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Taunusstein and Denver, USA / Nov. 2011.
Omicron NanoTechnology, GmbH, an Oxford Instruments company, which manufacturers molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) systems as well as analytical instruments for materials characterization, has announced the sale of a research MBE system in the USA. Omicron NanoTechnology of Taunusstein, Germany won a competitive competition for a research molecular beam epitaxy system for the growth of arsenide and phosphide based III-V semiconductor alloys at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

The system will incorporate several innovative in-situ analysis techniques and is expected to be expanded in the future to include at least one coupled materials analysis chamber.
The firm says that this order confirms it’s growing reputation among the scientific community for developing innovative thin film deposition systems with advanced in-situ analysis techniques. The model EVO-25 III-V MBE will be delivered in 2012.  

Taunusstein 14th June 2011 _ Omicron NanoTechnology, based in Taunusstein, Germany, has today announced it is joining the UK-based Oxford Instruments Group.  Both companies are leading suppliers of scientific tools and systems and this announcement marks the beginning of a common corporate future.

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