It's one thing to become the leader in the design, manufacture and supply of tools which help the world's finest IC fabricators keep quality high and production running smoothly. It's another thing to be respected for a body of technical expertise which keeps those tools at the leading edge of metrology solutions. At AMS, our scientists, technologists, and, indeed, the entire leadership team, value the academic challenge of improving metrology and improving IC fabrication at every step in the process. And we make sure that we share our discoveries with our customers as we make progress in creating new applications which pave the way to faster, more accurate manufacture. Our application notes reveal new measurements that we discover in collaboration with our customers. Our technical notes are articles that help elucidate the effectiveness of our technology.