Rigaku Corp., Sunnyvale, Calif., announces the installation, in the recently-expanded Covalent Metrology Sunnyvale service lab, of two of its newest analytical instruments: the Rigaku AZX400 sequential wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometer, and the CT Lab HX system.
As an optimal R&D system, the AZX 400 spectrometer is a foundational instrument for companies developing next-generation semiconductors, sensors, batteries, solar cells, and advanced materials. It is designed to maximize analytical flexibility, covering a broad range of elements, with spot sizes down to 0.5mm diameter for spatially resolved measurements.
The Rigaku CT Lab HX high-performance benchtop x-ray Micro-CT system, is designed for 3D and 4D imaging of micro-scale morphologies. Computed tomography (CT) reveals, at high-speed, the high-resolution, three-dimensional structure of an object by means of computer-processed combinations of numerous x-ray images taken from different angles.
The Rigaku AZX400 sequential wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometer, specifically designed to accommodate large or heavy samples, will be used for precise film and materials compositional analysis and uniformity assessment. The AZX400 system accepts samples up to 400mm in diameter and features an automatic loader to accommodate 200mm cassettes and 300mm front-opening unified pods (FOUPs).
The CT Lab HX system is a compact yet powerful micro-CT system that can provide three-dimensional x-ray images of a wide variety of samples. It features the largest field of view and the most powerful x-ray source in its class (130 kV, 39W), enabling high-speed image acquisition as fast as 18 seconds/scan. The system will be broadly employed for the development and non-destructive failure analysis of advanced materials, packaged and fabricated devices, and complex components.
