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Camera based probes and machine vision have found increased use in coordinate measuring machines over the past years and the calibration of artifacts for these probes has become an important task for NIST. Until recently these artifacts have been
We have developed a frequency stabilized laser system to supply light to measure atomic-scale displacements of a stage moved in real time. Each laser in the array provides enough power (~1 mW) for four Michelson interferometers whose accuracy requires a
J Allgair, C Archie, W Banke, H Bogardus, A Delaporte, Michael T. Postek, J Schlesinger, B Singh, Andras Vladar, A Yanof
The Advanced Metrology Advisory Group (AMAG) comprised of representatives from: the International SEMATECH (ISEMATECH) consortium member companies; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and ISEMATECH assignees have joined to develop a unified
K Matsumoto, Y Gotoh, T Maeda, John A. Dagata, J S. Harris
A single-electron memory was fabricated using the improved pulse-mode atomic force microscopy nano oxidation process which oxidized the surface of the thin titanium (Ti) metal on the atomically flat -alumina (-Al2O3) substrate and formed the narrow
This is the final report for the SEMATECH funded SEMATECH/NIST contract for the development of atom-based standard artifacts. This report is intended to summarize the progress completed on the technical elements and is intended as a general release
Y B. Yuan, X F. Qiang, Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger
A fast algorithm for assessing the Gaussian filtered mean line was deduced using the central limit theorem and an approximation method. This algorithm only uses simple computer operations such as addition, subtraction and digit shifting, and avoids
Y B. Yuan, X F. Qiang, Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger
A fast algorithm for assessing the Gaussian filtered mean line was deduced using the central limit theorem and an approximation method. This algorithm only uses simple computer operations such as addition, subtraction and digit shifting, and avoids
Steven D. Phillips, Daniel S. Sawyer, Bruce R. Borchardt, David E. Ward, D E. Beutel
We present a high accuracy artifact useful for the evaluation of large CMMs. This artifact can be physically probed by the CMM in contrast to conventional techniques that use purely optical methods such as laser interferometers. The system can be used over
Y B. Yuan, Theodore V. Vorburger, Jun-Feng Song, Thomas B. Renegar
A simplified realization for the Gaussian filter in surface metrology is presented in this paper. The sampling function sinu/u is used for simplifying the Gaussian function. According to the central limit theorem, when n approaches infinity, the function
Mark R. VanLandingham, John S. Villarrubia, G Meyers, M Dineen
The ultimate objective of instrumented indentation testing is to obtain absolute measurements of material properties and behavior. To achieve this goal, accurate knowledge of the shape of the indenter tip is required. For indentation measurements involving
Craig I. Schlenoff, Peter O. Denno, Robert W. Ivester, Simon Szykman, Don E. Libes
The objective of this work described in this paper is to move closer to the ultimate goal of seamless system integration using the principle behind ontological engineering to unambiguously define domain-specific concepts. Current integration efforts are
E C. Teague, Jun-Feng Song, Bradley N. Damazo, John Evans, Matthew A. Davies, Nicholas G. Dagalakis
The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) has a unique mission of discrete part manufacturing technology within the National Institute of Standards and Technology''s (NIST) mission of measurement, standards, data and infrastructure technology. Several
Egon Marx, Thomas A. Germer, Theodore V. Vorburger, B C. Park
The angular distributions of light scattered by gold-coated and aluminum-coated gratings having amplitudes of ~90 nm and periods of 6.67 ¿m were measured and calculated for light incident from a HeNe laser at an angle of 6E. Experimental results are
Vincent P. Scheuerman, K Kreider, C Meyer, D Dewitt
We are developing an instrumented calibration wafer for radiometric temperature measurements in rapid thermal processing (RTP) that uses Pt/Pd wire and noble metal thin-film thermocouples that are welded to thin-film pads of Pt. The Pt/Pd wire
To compare the measured bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) of a rough surface to the results of a computation, we have to take into account the aperture of the detector and, more generally, the properties of the measuring instrument. We
The density of oxide nanostructures produced by scanned probe microscopy (SPM) is a function of substrate doping and voltage-pulse parameters. The total oxide thickness and molar-volume ratio of SPM oxide, obtained from high-resolution cross-sectional
Samuel Dongmo, John S. Villarrubia, Samuel N. Jones, Thomas B. Renegar, Michael T. Postek, Jun-Feng Song
Determination of the tip geometry is a prerequisite to converting the scanning probe microscope (SPM) from a simple imaging instrument to a tool that can perform width measurements accurately. Recently we developed blind reconstruction, a method to
R Koning, Ronald G. Dixson, Joseph Fu, G S. Peng, Theodore V. Vorburger
Capacitance displacement sensors, which are widely used to measure and control the true extension of piezoelectric actuators, have to be calibrated, if they are to be used for measurement purposes. We have investigated the calibration of a capacitance
Mark R. VanLandingham, John S. Villarrubia, G Meyers
Indentation measurements made with atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes are relative measurements, largely due to the lack of information regarding the tip shape of the AFM probes. Also, current tip shape calibration procedures used in depth-sensing
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Robert A. Clary, Michael L. McGlauflin, Eric P. Whitenton, Christopher J. Evans
Based on the numerical controlled (NC) diamond turning process used previously for manufacturing random profile roughness specimens, two prototype standard bullets were developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These standard
Jun-Feng Song, Theodore V. Vorburger, Christopher J. Evans, Michael L. McGlauflin, Eric P. Whitenton, Robert A. Clary
Based on the numerical controlled (NC) diamond turning process used previously for manufacturing random profile roughness specimens, two prototype standard bullets were developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). These standard
E Amatucci, Nicholas Dagalakis, John A. Kramar, Fredric Scire
The phenomenal growth of opto-electronic manufacturing and future applications in micro and nano manufacturing has raised the need for low-cost high performance micro-positioners. The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced
Egon Marx, I J. Malik, T Bristow, N Poduje, J C. Stover
Power spectral densities (PSDs) were used to characterize a set of surfaces over a wide range of lateral as well as perpendicular dimensions. Twelve 200-mm-diameter Si wafers were prepared and the surface finishes ranged from as-ground wafers to epitaxial
John A. Dagata, F Perez-murano, G Abadal, K Morimoto, T Inoue, J Itoh, H Yokoyama
Previous descriptions of scanned probe oxidation kinetics involved implicit assumptions that one-dimensional, steady-state models apply for arbitrary values of applied voltage and pulse duration. These assumptions have led to inconsistent interpretations