FEI Company, specialist in the imaging of the nano-world

The words 'electron microscope' and 'FEI Company' are always bracketed together. The world leader in electron and ion-beam equipment is the expert in the imaging of the nano-world. The FEI electron and ion-beam products are indispensable to FEI clients because they enable them to make inventions and achieve technological innovations. 

FEI became widely known through the company’s activities in the semiconductor market. The activities in the field of nanotechnology, however, have expanded considerably. The FEI products are in great demand with the R&D laboratories of companies.  FEI also has many academic clients. The latest opportunities and developments are, as far as FEI Company is concerned, in the field of life science. After all, for researchers the electron microscopes represent a wide range of interesting research opportunities such as examining viruses. Imaging viruses can help making a medical diagnosis. 

The FEI microscopes do a lot more than enlarge what is very small. They also provide information about the chemical composition of examined microscopic specimens and they are used, for instance, for making very precise and extremely small changes in chips. An electron microscope makes atomic-scale chemistry visible.  A transmission electron microscope using electrons allows the production of high resolution images at magnifications above one million times.

A scanning electron microscope allows ultra-sharp three-dimensional images.  FEI Company is one of the Original Equipment Manufacturers in Brainport. Although the FEI headquarters are in the USA, the heart of the organisation is still located in Eindhoven. This is where half of the R&D activities and the manufacturing take place. FEI Company is a true hub in a vast network of companies, research institutes and educational institutions. FEI also collaborates with several technical universities. Openness, collaboration and exchange are conducive to fast innovation.