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Angela Davies, Christopher J. Evans, R Kestner, M Bremer
NIST's next generation interferometer (XCALIBIR) is a 300mm aperture, general-purpose interferometer designed to push the limits of optical testing. In this...
J D. Barnes, R Kolb, K A. Barnes, A Nakatani, Boualem Hammouda
We propose to introduce Temperature-Induced Contrast Variation (TICV) as a technique for improving the specificity of microstructure analyses obtained using...
Machine controllers built from standardized software parts, commonly referred to as components or modules, have the greatest potential to reap open architecture...
Uwe Arz, Dylan F. Williams, Dave K. Walker, J. E. Rogers, M. Rudack, D. Treytner, Hartmut Grabinski
This paper investigates the properties of asymmetric coupled lines built in a 0.25 5m CMOS technology in the frequency range of 50 MHz to 26.5 GHz. We show that...
William P. Shackleford, Frederick M. Proctor, John L. Michaloski
To achieve efficient communication between distributed real-time processes, it is desirable to both choose the best protocol for each communication path and...
Hui-Min Huang, James S. Albus, William P. Shackleford, Harry A. Scott, Thomas R. Kramer, Elena R. Messina, Frederick M. Proctor
This paper describes a reference architecture that is applicable to multiple classes of large-scale, complex real-time control systems. An associated tool...
Due to the evolution of analysis & design requirements, the elaboration of formal specifications is becoming the bulk of new development environments. The...
Ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering by dislocations in single-crystal aluminum has been observed in situ as a function of plastic deformation. The scattering is...
We have studied the effects of interface morphology on the dynamics of dendritic growth. The Ivantsov solution for an isothermal paraboloid of revolution...
We examine the stability of polarization switching in polyscrystalline ferroelectric/ferroelastic materials subject to continuous electromechanical loading. In...
Steven P. Mates, Stephen D. Ridder, Frank S. Biancaniello
Demands for inexpensive fine metal powders for emerging P/M processing applications drive the need to maximize fine powder yields and improve the efficiency of...
Frank S. Biancaniello, Rodney D. Jiggetts, Richard E. Ricker, Stephen D. Ridder, Mark R. Stoudt
The addition of nitrogen to stainless steels can dramatically improve properties. Using rapid solidification processing with its increased chemical homogeneity...
Positive ionic energy distributions in modified very-high-frequency (MVHF) and radio frequency (RF) glow discharges were measured usinga retarding field...
NIST is developing a web-based repository to serve as the core of a modular environment for developers of STEP, a family of product data exchange standards...
The role of process simulation in microlithography is becoming an increasingly important part of process control as wafer feature sizes become smaller than the...
Ronald G. Dixson, R Koning, Joseph Fu, Theodore V. Vorburger, Thomas B. Renegar
Atomic force microscopes (AFMs) generate three dimensional images with nanometer level resolution and, consequently, are used in the semiconductor industry as...
John S. Villarrubia, Andras Vladar, J R. Lowney, Michael T. Postek, Richard A. Allen, Michael W. Cresswell, Rathindra Ghoshtagore
The effect of the instrument on the measurement must be known in order to generate an accurate linewidth measurement. Although instrument models exist for a...
The modern definition of traceability intimately links the concepts of calibration (i.e., connection to the SI unit) and measurement uncertainty. In a typical...
Improved sample temperature measurement accuracy is demonstrated in a normal-incidence optical reflectance spectroscopy system that has been modified to allow...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently administered two interlaboratory comparisons, coordinated within the Fiber Optics...
Mark R. VanLandingham, John S. Villarrubia, G F. Meyers
Regardless of the type of test, reliable indentation measurements require knowledge of the shape of the indenter tip. For indentation measurements involving sub...
We develop a novel four-port equivalent circuit for a coplanar-waveguide-to-microstrip transition using a finite-difference time-domain analysis. The lumped...
Donald C. DeGroot, Paul D. Hale, M. Vanden Bossche, F. Verbeyst, Jan Verspecht
We analyze the input networks of the samplers used in the nose-to-nose calibration method. Our model demonstrates that the required input network conditions are...
The electric fatigue behavior of a commercial lead zirconate titanate (PZT) was investigated by optical microscopy and instrumented Hertzian microindentation...