edfas.org 47 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS | VOLUME 26 NO. 3 The MiniMet 1000 comes with suggested programs for a wide variety of materials. The easy-to-use controls allow for selection of speed, pressure, time, and soft stop capability. Select the most appropriate method, key in the parameters, and start the system. The tool controls the preparation process and assures complete repeatability. The economically sized polishing bowls easily interchange to eliminate cross-contamination problems between preparation steps. Minimal operator expertise is required to obtain quality results. For more information, visit www.buehler.com. INTEL LAUNCHES STANDALONE FPGA COMPANY Intel announces the official launch of Altera, its new standalone field-programmable gate array (FPGA) company. CEO Sandra Rivera and COO Shannon Poulin unveiled their strategy to secure leadership, to expand the company’s portfolio, including the only FPGA with AI built into the fabric, and to help solve mounting customer challenges. They also announced Altera as the new company’s brand. Altera’s expanded portfolio and roadmap better address the growth in the target FPGA markets across cloud, network, and edge, while simultaneously enhancing the best-in-class Quartus Prime software and easy-to-incorporate AI capabilities. The rise of AI is creating new complexities and opportunities across all industries. Altera is addressing those opportunities with FPGA AI Suite and OpenVINO, which generate optimized intellectual property based on standard frameworks like TensorFlow and Pytorch. Altera’s FPGAs provide flexible solutions to better address changing market demands, such as seamlessly integrating critical AI inferencing capabilities, and to better intercept evolving standards, like PCI Express, CXL, Ethernet, and 6G wireless. For more information, visit intel.com. Intel announces Altera, its new standalone FPGA company. SEM PIN STUB VACUUM DESICCATOR HELPS PROTECT PROCESSED SAMPLES The durable and versatile Pelco SEM Pin Stub Vacuum Desiccator holds up to 12 standard half-inch pin stubs, two one-inch stubs, or a single stub up to two inches in diameter. Ideal for use with Pelco Fortress FIB holders to protect processed samples as storage under vacuum eliminates contamination from vapor or dust. The desiccator comes with a standard acrylic cap, allowing for a maximum 3/8-in. specimen height. Quartz glass and aluminum construction lids are available separately, which can accommodate up to 30-mm samples. All metal parts are made of durable, non-outgassing, anodized aluminum, and the use of Viton O-rings makes the desiccator able to pump down to 10-3 mbar and capable of holding vacuum for many weeks. The metal vacuum valve has a PTFE shaft seal. Use a small vacuum pump to evacuate the holder. Vacuum connection for pump-down is a 1/4-in. barb fitting. The Pelco SEM Pin Stub Vacuum Desiccator keeps samples and calibration standards contamination free, prevents oxidization or contamination of sensitive samples, holds pin mounts secure with O-rings, and is ideal for storing, transporting, and shipping samples and calibration standards. For more information, visit tedpella.com. The Pelco SEM Pin Stub Vacuum Desiccator protects processed samples and eliminates contamination.
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