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Advanced Energy’s Global Footprint Helps Ease Customers’ Tariff Concerns

May 02, 2025

By John Donaghey

Over the past few months, the U.S. Administration announced a range of tariffs on imports into the United States. Presently, it is hard to escape news about tariffs and the impacts of those tariffs on businesses worldwide. While customers have to navigate through uncertainties, AE is well positioned to help minimize tariff exposures.

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Dual Magnetron Sputtering: Delivering High Power*

June 17, 2015

By Dave Christie

Current source supplies are ideal for pulsed dual magnetron sputtering (DMS). They have the advantage of little to no current rise when an arc occurs, and they enable arc detection by voltage fall due to high incremental impedance.
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Magnetron Arcing: Considerations for Large-Area Coating

October 07, 2014

By Dave Christie

Large-area magnetron sputtering processes operate at high powers up to 100 kW to 200 kW, or even higher in some rare cases.
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New Microohmmeter Probes are Rugged and Comfortable

September 23, 2014

By Advanced Energy Editor

Advanced Energy's TEGAM, a leading supplier of innovative microohmmeters, has just introduced five new Kelvin probes.

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Dual Magnetron Sputtering (DMS): The Basics

June 11, 2014

By Dave Christie

Magnetron sputtering systems are used to deposit complex layer systems on solid substrates and flexible webs for various uses, including display, flexible electronics, packaging, lighting, decorative, architectural, and automotive applications.
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Controlling Pulsed DMS Reactive Sputtering Processes: Getting a Solid Voltage Feedback Signal

April 22, 2014

By Dave Christie

Large-area coating is used to deposit complex layer systems on glass for architectural and automotive applications, and a myriad of others, including coatings on flexible webs.
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Advanced Energy's TEGAM Awarded Patent for Advanced Thermistor Design

March 26, 2014

By Advanced Energy Editor

TEGAM a leading supplier of innovative RF power measurements, was recently awarded Patent No. 8,558,556, “Planar-axial thermistor for bolometry.”

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Choosing Between DC and RF for Sputtering Applications

March 11, 2014

By Doug Pelleymounter

I get this question a lot: “How do I know when to use DC and when to use RF for a sputtering application?” Of course, the first thing to consider is film requirements.
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Increasing Flow to Increase Power: How Voltage Control Works

February 25, 2014

By Advanced Energy Admin

Controlling reactive sputtering processes is challenging, and there are several options.
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Innovating Cathodic Arc Deposition: High-Performance Bias

February 11, 2014

By Uwe Krause

The “field” we work in (That’s why we are called “field” applications engineers.) involves an endless variety of technology and customers.
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