Bede X-ray Metrology

Bede X-ray Metrology

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.

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

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

External links

* [http://www.bede.co.uk Company home page]


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