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Advanced Energy in the Windy City – An Update from SVC TechCon 2024
June 11, 2024
By Kyle Moore
Every year the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) – a non-profit, international, professional organization primarily devoted to coating and surface finishing using vacuum processes – brings together industry professionals, researchers and academics for SVC TechCon, the world’s largest technical expo for vacuum coating.
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Dynamic Reverse Pulsing – What About the Anode?
December 04, 2023
By Gayatri Rane
A previous AE blog, Dynamic Reverse Pulsing – What About Duty Cycle?, discussed reactive sputter deposition of insulating thin films in large-area coaters, describing the benefits of using the Dynamic Reverse Pulse (DRP) power-delivery mode over the bipolar (BP) mode of dual magnetron sputtering. In DRP mode , dual targets are bipolar pulsed against an explicit anode and the duty cycle can be varied so that the polarity is positive on the target for a shorter time during pulsing. This allows clearing of charge build-up on the targets. In our studies, DRP mode showed increased deposition rate and reduced substrate temperature when compared to similar depositions with the BP mode.
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CT Imaging: Navigating the Complex Power Needs of Current and Next Generation CT Systems
October 09, 2023
Computed Tomography (CT) is a computerized imaging technique used in radiology. A rapidly rotating X-ray beam and detector are used to generate cross-sectional images – so-called slices – that form the volumetric and very detailed internal image of the body.
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Rising Energy Costs Drive New Power Solutions for European Indoor Growers
March 31, 2023
By Joe Voyles
Driven by factors ranging from high-yield, stable crop production and ease of harvesting to population growth and consumer demand for locally sourced products, vertical farming has seen significant growth in recent years. According to industry analysts this success is set to continue.
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Top 4 Medical Industry Trends From MD&M West 2023
March 16, 2023
By Dermot Flynn
The medical industry is experiencing an exciting transformation, driven by recent breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI), increased decentralization of care, as well as the miniaturization of technologies that power medical devices.
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ORv3, Sustainability, Cooling, Modularity & Integration: Observations from the OCP Global Summit 2022
November 17, 2022
By Edwin Mok
The Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) holds regular events that allow individuals and organizations involved in the IT and data center sector to come together and share ideas, IP and solutions that support the ongoing evolution of the industry.