for production lines, as cameras have been used for automated inspection, robot guidance and sorting machines for many years. However, systems are becoming more complex, and today’s performance requirements are...
Vision-Spectra.com, October 2014
Playing to Type: Choosing the Right Class of Lens for Machine Vision
Machine vision systems have one general task: to collect and process optical information so measurements, observations or decisions can be made without direct human intervention. In other words, machine vision systems are supposed to augment or...
Vision-Spectra.com, October 2014
CMOS Sensors Boost High-End Industrial Vision
Image capture of real-world scenes – and blending it with virtual information represented as visual patterns – is vital in a growing number of industrial and consumer applications. It is used in intelligent transportation systems such as...
Vision-Spectra.com, July 2014
Not All Beams Are Created Equal
The first feature article in this series (“Selecting Industrial Laser Optics,” January 2014, pp. 11-13) discussed a variety of extracavity optical laser components and their importance to laser operation and laser beam delivery. This...
Vision-Spectra.com, July 2014
Test Your Industrial LCD/LED User-Interface IQ
LCD and LED technologies have grown rapidly in popularity for industrial control applications over the past five years. Although many of the benefits of LCD and LED technologies – energy efficiency and long life – are well known, recent...
Vision-Spectra.com, July 2014
Vision-Enabled Robots Improve Automation
Thanks to falling prices, better hardware and improved software, vision-enabled robots are increasingly found in smaller and smaller automation and manufacturing operations, where they improve assembly processes, conduct quality checks and enable...
Vision-Spectra.com, July 2014
Fast Short-Pulse Lasers Enhance Surface Cleaning, Aluminum Welding Preparation
It is well-known within the laser community that the same technologies used for surface ablation and engraving can be applied for surface cleaning and coating removal of various types. However, the technology has been used mainly for smaller parts...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2014
Sensor Advances Help the Bottom Line
Industrial sensors expand spectral range, go 3-D, work better in harsh environments – and get cheaper, too. Getting a better sense of a situation can make cents – and even dollars. To that end, industrial sensors are expanding their...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2014
THz Technologies Offer Varied Options for Industry
Terahertz technologies – which use the band between 30 µm and 3 mm – are bulky and expensive systems, used mainly in R&D and lab applications, especially astrophysics. But great technical progress in recent years has enabled...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2014
Vision Offers Control of a High-Power Laser Ablation Process
Using high-power lasers to remove coatings (paint) from aircraft surfaces offers a significant improvement in process efficiency and reduction of both consumables and waste streams. The ability of lasers to quickly ablate paint from surfaces comes...
Vision-Spectra.com, April 2014
3-D Profiling Advances Automation
There is a rapidly growing interest in using 3-D machine vision to address automation requirements, including new types of inspections. Many wildly differing techniques exist to obtain a 3-D scan of a scene or object for subsequent analysis. The...
Vision-Spectra.com, January 2014
Getting the Picture on Camera Selection
If seeing is believing, it’s easy to understand why industrial inspection needs vision. Imaging a part may be the only way to monitor production as it occurs and check final output quality. Given that, one question is how to select the right...
Vision-Spectra.com, January 2014
Vision Systems Automate Industrial Inspection
Industrial settings can often benefit greatly from machine vision technology. These industries often have been producing their goods the same way for many decades. Introducing machine vision systems can have dramatic effects, improving quality,...
Vision-Spectra.com, January 2014
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