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Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a high-sensitivity, high-resolution semiconductor failure analysis system that utilizes visible to near-infrared light, all in just a single unit
Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a new semiconductor failure analysis system called the “PHEMOS-X C15765-01” that in just a single unit utilizes visible to near-infrared light to analyze semiconductor defects. What makes this possible is a newly mounted multi-wavelength laser scanner that applies our unique in-house optical design technology. Efficiently utilizing multi-wavelength light allows high sensitivity and high resolution essential for localizing semiconductor failures and so will improve failure analysis efficiency in diverse semiconductor devices that will be in high demand, such as state-of-the-art semiconductor devices whose circuit line width keeps on shrinking as well as power semiconductors that control electrical power more efficiently than ordinary semiconductor devices. Sales of the…
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Covid-19: Die realen Anwendungen der Photonik-Ausrüstung
Techniken wie PCR (Polymerase-Kettenreaktion) und medizinische Bildgebung sind im Kampf gegen das Coronavirus von entscheidender Bedeutung und auf die kontinuierliche Lieferung von Komponenten angewiesen. Das neuartige Coronavirus (Sars-Cov-2) breitet sich weiterhin auf der ganzen Welt aus und wirkt auf alles ein, vom täglichen Leben bis zur globalen Wirtschaft. In diesen herausfordernden Zeiten spielt der Gesundheitssektor eine besonders wichtige Rolle. Neben Schutzkleidung, Atemschutzmasken und Beatmungsgeräten ist die Fähigkeit, schnell und genau zu testen, von entscheidender Bedeutung. Schnelle Tests benötigen jedoch die Verfügbarkeit verschiedener Laboranalysegeräte. Die Deckung der Nachfrage nach Analysegeräten erfordert, dass die Hersteller die Produktion fortsetzen, um die kontinuierliche Versorgung mit kritischen Komponenten weltweit sicherzustellen. Hamamatsu Photonics ist Teil der…
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Hamamatsu Photonics has expanded its lineup of ionization-assisting substrates now selectable from a total of 9 types according to samples
Hamamatsu Photonics have added 4 new products to our "DIUTHAME (Desorption Ionization Using Through Hole Alumina MEmbrane)" series ionization-assisting substrates, that drastically cut the pretreatment time needed to ionize samples by laser in mass spectrometry. These new products include a miniature type, ideal for mass spectrometry imaging of small samples and a glass-slide size type for mass spectrum measurement that can be directly set into spectrometer holders. Our expanded lineup for the DIUTHAME series now includes a total of 9 types, allowing users to select the DIUTHAME that best matches the size of samples to measure with a MALDI-TOF MS that works by a combination of MALDI(*1) and TOF MS(*2)…
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To further accelerate R&D work for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test reagents, Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a new fluorescence immunochromato reader with both high sensitivity and high reproducibility
Here at Hamamatsu Photonics we have developed a new “Immunochromato Reader C10066-60” that gives precise readouts of fluorescence in immunochromatographic reagents. Its measurement sensitivity has been boosted more than 10 times higher than currently available products by applying our own advanced signal processing technology and optical design technology. This new immunochromato reader (lateral flow reader) does high-sensitivity detection of reagent reactions occurring with antigens such as viruses and hormones or antibodies reacting with viruses, etc. It is a promising tool for streamlining R&D work on immunochromatographic reagents including those for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We start accepting product orders from domestic and overseas reagent manufacturers on October 1st (Thu), 2020. We…
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Hamamatsu Photonics has developed a high performance MCP with low noise and high gain that contains no hazardous substances listed in the RoHS directive
By reviewing all materials starting from scratch and applying an ALD* (atomic layer deposition) technique, we succeeded in creating ALD-MCPs (microchannel plates) that ensure low noise and high signal multiplication (gain) without using materials containing lead. Eliminating lead is great step forward because its use is restricted in the RoHS directive issued by the European Union (EU) as a hazardous substance. The ALD-MCP is likely to replace currently used MCPs that contain lead and will serve as a high performance MCP useful for mass spectrometers and scanning electron microscopes (SEM). We will start supplying samples of ALD-MCP for evaluation from October 1st (Thu), 2020 aiming to sell them as commercial…
