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CUSTOM CAPACITANCE SENSORS Measure displacement and gap with non-contact force at sub-micron resolution. Ideal for applications such as lobing, lens focusing, Piezo positioning, sheet metal thickness, gap measurement, as well as flatness and alignment test applications. Capacitance Displacement and Gap Measurement Probes MTI offers probes for grounded targets using single-ended probes and for ungrounded or poorly grounded targets using push/pull probes. Accumeasure OEM Boards The Accumeasure MicroCap is a compact, custom designed, OEM capacitance board for high-precision non-contact displacement, thickness and gap measurement.
GAAS SUBSTRATE THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
Industry Semiconductor Applications Gaas Substrate Thickness Measurement Measurement Type Thickness Description Measuring Thickness of Wafers with Different Chemistries Introduction: Silicon wafers are ordinarily highly conductive and easy to measure with standard capacitive displacement sensors (See MTI’s Proforma 300i). Measuring the thickness of GaAs wafers that have high bulk resistivity (>10k Ohm/cm) is a little more difficult because the wafers act as non-conductive insulators in a capacitive sensor’s measuring field. Fortunately, MTI has a solution to this problem. Solution: It’s possible to measure the thickness and TTV of high resistivity semiconducting wafers (like GaAs) using non-contact capacitive [...]
Standard Capacitance Probes
P/N Model Measurement Range Min. Range Stand-Off Resolution Spot Size Interface Type Request Info 8100-0001-000 Capacitance Probe: ASP-25M-CTA 25µm (1mil/s) 1.27µm (0.05mil/s) Max. Range Extension: 10x @50Hz: 0.2nm (0.008µin) – @5kHz: 1.5nm (0.06µin) 1.09mm (0.043in) SMA connector CTA Request Info 8100-0002-000 Capacitance Probe: ASP-50M-CTA 50µm (2mil/s) 2.54µm (0.1mil/s) Max. Range Extension: 9x @50Hz: 0.3nm (0.012µin) – @5kHz: 3nm(0.119µin) 1.55mm (0.061in) SMA connector CTA Request Info 8100-0003-000 Capacitance Probe: ASP-125M-CTA 125µm (5mil/s) 6.35µm (0.25mil/s) Max. Range Extension: 10x @50Hz: 0.8nm (0.032µin) – @5kHz: 7.5nm (0.296µin) 2.49mm (0.098in) SMA connector CTA Request Info 8100-0004-000 Capacitance Probe: ASP-250M-CTA 250µm (10mil/s) 12.7µm (0.5mil/s) Max. [...]
Accumeasure Probes
High resolution, low cost sensors to measure gap and displacement in industries such as semiconductor, electronics, R&D applications and many more. For grounded targets MTI offers standard capacitance probes. For ungrounded or poorly grounded targets MTI offers push/pull dual sensor probes. Both types of probes are available in stainless steel construction or flat and flexible polyimide construction. Polyimide flat probes are perfect for gap applications or confined spaces. How Probe Sensors Work Standard capacitive sensors require the target to be electrically grounded (for position, gap and vibration measurement applications). Current flows from the probe face to the target and back [...]
Push/Pull capacitance probes
Model Specifications: Push/Pull Capacitance Probes P/NModelMeasurement RangeLinearityMin. RangeStand-OffSpot SizeInterfaceTypeRequest Info 8200-2104-420PP Probe: ASP-250MD-ILA/PP250µm (10mil/s)0.02% FSR25µm (1mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 7x9.45 mmSMA connectorsILARequest Info 8200-2114-420PP Probe: ASP-250MD-ILA/PP Ext250µm (10mil/s)0.02% FSR25µm (1mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 8x11.58 mmSMA connectorsILARequest Info 8200-3104-420PP Probe: ASP-250MD-ILR/PP250µm (10mil/s)0.02% FSR25µm (1mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 7x7.11 mmSMA connectorsILRRequest Info 8200-2109-420PP Probe: ASP-350MD-ILA/PP350µm (14mil/s)0.02% FSR35µm (1.4mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 7x11.58 mmSMA connectorsILARequest Info 8200-2003-420PP Probe: ASP-125MR-ILA/PP125µm (5mil/s)0.02% FSR12.5µm (0.5mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 7x7.42 mmSMA connectorsILARequest Info 8200-2004-420PP Probe: ASP-250MR-ILA/PP250µm (10mil/s)0.02% FSR25µm (1mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 7x10.26 mmSMA connectorsILARequest Info 8200-2014-420PP Probe: ASP-250MR-ILA/PP Ext250µm (10mil/s)0.02% FSR25µm (1mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 8x12.83 mmSMA connectorsILARequest Info 8200-2005-420PP Probe: ASP-500MR-ILA/PP500µm (20mil/s)0.02% [...]
