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Improving Thin Film Quality: Advanced Pyrometry Solutions for Precise Vacuum Chamber Temperature Monitoring
10월 27, 2025
By Tim Dubbs
Depositing materials in a vacuum environment reduces contamination and enables materials to travel unimpeded to the substrate. As such, this technique is an important industrial process for creating thin films and coatings across a diverse range of applications including semiconductor manufacturing, optics or glass and beyond.
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Are You Ready for Level VII Efficiency?
9월 25, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Level VII efficiency standards are currently in the final stages before publication and are anticipated to come into force in about two years. The rules will impact several applications, from medical and industrial technologies to IT equipment as well as home appliances, lighting, consumer products and HVAC systems.
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Newly Revised SEMI E135 Standard Helps Semiconductor Fabrication Plants Select the Best RF Generator for Their Application
3월 19, 2019
By Don van Zyl
I recently was part of a group brought together by SEMI to redefine SEMI E135, the standard applied to test methods for determining the transient response of a radio frequency (RF) generator used in RF power delivery systems for semiconductor processing equipment.
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What Exactly is Cold Junction Compensation? How Does It Relate to the Use of Thermocouples as Temperature Sensors?
3월 14, 2019
By Dan Jackson
I was recently asked, “What does Cold Junction Compensation do?” This question requires that I summarize how thermocouples work and the physics behind them.
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Five Ways the Enterprise Can Encourage Women in the Workforce
3월 08, 2019
By Cindy Pitrat
Happy International Women’s Day 2019! As the global community takes a moment to celebrate women and reflect on our achievements (a personal shout out to retired Colorado Supreme Court Justice Nancy Rice and US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for inspiring me), I think we can all agree that there is still more to do.
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Excelsys Technologies, Inc. products are now Advanced Energy Low Voltage Solutions
3월 05, 2019
Since Excelsys joined the Advanced Energy family in July 2017, they have further strengthened our applied technologies portfolio – offering new power solutions to Advanced Energy’s worldwide customer base.