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Product Briefing Outline: Veeco Instruments recently launched the Dektak 150 Surface Profiler, which is designed to monitor thin films of advanced PVs as well as critical surface roughness, key for optimal absorption of photons. The standard Dektak 150 utilizes a newly designed 4 x 4-inch X-Y stage with manual theta. It can be configured with a 4-inch Y auto stage that enables 3D imaging, or equipped with a 6-inch X-Y auto stage that, in addition to 3D mapping, provides automation and programmability of over 200 sample sites. With the scan-stitching package, the system can perform even longer scans for stress measurements on larger wafers. Other stage features include wafer alignment pins for ease of use, three-point suspension for stress, lateral calibration for 99.9% accuracy, and a larger scan block for improved baseline stability, according to the company. Read more >>

Product Briefing Outline: Dow Corning's Solar Solutions Group has extended its product offerings for the global solar energy market with an encapsulant and two potting agents that have been tested and qualified for photovoltaic module applications. The PV 6010 Cell Encapsulant and the PV 7010 and PV 7020 Potting Agents have been developed to eliminate the guesswork when dealing with the potential solutions available today. Read more >>

Product Briefing Outline: HORIBA Jobin Yvon has introduced the MM-16, a spectroscopic ellipsometer dedicated to the advanced characterization of film thickness and optical constants for a broad range of materials such as semiconductors, compounds, alloys and organic thin films. Read more >>