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November 2011 newsletter
November 2011: Special Nanotechnology Edition

MountainsMap SPM 6.2 applications:

  • The challenge of characterizing nanowire morphology (IEMN).
  • Quantum dots: pulsed laser post growth laser patterning (ICMAB-CSIC).

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September 2011 newsletter
September 2011
  • Correlative surface metrology.
  • 2nd generation lead analysis (automotive industry)
  • Multi-scale wavelets analysis
  • Extended interoperability (MATLAB™ compatibility and universal ASCII data export).

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February 2011 newsletter
February 2011: Special Standards Edition
  • New foundations for modern surface texture analysis: ISO 25178 & ISO/TS 16610.
  • ISO 25178 parameters.
  • New parameter naming conventions and authorized filters.
  • Future work at ISO TC213.
  • ISO 25178 and ISO/TS 16610 document status.

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Winter 2010
  • Mountains 6 for SPM's.
  • ICMAB-CSIC: new precursor families for molecular electronics.
  • LNE (French National Metrology Institute): dimensional nanometrology.
  • Force curve analysis.
  • 4D movie of surface evolution.
  • Atomic step heights.

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Autumn 2010
  • Mountains 6 - a universal solution for surface imaging and analysis.
  • Advanced characterization of surface texture with local features, by François Blateyron.
  • Mountains 6 - Makalu 2010 expedition reaches the summit.
  • Digital Surf in Tokyo provides local support for the Asia-Pacific region.

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July 2010: Special Mountains 6 "Makalu" Edition

In Japanese language, for the Micromachines/MEMS exhibition.

  • What's new in Mountains Technology 6?
  • Digital Surf provides local support in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Article on the advanced characterization of surface texture with local parameters, by François Blateyron.
  • The right parameters wherever you are.
  • Mountains 6 - Makalu 2010 expedition at the summit

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Spring-Summer 2010: Special Mountains 6 "Makalu" Edition
  • Instrument-oriented Mountains Technology version6
  • Which MountainsMap® are you?
  • What’s new in Mountains Technology 6?
  • The right parameters wherever you are
  • Going to the summit Mountains 6 – Makalu 2010

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December 2009: Special SPM Edition
  • Theme: Visualize - Analyze - Report.
  • Focus on using Mountains to prepare high quality images prior to characterization and analysis.
  • Case study: measurement of a step height on exfoliated graphene sheets (courtesy French National Metrology Institute).

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Autumn-Winter 2009
  • Release of Mountains® version 5.1.
  • Scale-sensitive fractal analysis by Prof. Chris Brown.
  • Mountains scale-sensitive fractal analysis plug-in
  • Surface characterization for competitive manufacturing by Bengt-Göran Rosèn

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Spring 2009

Special issue on Advanced Contour

  • New optional module compatible with almost all Mountains products.
  • Analyze dimensions, angles, radii, diameters, tolerances; fit to DXF.

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November 2008

Special issue on Nanometrology

  • LNE, France: National Metrology Institute, working on several research programmes on nanometrology.
  • ICMAB-CSIC, Barcelona: research on magnetic material for spintronic.

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Autumn-Winter 2008
  • LTI, Luxemburg: Henri Tudor Public Research Center. Research on non-toxic hexavalent chromium, using 4D module.
  • New Stitching module in MountainsMap.

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Spring-Summer 2008
  • 4D surface analysis: study the dynamics of the surface in function of time, temperature, pressure...
  • Sub-surface extraction and analysis.

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November 2007
  • ICMAB-CSIC: Research on nanomaterials, using Mountains-SPM®.
  • Self-assembling nanostructures: nanowalls and nanodots.

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Spring-Summer 2007
  • MountainsMap® version 5: .
  • Focus on 3D motifs parameters and volume parameters.

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Brochures


Mountains® Surface Imaging & Metrology Software

Discover the key features in Mountains®.

Download 6 page brochure (pdf, 1.9 MB, English)

Download 6 page brochure (pdf, 1.7 MB, Japanese)

Download 6 page brochure (pdf, 2.0 MB, Chinese)




Articles


Imaging & Microscopy

Article written by François Blateyron and Antony Caulcutt on 3D Imaging and Analysis using surface metrology software, published in Imaging & Microscopy, March 2006.

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JSPE conference

Article written by François Blateyron on "3D Parameters and New Filtration Techniques", from the proceedings of the (JSPE) Japanese Society of Production Engineers, March 2006.

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