Bede X-ray Metrology
Encyclopedia
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.
professor at the University of Durham.
Recently Bede has been acquired by Jordan Valley on April 14, 2008
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which supplies x-ray
X-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
analysis equipment for materials science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
research and x-ray metrology
Metrology
Metrology is the science of measurement. Metrology includes all theoretical and practical aspects of measurement. The word comes from Greek μέτρον , "measure" + "λόγος" , amongst others meaning "speech, oration, discourse, quote, study, calculation, reason"...
equipment for use semiconductor
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
manufacturing. The company is named after the Venerable Bede
Bede
Bede , also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria...
, an eight-century monk and historian who lived near what is now Durham
Durham
Durham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
, where the company's worldwide headquarters are located. The company also has operations in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
in the USA. Bede X-ray Metrology is listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
as BED:L.
Company history
The company was founded in 1978 as Bede Scientific Instruments Ltd by Brian Tanner, a physicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
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 reflectivityX-ray reflectivityX-ray reflectivity sometimes known as X-ray specular reflectivity, X-ray reflectometry, or XRR, is a surface-sensitive analytical technique used in chemistry, physics, and materials science to characterize surfaces, thin films and multilayers...