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Hamamatsu Photonics announces the completion of a new factory building at the Shingai factory site
Hamamatsu Photonics has been constructing a new factory building at the Shingai Factory (Shingai-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu City, Japan) to cope with increasing sales demand for opto-semiconductors, X-ray image sensors and X-ray flat panel sensors. This new factory will start operations in October this year. The completion ceremony for the new factory building took place Friday, August 7. Hamamatsu Photonics has been supplying opto-semiconductor products for a wide range of applications and fields such as medical diagnosis and treatment, industrial instrumentation, automotive, and scientific measurement. Recently, there has been an increasing demand for plastic-molded opto-semiconductors mass-producible in large quantities, as well as for X-ray image sensors and X-ray flat panel sensors…
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Hamamatsu Photonics announces the completion of a new Building No. 5 at the Toyooka factory site
Hamamatsu Photonics has been constructing a new Building No. 5 at the Toyooka Factory site (Shimokanzo, Iwata City, Japan), and now announces the completion of the new building. This new building will start operations in September this year to boost the R&D activities and customer service in the electron tube market. The completion ceremony for this new building took place Wednesday, August 19. Hamamatsu Photonics has been selling advanced electron tube products including photomultiplier tubes and light sources for a wide variety of fields such as medical diagnostics, analytical, industrial and scientific measurements, and academic research. We expect a further increase in sales of electron tube products with an emphasis…
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Stay Healthy with Touchless Technology – Introducing new 3D time-of-flight image sensors
Touchless operation of machinery for hygiene management, measurement tools for ensuring social distance and labour-saving autonomous robots are becoming more common in everyday life. Today, distance sensors are playing an increasingly important role as a key enabling component in the development of such technologies. Distance Image sensors measure the distance to an object per pixel, using an indirect TOF (time-of-flight) method. It is the optimum sensor for people and object detection, and shape recognition for applications where touchless or labour-saving technology is required. To meet the needs of these applications, Hamamatsu Photonics introduce a new range of 3D time-of-flight back-thinned image sensors. Through back-thinning, these new sensors deliver high sensitivity…
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Interferometry in the palm of your hand
Infrared spectroscopy is a versatile tool for numerous tasks such as; process analysis, sorting, healthcare and food inspection. Since infrared light penetrates into materials, the composition of the material itself is observed instead of measuring only the surface. This is possible due to the fact that molecular bindings are always in a state of oscillation. The infrared light interacts with those bindings and gets them to an excited state. The energy levels and thus the amount of energy needed for such a transition are unique for the respective atoms of the molecule, meaning only light of certain wavelengths is absorbed. By looking at the spectrum, i.e. the intensities of light…
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Räumlicher Lichtmodulator (SLM) mit weltweit höchster Pulslaserleistung von bis zu 400 GW/cm2
Hamamatsu Photonics ist es gelungen, einen Flüssigkristall-Raumlichtmodulator (SLM) mit der weltweit höchsten Pulslaserleistung von bis zu 400 GW/cm2 zu entwickeln, indem hochentwickelte Dünnschicht- und Schaltungsdesigntechnologien eingesetzt wurden. Dieser neue SLM für industrielle Hochleistungs-Impulslasersysteme kann dazu beitragen, einen hohen Durchsatz und eine hochpräzise Laserbearbeitung zu erreichen, um widerstandsfähige Materialien wie beispielsweise leichte und hochfeste kohlenstofffaserverstärkte Kunststoffe (CFK) zu bearbeiten. Diese Arbeit wird teilweise vom Rat für Wissenschaft, Technologie und Innovation (CSTI), dem Ministerien-übergreifenden strategischen Innovationsförderungsprogramm (SIP) und "Photonics and Quantum Technology for Society 5.0" (Förderagentur: Nationale Institute für Quanten- und radiologische Wissenschaft und Technologie, QST) unterstützt. Ziel dieses Projekts ist der Nachweis und die Demonstration innovativer Herstellungs- und Fabrikationstechniken unter Verwendung…
