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IDEX Materials Science Solutions provide deep market and application knowledge across a portfolio of precision capabilities by trusted brands to co-develop solutions for our OEM partners.
​Semiconductor Wafer Fab Equipment
Precision stage control
Wafer stage control is critical to the process innovation that continues advancing feature shrink, yield, and productivity in wafer fabrication. Our fabricated solutions enable the nanometer precision and copy-exact standards that our customer require. From laser ablated micro-cooling structures to light-weighted mirror blocks, we master stage precision.
Metrology and inspection
Increasingly complex 2D structures, advanced packaging, and improved yield increase demand for advanced metrology, inspection, and test. Our deep optical capabilities, from wave guides to objectives to complex optical assemblies, help our customers advance their next generation products.
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Data Center
Liquid cooling
Rapidly increasing power for AI compute requires effective thermal management. We work closely with leading liquid cooling providers and system developers to engineer micro-channel flow structures and nozzle plates that dramatically increase thermal performance and decrease energy consumption for single- and dual-phase cooling.
Datacom
Optical network switching is critical to increasing bandwidth, scale, and energy efficiency. We deliver mission critical fiber flexure components and optical filter solutions to ensure reliable performance and production scale to our rapidly growing customers.
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Space
Satellite laser communications
Many communications constellations rely on optical intersatellite link (OISL) architecture to connect satellites via laser-based optical communications. Our optical filters and assemblies provide wavelength selectivity to these systems addressing different functional needs from solar rejection windows to wavelength selective signal filters and beam splitting/combining dichroic filters.
Earth observation
Earth observation leverages advanced optics to capture high-resolution, multispectral data essential for monitoring ecosystems, studying climate, and mapping terrain. Precise optical systems enable accurate imaging that supports environmental management, scientific research, and informed civic planning. Our custom multizone filter arrays and single band-pass filters are backed by over 20 years of space heritage.
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Defense
Guidance and imaging optics
Optics are critical in defense for precision guidance, imaging, and ranging, where performance under extreme conditions demands advanced materials and coatings. With germanium supply and cost limitations, we provide alternative solutions from ceramics, chalcogenides, and silicon diffractives to enable robust, high-performance solutions for next-generation defense systems.
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High-energy Laser and power beaming
High-energy laser and power-beaming technologies are transforming defense, energy, and industrial sectors by enabling directed energy defenses, fusion research, and advanced manufacturing. We enable these applications with precision optics and ultra-high laser damage threshold coatings to ensure beam integrity, thermal stability, and long-term reliability under extreme power densities.
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