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Work and Learning Stuff

Image Processing

bulletPhotoshop and Photoshop Elements ($99)
bullet http://www.reindeergraphics.com/free.shtml - Links to some free plug-ins that are useful for scientific image processing (try adaptive equalize)
bulletPlugins.com! - http://www.plugins.com/photoshop/
bulletNIH - Scion Image (Free) http://www.scioncorp.com/frames/fr_scion_products.htm
bulletReindeer Graphics - http://www.reindeergraphics.com/products.shtml (Fovea Pro - $649)
bulletImagePro ($!!!) - built as a research tool, modular development encouraged - http://www.mediacy.com/ipp/imageproplus.htm
bulletApplication notes @ http://www.spectraservices.com/applications/imagepro1.html
bulletGIMP - http://gimp.org/ (Free)
bulletPictureWindow - http://www.dl-c.com/Temp/ ($50/90)
bulletAligning - http://www.astropix.com/HTML/J_DIGIT/PWALIGN.HTM
bulletPaintshop Pro - http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/
bulletQuartz Imaging - http://www.imagedatabase.com/pages/products/imaging.html
bulletMA/FA Tool (incorporated) Imaging Systems
bulletCheckpoint Technologies (Proscan and SDK) - http://www.checkpointtechnologies.com/products.htm
bulletGatan's Digital Micrograph - http://www.gatan.com/imaging/dig_micrograph.html
bulletOptometrix "Optovision" - http://www.optomet.com/software.htm
bulletSemicaps imaging system - http://semicaps.com/digital_imaging_product.htm
bulletCognex image recognition - http://cognex.com/
bulletSiS - http://www.soft-imaging.de/rd/english/394.htm
bullet3-D Reconstruction
bullet http://biocomp.stanford.edu/3dreconstruction/software/index.html
bulletSerial Section Reconstruction - http://www.wadsworth.org/spider_doc/sterecon/ssrecn.html
bulletSpider/Web - http://www.wadsworth.org/spider_doc/web/docs/web.html
bulletIMOD - http://bio3d.colorado.edu/

- Deconvolve 'measurement' (e.g. scan) artifact from image offline
- Intuitive FFT and subtraction
- Equalize image with respect to expected edges and enhance contrast of 'defect'
- Reconstruct and visualize non-uniformly spaced Z-sections (most common in biology)

bulletImaging Dealers (Northwest)
bullet http://www.bartelsandstout.com/

Finally, Failure Analysis is a lot like Forensic Science, but maybe not as glamorous... see http://www.evidentcrimescene.com/

 

Data Analysis

bulletMatlab ($1900 without toolboxes or compilers)
bulletOrigin ($)
bulletKaleidegraph
bulletJMP
bulletIDL -

 

Nano-Tips and Piezo

bulletDI/Veeco - http://www.veeco.com/storepdf/FIB2_f.pdf
bulletKlocke - http://www.nanomotor.de/index.html
bulletZyvex - http://www.zyvex.com/index.html
bulletPI - http://www.physikinstrumente.de/
bulletNamotec - http://www.namotec.com/Papers/Kleindiek/in_situ_afm_mne2002.pdf
bulletKleindiek - www.kleindiek.com

 

Sample Preparation and FI/FA Vendors

bullet Fischione - Polishers, RIBE, grinders, dimplers, etc. http://www.fischione.com/new%20products.html
bulletGatan
bullet Allied
bulletBuehler
bullet Ultratech
bulletHypervision - Emission microscopy, sample prep
bulletCheckpoint
bulletSemicaps
bulletOptometrix
bulletOptonics
bulletIR Labs
bulletNPTest
bulletHamamatsu
bullet IC Diagnostics
bulletTrion
bullet March Plasma
bullet Laser Milling
bullet Clark Laser
bullet Resonetics
bulletPotomac

 

Die Attach / C4

bullet Asymtek
bulletArticle on No Flow Underfil - http://www.cooksonsemi.com/tech_art/pdfs/NUF%20Reliability%20is%20Here.pdf
bulletArticle on NFUF - http://www.emersoncuming.com/Toolkit/TechPapers/content/Tech%20Paper%20-%20HDI%202000%20NFFUF%20Process.pdf
bulletIntel TJ NFUF - http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/q32000/pdf/assembly.pdf
 

FA Houses

bulletFIBICS - http://www.fibics.com/
bulletFIB Lab Inc.
bulletFIB International
bulletMEFAS
bulletAccurel
bulletChipworks
bulletCharles Evans

 

Learning

bulletMIT Open Source Classware