Bede X-ray Metrology
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Bede X-ray Metrology is company based in Durham, England which supplies x-ray analysis equipment for materials science research and x-ray metrology equipment for use semiconductor manufacturing. The company is named after the Venerable Bede, an eight-century monk and historian who lived near what is now Durham, where the company's worldwide headquarters are located. The company also has operations in Denver, Colorado in the USA. Bede X-ray Metrology is listed on the London Stock Exchange as BED:L.
[edit] Company History
The company was founded in 1978 as Bede Scientific Instruments Ltd by Brian Tanner, a physics professor at the University of Durham. Recently Bede has been acquired by Jordan Valley on April 14, 2008
[edit] Areas of expertise
Bede X-ray Metrology manufactures equipment for the following analytical applications:
- X-ray diffraction including High-resolution x-ray diffraction and x-ray diffraction imaging
- X-ray reflectivity
