Overview

The Company introduced a new film thickness metrology system for flat panel displays, the Model 5500. The flat panel display industry, including displays for lap-top computers, is projected to grow rapidly. Flat panel displays utilize transparent films which must be accurately measured. The Model 5500 was developed by the Company's Japanese subsidiary, which has been working closely with a number of Japanese flat panel display manufacturers over the last several years. The Model 5500 is fully automated and accommodates substrates up to 650 x 550 mm. Virtually all optically transparent films used in the manufacture of flat panel displays can be measured.