Motic Instruments, Inc.

1500 Northlake Pass
Suite 197
Universal City,  TX  78148

United States
https://www.moticmicroscopes.com

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 Press Releases

• Motic | Welcome our newest HDMI cameras: Moticam 4000X and Moticam BMH4000X (Sep 11, 2024)
  Meet our newest HDMI standalone cameras: The Moticam 4000X and Moticam BMH4000X, designed for efficiency and to output fast live images at 4K (3840x2160 pixels). Thanks to its on-board software that can be controlled through the screen by connecting a USB mouse directly to the camera, without the need for a computer!
  
  

  
  Camera Features:

  • True 4K Imaging: crisp & clear images displayed in your screen via HDMI
  • On-board software, controlled with a USB mouse connected to the camera
  • Live calibration & measurements, image adjustments, annotations, and more
  • Multi-output: display your samples simultaneously in different devices
  • All-in-one Box: all the accessories and software you might need to digitize your samples

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  Moticam 4000X	Moticam BMH4000X
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• Motic | Semiconductor Wafer Inspection Applications and Light Microscope Te (Sep 11, 2024)

  Wafer inspection in the semiconductor industry is a complicated, multistage process. In this two part series, our experts at Motic will outline the basics of the inspection process, and how light microscopes can help during optical analysis.

  Fundamentally, wafer inspection is split into two categories: unpatterned and patterned wafers. Generally, unpatterned inspection looks at defects on bare wafers. Patterned inspection looks at defects on processed wafers now containing circuitry.

   

  
  Unpatterned or bare wafers come in many types of material depending on the application needs. Each wafer has their own specific characteristics. The most common wafer materials are Silicon, Gallium Arsenide, Germanium and Silicon Carbide (SiC). For example, SiC is widely used in power semiconductors and often focused in application areas such as the automotive industry.

  Each of these unpatterned wafer types have inspection needs since defects can come about even in this early stage in the Semiconductor fabrication process. Reflected Light Microscopy contrasting techniques can be valuable aids in locating and identify many of the common defects. However unpatterned (bare) wafers can pose difficulty for light microscopy to find focus since by design they are highly polished clean surfaces with no features to focus on. 

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  Motic’s PA family of microscopes is an ideal solution for the inspection of the defects mentioned above.

  Models
  Features	The PA53MET offers brightfield, darkfield and DIC options with software for measurement and recordkeeping. The microscope also offers motorized xyz for advanced imaging applications. Learn more>	The PA120MET solution below offers a 12 inch stage for larger wafers, with a pistol grip for quick and easy examinations across the entire stage. It offers contrasting methods with brightfield, darkfield and DIC options. Learn more>

• Motic | PCB Analysis: A Microscopic Validation of PCBs (Sep 11, 2024)

  Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), also known as Printed Wiring Boards, can be extremely complex components with multiple circuit layers. Manufacturers of these products must sample the production for quality control and assurance, the methods of which we will go over in this article. 

  

  There are many approaches and techniques to test production quality. There are 3 classes of PCBs, and based on the class the PCBs may require testing with varying degrees of critical tolerance. For example, Class 1 would be part of non-critical, replaceable limited life products such as garage door openers.  On the other hand, Class 3 PCBs would include uses where high performance and reliability are critical. Most Class 3 PCBs would see use in aerospace, military systems and medical devices. 

  In critical products, Cross-section Analysis (microsectioning) is not only highly useful in QC/QA but also in Failure Analysis. Cross-sectioning is the process of cutting the PCB in the desired location of interest to produce an approximately one-inch square piece of the PCB. This piece is placed into soft acrylic that hardens around it, where it is then fit onto a metallographic mount which is in the shape of a hockey puck. This mount is then polished to produce a smooth surface of the PCB cross-section for microscope viewing. The mount may also be etched to produce improved viewing of copper grain structure, and also to make the copper layers more visible. 

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  Features	PA53 MET provides customizable optics and lighting systems, such as BF, BF/DF or DIC. This microscope can be upgraded to a motorized stage for Low Magnification Tiling of large samples. Learn more>	The PX43MET is an inverted materials microscope that features BF, DF, and Polarization. But unlike most inverted microscopes, it also features DIC, which adds incredible depth and elevated features to your imaging. Learn more>

• Diatoms - Nature’s Jewels viewed with a Motic's Microscope (Sep 11, 2024)

  Diatoms are unicellular algae (Division Chrysophyta, Class Bacillariophyceae). Diatoms are microscopic in size, live in water, soil and moist environments, and exhibit highly ornamented glass houses made of silica with two parts that fit together like a Petri dish. Diatoms play an important role in producing about 20% of the earths’ oxygen and form an important part of the food chain feeding other aquatic life. They can be observed with a compound light microscope (see Motic’s microscope selection). Diatoms are found world-wide and were first discovered and shown in a drawing by an Englishman, Charles King in 1703 - Tabellaria sp. (D. G. Mann, 2020). Since then diatoms have been studied by both amateur microscopists and researchers for several hundred years.

   

  
  Diatoms contain photosynthetic chemicals chlorophyll a, c, along with accessory pigments ß-carotene and fucoxanthin. Some diatom species also have a raphe, a longitudinal structure which divides symmetrical diatoms in the middle. Diatoms with a raphe can move and extrude mucilage and their trails can be stained using Stains-all (L. Chen et al. 2019). Studies also suggest movement of diatoms appears to involve actin, myosin and proteoglycans (C. Nicole et al., 1999, J.L. Lind et al., 1997), but the mechanism of movement is still not fully understood. Diatoms exhibit positive photo-taxis (move toward the light) and some species can move without coupling to a substrate (T. Harbich, 2021).

  Diatoms reproduce by cell division and sexually via gametes. Diatoms get smaller as they divide and then they form an auxospore through a sexual process by which the diatom returns to full size. Diatoms are classified as algae, technically they are neither plant nor animal but are protists -any eukaryotic organism whose cells contain a cell nucleus that is not an animal, plant, or fungus.

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  Features	The BA310E LED Phase package contains everything in the BA310E LED along with phase accessories including a turret condenser, phase objectives and phase centering telescope. Learn more>	The Panthera C2 phase package is a future-orientated solution, which includes everything in Panthera C2 and all the phase accessories required for phase contrast applications. Learn more>	Our Moticam A Series cameras are designed with microscopy beginners, teaching environments, hobbyists, and small labs in mind. Camera resolution ranging from 1MP - 16MP.   Learn more>

• Motic | Digitize Your Class with MoticNet (Sep 11, 2024)

  

  Experience the next level of teaching innovation with our MoticNet System. Seamlessly connect all classroom microscopes, observe live images from any microscope in the room, and engage your students.

  With MoticNet software, you can annotate, compare, and instantly share screens, promoting dynamic participation and enhancing knowledge retention. Plus, It allows effortless file transfers, live streams and measurements with an intuitive interface.

  MoticNet offers two powerful software solutions, for both educators and students. The Teacher Software, designed for educators, seamlessly integrates with Windows, while the Student Software consists of an app available for Android and iOS mobile devices.

  Additionally, you can project microscope images onto a TV or screen, creating a fully immersive and engaging learning experience for increased efficiency.

  MoticNet - Empowering educators to inspire, engage, and transform classrooms.

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