GLASS THICKNESS
Industry Consumer Electronics Applications Glass Thickness Measurement Type Thickness Description Did you know that glass thickness can be measured with a capacitance probe? You will need some equipment: Digital Accumeasure D200 ASP-2500-CTA Dielectric probe (The capacitance probe has a sensing area of 11.25 mm) Range extension = 3X, 10Hz filter Introduction: An industrial glass fabricator needed a way to determine the thickness of glass, before cutting it to shape and coating it. The glass sample was marked with indices to find the measuring points. The sample center point -5- thickness was [...]
FLAT CAPACITANCE PROBES
P/NModelMeasurement RangeLinearityMin. RangeStand-OffResolutionSpot SizeInterfaceTypeRequest Info 8300-0001-000Capacitance Probe: AFP-250M-CTR/SE250µm (10mil/s)12.7µm (0.5mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 9x@15kHz: 1.4nm (0.054µin) – @10kHz: 0.4nm (0.015µin)3.55mm (0.139 in)MMCX connectorsCTRRequest Info 8300-0002-000Capacitance Probe: AFP-500M-CTR/SE500µm (20mil/s)25.4µm (1mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 3x@15kHz: 2.7nm (0.108µin) – @10kHz: 0.8nm (0.031µin)5.02mm (0.198 in)MMCX connectorsCTRRequest Info 8300-0003-000Capacitance Probe: AFP-1250M-CTR/SE1250µm (50mil/s)63.5µm (2.5mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 2x@15kHz: 6.9nm (0.270µin) – @10kHz: 2.0nm (0.077µin)7.93mm (0.312 in)MMCX connectorsCTRRequest Info 8300-0004-000Capacitance Probe: AFP-2500M-CTR/SE2500µm (100mil/s)127µm (5mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 2x@15kHz: 13.7nm (0.541µin) – @10kHz: 3.9nm (0.155µin)11.22mm (0.442 in)MMCX connectorsCTRRequest Info 8300-0005-000Capacitance Probe: AFP-5000M-CTR/SE5000µm (200mil/s)254µm (10mil/s)Max. Range Extension: 2x@15kHz: 27.5nm (1.081µin) – @10kHz: 7.9nm (0.309µin)15.86mm (0.624 in)MMCX connectorsCTRRequest Info 8400-0001-000Capacitance Probe: AFP-250MD-CTR/PP250µm (10mil/s)0.02% FSR12.7µm [...]
Case-In-Point: Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig GalleryCase-In-Point: Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig
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Case-In-Point: Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig
Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig Leverage MTI Instruments’ digital Accumeasure system to measure the thickness of the material used as anode and cathode plates in rechargeable Li-Ion battery cells Many roll-to-roll finishing processes typically use a calender, or series of hard pressure rollers, to deliver smooth, high-quality products of plastic, textile, or paper (Fig 1). Ensuring a consistent material thickness, however, depends on the ability to monitor, and maintain, a precise gap between rollers. This application note describes a quick and easy means for roller gap measurement. Introduction [...]
Case-In-Point: High-Accuracy Capacitive Thickness Measurement Optimizes Li-Ion EV Battery Plate Qualities GalleryCase-In-Point: High-Accuracy Capacitive Thickness Measurement Optimizes Li-Ion EV Battery Plate Qualities
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Case-In-Point: High-Accuracy Capacitive Thickness Measurement Optimizes Li-Ion EV Battery Plate Qualities
High-Accuracy Capacitive Thickness Measurement Optimizes Li-Ion EV Battery Plate Qualities EV Battery manufacturers need to measure EV battery plate thickness with a high degree of precision (repeatable <2um accuracy and resolution) to optimize manufacturing efficiencies while maintaining uniform cell capacity and minimizing waste. The MTI Accumeasure System provides an effective means of monitoring plate thickness achieving sub 2um accuracy with high repeatability Introduction The rapidly expanding demand for electric vehicles is driving advances in the production of rechargeable cells that comprise the first stage in the composition of EV battery packs. Individual Li-Ion cells are combined to [...]
MTI App Note: Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig GalleryMTI App Note: Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig
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MTI App Note: Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig
Step Height Measurement (Thickness) of Copper Foil or EV Battery Film on a Roller Rig Leverage MTI Instruments' digital Accumeasure system to measure the thickness of the material used as anode and cathode plates in rechargeable Li-Ion battery cells Introduction Figure 1. Simplified structure of a Li-Ion battery cell This white paper describes, in detail, how Non-Contact Measurement systems can be used to measure the thickness of the material used as anode and cathode plates in a rechargeable Li-Ion battery Cell. Figure 1 describes the elements comprising a Li-Ion battery cell. The cathode is comprised of [...]