Our Services
Unique cost-effective PVD for
High-quality thin film (sequential stacks or co-sputter)​​
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Three independent sputtering guns
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1-inch or 2-in sample size
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Pulsed DC power supplies
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Vacuum down to 1.5x10-7 Torr
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Programmed recipes
World class metrology + software/expertise
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Four-point probe
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More tools on-site with a partner
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AFM/XRD/XRR/Profilometer/ SEM/EDX
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Combinatorial technique, Co-sputter fast screening materials capability, significantly reduce the research cost
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Metals
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Alloys
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Nitrides
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Oxides
About Us
Our mission is to create innovations to benefit human beings and provide world-class laboratory services (hardware and software) in thin-film coating, new materials research, and rapid prototyping.
Dr. Ding was the former principal scientist who led a group on energy saving window coating to develop future products for the world's leading company in this field. He has many satisfied customers. Here are some highlights of Dr. Ding's achievements:
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Submitted an average of 27 patent alerts per year in 2013~2016.
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Author of 1/9 US granted patents in 2014 & 2015 in the field of building Low-E Glass Coating
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Committee Member of the International Conference on Lasers and Optics in 2018.
See how our company's research solves real-world issues that then later become published and presented at international conferences.
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Case 1: High transmittance energy saving window prototype
Case 2: New material study for an optical coating research
Case 3: Trouble-shooting coating issues and providing solutions
News & Publications
News
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2023 Oct, a research paper was published at Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Vol. 40, Issue 10, pp. 2696-2705, (2023)
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2023 April, LFI successfully secured NSF seed funding.
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2022 May, Dr. Ding presented at the 65th Annual SVC Technical Conference, Long Beach, CA, ““Mobile Signal Enabled Energy Efficient Window Technology.”
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2018 July, Dr. Ding presented at International Conference On Lasers, Optics and Photonics, Osaka, Japan July 25-26, 2018
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2018 June: LFI successfully finished multiple new materials development for Roche, one of the largest biotech company
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2018 April: LFI moved to the Sunnyvale new facility.
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2018 March: LFI serviced ten industry customers milestones.
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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?"
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2017 Nov: A new energy efficient window prototype product with high transmission of 86% was successfully achieved.
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2017 Nov: New materials Ti-Ag alloys were generated and charactered in LFI.
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2017 Nov: World Class Metrology tools from LFI generated revenue .
Recent Published Research at LabforInvention
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4. Guowen Ding and Ping He，“Mobile Signal Enabled Energy Efficient Window Technology” 65th Annual SVC Technical Conference, Long Beach, CA, May. 2022, USA​
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5. Daniel Lin, Tevin Ding, and Guowen Ding， “Can Thin Film Alloy Refractive Index Be Accurately predicted?---Theoretical & Experimental Study Thin Film Alloy AgZn Refractive Index​” 48th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2022) in San Diego, California, May. 2022, USA​
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6. Tevin Ding, Daniel Lin, and Guowen Ding, "Estimating refractive index of thin-film alloys of Cu, Ag, and Au by extension from those of the main metals", Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Vol. 40, Issue 10, pp. 2696-2705, (2023)
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3711 Yale Way
Fremont, CA 94538