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KLA Alpha-Step D-600 stylus profiler
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Alpha-Step D-600 Stylus Profiler

KLA Alpha-Step D-600: a benchtop stylus profiler for 2D and 3D step height and roughness, plus 2D bow and stress, for samples up to 200 mm.

Key features

2D and 3D
Step height, roughness and waviness in 2D and 3D; bow and stress in 2D.
Optical lever sensor
High resolution, large vertical range and low-force measurement.
Corrections
Keystone correction for the side-view optics; arc correction for the stylus motion.
Offline analysis
Offline software with the same analysis as the instrument; optional Apex analysis software.

Specifications

From KLA Instruments' product page.

Alpha-Step D-600
Measurement 2D and 3D
Step height Nanometres to 1200 µm
Stylus force 0.03 to 15 mg
Camera 5 MP high-resolution colour
Stylus tip radius 100 nm to 50 µm (diamond); included angle 20 to 100°
Chucks Standard vacuum chuck for samples up to 200 mm; universal vacuum chuck for 50 to 200 mm
Step height standards 8 nm to 250 µm (VLSI Standards, NIST traceable)

Resources

Webinars and videos

From the manufacturer's own channels.