Lead application nm measurement and structuring of objects
Our goal is to create the basis for the measurement and manufacturing technology of the future with high-precision drive systems. From today’s planar (2.5D) motion accuracies in the sub-µm range, we are on the way to spatial (6D) positioning accuracies in the single-digit nm range. On the basis of our research, we are developing actuators that make it possible to position an object on a surface with a diameter of 100 mm and a vertical stroke of 10 mm with nanometre precision. In perspective, the diameter will be extended to 200 mm and the z-stroke to 25 mm. Such systems are used, for example, in precision metrology and for the production of semiconductor wafers and exposure masks in microelectronics manufacturing.
Contact
Contact
Dr.-Ing. Ludwig Herzog
Head of Mechatronics
ludwig.herzog(at)imms.de+49 (0) 3677 874 93 60
Dr. Ludwig Herzog will provide detail on our research on magnetic 6D direct drives with nm precision for the nm measurement and structuring of objects. He supports you with services for the development of mechatronic systems, for simulation, design and test of MEMS as well as for finite element modelling (FEM) and simulation.
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Project
NFM-100
For fundamental research on nanometrology and nanofabrication at Ilmenau TU, the nanofabrication machine NFM-100 was realised as a system which enables the scanning of surfaces (AFM) as well as the processing by field emission scanning probe lithography for the first time in an xy-travel range of Ø100 mm.
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K4PNP+Z
IMMS developed actuators to position objects in planes with diameters up to 200 mm and a vertical stroke of 25 mm with nanometre precision.
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INPOS
Novel 6DOF integrated direct drive moving large objects with small vertical dimensions through nanometre spaces
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PTB
For the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) IMMS developed a high-precision positioning system for measurement scales of the coming microelectronics generation.
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Michael Muth, AeroLas
“We have for many years been appreciative of our cooperation with IMMS. The results from this project will be the basis of product design to the specification of future AeroLas customers. IMMS will likewise be an important partner for us in future developments because of its outstanding expertise in the field of magnetic drives.“
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Peter Chall, ALSI
”The achieved extreme precision, reproducibility and productivity of the laser dicing technology are at the forefront of international excellence. The close cooperation with IMMS leads to innovative developments, which is a basis that we can count on to expand our position as a leading technology provider.“
Investigation of distance measurement reproducibility for a long-range nanopositioning machine combined with a laser focus sensor
Davi Anders Brasil1. Steffen Hesse1. Michael Katzschmann1. Ludwig Herzog1. Thomas Fröhlich2. Thomas Kissinger2.20th International Conference on Precision Engineering (ICPE2024), Sendai, Japan, October 23-26, 2024
1IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH, Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany. 2Institute of Process Measurement and Sensor Technology, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany.NPS6D200 – A Long Range Nanopositioning Stage with 6D Closed Loop Control
Steffen Hesse1. Alex Huaman1. Michael Katzschmann1. Bianca Leistritz1. Ludwig Herzog1.Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 6972. DOI: doi.org/10.3390/app14166972
1IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH, Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.Investigations on tip-based large area nanofabrication and nanometrology using a planar nanopositioning machine (NFM-100)
Jaqueline Stauffenberg1. Johannes Belkner1. Denis Dontsov2. Ludwig Herzog3. Steffen Hesse3. Ivo W Rangelow1,4. Ingo Ortlepp1. Thomas Kissinger1. Eberhard Manske1.2024 Meas. Sci. Technol. 35 085011, DOI: doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ad4668
1Institute for Process Measurement and Sensor Technology, Department for Mechanical Engineering, Gustav-Kirchhoff-Straße 1, Ilmenau, Germany. 2SIOS Meßtechnik GmbH, Am Vogelherd 46, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany. 3IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH, Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany. 4nano analytik GmbH, Ehrenbergstraße 1, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany.Unconventional, lateral measurements with laser focus sensors for nanopositioning stages
Davi Anders Brasil1. Michael Katzschmann1. Steffen Hesse1. Ludwig Herzog1. T. Fröhlich2. T. Kissinger2.euspen Special Interest Group Meeting, "Micro/Nano Manufacturing", 28. - 29. November 2023, Ilmenau, Germany
1IMMS Institut für Mikroelektronik- und Mechatronik-Systeme gemeinnützige GmbH, Ehrenbergstraße 27, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany. 2Institute of Process Measurement and Sensor Technology, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany.