FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Luxel Corporation
Concludes Transition To New Owner/Management
08-14-07, Friday Harbor, WA
-- Luxel Corporation announced that the sale of
the company has been completed and corporate management has transitioned to
Travis Ayers, the new owner and President.
The location of the company
will remain the same as will the corporate name. Forbes Powell, former
owner, president and guide behind the success of Luxel since he acquired the
company in 1988, will remain with the company as Research Director.
Luxel Corporation is well known as a leading
supplier of sub-micron thick films used in many fields including x-ray
astronomy, fusion energy research, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography,
synchrotron radiation research, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
Ayers, said "I am especially pleased that
Forbes Powell will remain with us. His continued involvement will ensure a
smooth transition for the company and our customers. Over the past 30
years, Luxel has developed unmatched capabilities in ultra-thin film technology.
The company has achieved a remarkable record for the highest quality in
products, technology innovation, and customer care. We will continue
Luxel's high level of service, while further expanding the company's
capabilities."
Forbes Powell, former owner and
president of Luxel agreed, stating, "I am extremely pleased that Luxel is going
to be in good hands for the future. Both our employees and customers will
benefit from the company's continuing excellent performance."
View the official press release
here.
For
further information, contact: Alison Engle,
Alison.Engle@Luxel.com, (360) 378-4137
X-Ray Spectrometer
Filters Produced by Luxel Launched into Orbit
07-10-05
-- Luxel Corporation produced the complete set
of flight detector filters for the X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS). The XRS assembly
was carried into space aboard the Astro-E2 satellite, which was launched aboard
a MV-6 rocket by Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in southern
Japan. Since the successful launch, the mission has since been renamed the
Suzaku Mission Guest Observer Facility.
The XRS detector filters,
which are cooled to 60 mK during operation, have an energy resolution that is an
order of magnitude better than those of previous instruments. This will enable
the scientific community to study the x-rays and hot
plasmas emitted by astronomical objects such as rich galaxy clusters, supernovae
remnants, and black holes.
For
more information, visit http://suzaku.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/astroegof.html
San Juan Island Local Business Once
Again Contributes to Solar Research
02-25-05 -- Luxel has
been selected by the Smithsonian Astronomical Observatory to produce the
complete set of flight entrance filters for the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA).
Luxel was also selected by Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab to
provide the engineering test and flight analysis filters for the AIA.
The
AIA will be flown on the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the first space weather
research mission in the Living With A Star program. The solar observatory is
scheduled for launch in April 2008 using an Atlas V launch vehicle. Simply
stated, the mission science objectives are to better understand the solar
variations that influence life on Earth and humanity’s technological systems.
As Luxel was a prior contributor on the
Chandra-X and
TRACE precursor solar missions, we are extremely proud to be part of yet
another NASA sponsored solar mission.
For more information, visit
http://aia.lmsal.com
OLED
Low Temperature Evaporators Now Offered
09-10-03
-- The Luxel LTE (low temperature evaporator) source gives precise control at the low temperatures needed to successfully deposit the volatile organic materials used in OLED (organic light emitting display) and PLED (polymer light emitting display) productions. The source is resistance wire heated and can be replaced
in case of burn-out. The heater assembly is fully enclosed to protect it and the other furnace interior components from the evaporant vapor.
The standard crucible material is high-purity alumina but quartz, boron nitride, or other materials may be
utilized. The high vapor flux at low vapor temperatures results in minimal thermal decomposition of the evaporant.
The LTE source operates in the temperature range from ambient to 600ºC and has control within 0.1ºC of the
setpoint, which is measured by a type K thermocouple. Go
to OLED page now!
Hybrid
Deposition System 7 is the Latest Addition
10-17-02
-- System 7 will greatly increase Luxel’s capability to fabricate the
thin-film filters that will be used to manufacture the next generation of
computer chips. Compared to
Luxel’s existing deposition systems, System 7 will fabricate filters that are
larger in diameter and have greater thickness uniformity.
Using the current state-of-the-art in lithography,
computer chip manufacturers can currently etch lines that are down to 0.1 micron
(0.000004 inch) in width. The next
generation of computer chips will be made using extreme ultraviolet (EUV)
lithography and will be capable of etching lines down to 0.03 micron (0.000001
inch) in width. This decrease in
line width will allow a 10 fold increase in chip speed and a 1000 fold increase
in memory size.
Luxel has produced filters for prototype EUV
lithography machines for computer chip manufacturers around the world, including
Sandia National Laboratory and Intel in the USA, Zeiss in Germany, and Nikon and
Canon in Japan.
These filters are used to screen out unwanted wavelengths of light and to
protect the delicate EUV optics. The
filters consist of a 0.2 micron (0.000008 inch) thick zirconium film which is
mounted in a 4” diameter frame.
System 7 will allow Luxel to manufacture zirconium
films which are up to 12 inches in diameter.
In fact, the system is designed to allow two 12 inch diameter films or
four 8 inch diameter films to be fabricated in one deposition run.
System 7’s unique design will allow more precise control of the
deposition rate and temperature, and will allow in-process measurement of film
thickness.
Friday
Harbor Firm Receives SBA'S High Tech Tibbetts Award
10-09-02
-- Luxel Corporation of Friday Harbor is one of 71 firms, organizations and
individuals affiliated with or participating in the U.S. Small Business
Administration's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program that received
the prestigious Tibbetts award on October 2 during a ceremony in Washington,
D.C.
Tibbetts awards are presented annually to small firms,
projects, organizations, and individuals judged to exemplify the very best small
businesses working in research and development, and to recognize them as
"models of excellence" in high technology. This is the seventh
year for the Tibbetts award, named for Roland Tibbetts, who spearheaded the
creation of the SBIR program.
"Luxel owes much of its success to the SBIR
program. Through SBIR investments, Luxel has developed new filter
materials and processes for plasma research and space astronomy", said
Forbes Powell, president and owner of Luxel.
For more details on the SBIR program and the Tibbetts
award, visit www.sbirsttr.net
San Juan Island Local Business
7-28-99 --A
San Juan island local business has provided a vital component to the Chandra
X-ray Observatory (CXO). A small Friday Harbor company is helping
scientists probe the depths of space. Luxel Corporation made the
optical blocking filter that will enable the Chandra X-ray Observatory to gather
clues about "Dark Matter," black
holes, high-energy regions, and ultimately the structure and evolution of the
universe. This Chandra image shows a pair of
interacting galaxies known as The Antennae. Rich deposits of neon,
magnesium, and silicon were discovered in the interstellar gas of this system.
NASA's Chandra
X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on
July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date.
For more details and latest images from the CXO mission, visit
http://chandra.harvard.edu/
Proportional Counter Windows
1-6-99 --The
proportional counter filter shown, was made for use in ground support tests for the
Chandra X-ray Observatory (AXAF), and is composed of a foil
which is one layer of thin aluminum (250Å) and a
layer of polyimide. The windows were used in the High Resolution Mirror Assembly
X-ray Detection System (HXDS) for preflight calibration of the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
RADAK™ Power Controller
II and IIP
12-12-98 -- Luxel's
RADAK power controller line has been completely revamped,
incorporating many new features. Two power controller models are now available, model II
and IIP. Both models feature RS 232 communications with your computer, enabling programs
to be downloaded, parameters set, and output levels monitored using the included
PC-compatible software. The power controllers are furnished in 8.5" x 5.25" x
16.7" half-rack cabinets. Go
to RADAK power controller page now!
Luxel is well equipped to support your evaporation furnace
and controller needs.
09/07/2007
LUXEL CORPORATION
