LABFORINVENTION

Deposition

Unique cost-effective PVD for

High-quality thin film (sequential stacks or co-sputter)​​

• Three independent sputtering guns

• 1-inch or 2-in sample size

• Pulsed DC power supplies

• Vacuum down to 1.5x10-7 Torr

• Programmed recipes 

Material Screening

Combinatorial technique, Co-sputter fast screening materials capability, significantly reduce the research cost

• Metals

• Alloys

• Nitrides

• Oxides

Characterization

World class metrology + software/expertise

• Famous Woollam  Ellipsometer

• Top notch UV-VIS-IR Spectrometer

• Four-point probe

• More  tools on-site with a partner

  • AFM/XRD/XRR/Profilometer/ SEM/EDX

Modeling & Prototype

Accurate, unique optical model design and prototype development

• High accuracy through unique methods

• Unique design from unique

  materials

• Wide parameter

  optimization capability

• Unique Optical Reverse Engineering

Fast Research Cycle

We are able to to complete research paper experiments in a short period of time. 

News

• 2018 July, Dr. Ding presented at International Conference On Lasers, Optics and Photonics, Osaka, Japan   July 25-26, 2018

• 2018 June: LFI successfully finished multiple new materials development for Roche, one of the largest biotech company

• 2018 April: LFI moved to the Sunnyvale new facility.

• 2018 March: LFI serviced ten industry customers milestones.

• 2018 Feb: At NCCAVS 39th annual Symposia & Exhibitions, Dr. Ding presented "Can a new materials innovation in thin film optical applications be faster and cheaper?"

• 2017 Nov: A new energy efficient window prototype product with high transmission of 86% was successfully achieved. 

• 2017 Nov: New materials Ti-Ag alloys were generated and charactered in LFI.

• 2017 Nov: World Class Metrology tools from LFI generated revenue .

Recent Published Research at LabforInvention

1. Xiyue Zhou, Yucen Liu and Guowen Ding, “A New Conductive Material for Energy Efficient Window Applications” 14th International Conference and Exhibition on Materials Science and Engineering,  November 13-15, 2017,  Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

2. Guowen Ding and Thomas Lu，“ Simulations and experiments on Ag-Ti alloy optical properties and its window coating application” 8th International Conference and Exhibition on Lasers, Optics & Photonics， Nov 15-17, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA​

​3. Guowen Ding，“Can a new materials innovation in thin film optical applications be faster and cheaper?” 39th NCCAVS - Symposia & Exhibitions, San Jose, CA, Feb. 2018, USA​