01/12/12 FEI collaborates with NIH to create new 'Living Lab' for structural biology research
FEI has entered into a Cooperative Research And Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), creating a "Living Lab Structural Biology Center" to promote structural biology research through the integration of cryo-electron microscopy (EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) which may accelerate important medical discoveries relating to global health challenges such as HIV/AIDS and cancer.
01/10/12 FEI Launches new core-to-pore imaging workflow for shale gas reservoirs
FEI's Natural Resources Business Unit announced today a "core-to-pore" petrography workflow for core analysis of unconventional gas reservoirs in the oil and gas industry. The workflow includes a new automated, large-scale, high-resolution imaging method for viewing and analyzing petrographic data sets with length scales ranging from centimeters to nanometers. Access to information at both ends of the scale is critically important to drilling and production companies working in shale gas reservoirs. Read more
01/09/12 FEI buys ASPEX corporation
FEI today announced that it has acquired ASPEX Corporation of Delmont, PA. ASPEX provides rugged scanning electron microscopes (SEM’s) and related services for environmentally demanding military, industrial and factory floor applications. "The ASPEX EXtreme™ SEM is an integral part of our QEMSCAN® WellSite™ solution for on-site oil and gas solutions," noted Don Kania, president and CEO of FEI. "With this acquisition, FEI now owns the essential hardware and software that has been part of our rapid growth and expanding potential in the Natural Resources business".
12/05/11 FEI introduces new correlative workflow solution for Life Sciences
MAPS software combines the advantages of both light and electron microscopy for cellular biology research
FEI today announced a new correlative workflow solution for research scientists. FEI's MAPS (Modular Automated Processing System) provides a fast and efficient correlative workflow that enables researchers to see both large scale context and small scale detail in one overview. The first application of the MAPS software is for cell biologists, where the system's capabilities improve the typical workflow in a cell biology microscopy laboratory.
11/14/11 FEI buys TILL Photonics
FEI today announced that it has acquired TILL Photonics of Munich, Germany. TILL provides sophisticated, high resolution, digital light microscopes and high speed imaging systems for live cell fluorescence microscopy. "The Life Sciences market is a key growth opportunity for FEI," noted Don Kania, president and CEO of FEI. "With this acquisition, FEI acquires additional key technology for correlative microscopy for cellular biology, which integrates high performance light and electron microscopy. Now we can accelerate the growth of our Life Sciences business, which is an important component of our company-wide plan to double our served available market in the next three years."
10/28/11 FEI reports record earnings and $50 million share repurchase
For the third quarter of 2011, FEI Company has reported record earnings for the fourth consecutive quarter. Revenue was the highest of any third quarter and the second-highest quarterly total ever.Don Kania, president and CEO of FEI.: "We had another very good quarter, with earnings again at the highest level in our history. Bookings remained strong with double-digit sequential growth in the Life Sciences and Research and Industry business units, offsetting weakness in Electronics. For the fourth quarter, we expect sequential revenue growth which should yield annual growth of approximately 30% for 2011 over 2010."
10/19/11 FEI introduces QEMSCAN WellSite analysis solution
enhancing the quality, consistency and value of mudlogging services
The Natural Resources Business Unit of FEI Company announces the availability of the QEMSCAN® WellSite™ analysis solution that enables surface logging service providers to greatly enhance the quality, consistency and value of their mudlogging services for the oil & gas industry. The QEMSCAN WellSite system is rugged and portable ― designed for and tested at remote locations, such as on- and off-shore drilling rigs.
09/13/11 FEI and OHSU partner to create a 'living lab for cell biology'
FEI and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) today announced a partnership to create the OHSU/FEI Living Lab for Cell Biology that will provide researchers with several state-of-the-art electron microscopes to advance the understanding and treatment of complex diseases such as cancer and AIDS.The OHSU/FEI Living Lab will be equipped with a variety of high-performance equipment including a Titan Krios™ transmission electron microscope (TEM) and a Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™...
08/08/11 FEI's new Titan G2 80-200 with ChemiSTEM technology enables atomic spectroscopy of more elements at higher resolution
FEI Company today announced the release of its Titan™ G2 80-200 with ChemiSTEM™ Technology, a new member of the Titan G2 series of S/TEM. "By combining the Titan platform's latest generation of electron optics with the revolutionary analytical sensitivity of ChemiSTEM Technology, we have created a microscope which can deliver atomic resolution elemental maps in minutes and adds new capabilities in addressing our customer's applications in materials science, chemistry and nanotechnology," said Trisha Rice, vice president and general manager of FEI's Research Business Unit...
08/03/11 FEI reports record revenue and earnings
Revenue of $211.1 Million Up 45% From Q2-2010, GAAP EPS of $0.62
For the second quarter of 2011, FEI Company reported record revenue and earnings for the third quarter in a row. Bookings were the highest for any second quarter in the company's history and the second-highest ever. Revenue of $211.1 million was up 45% compared to $146.0 million in the second quarter of 2010 and up 7% from $197.0 million in the first quarter of 2011...
06/13/11 FEI announces new Vion PFIB system for advanced IC packaging
FEI today released the Vion™ plasma focused ion beam (PFIB) system that removes material more than 20 times faster than existing FIB technologies.Faster (20-50x) material removal addresses new markets for FIB-based failure analysis in advanced integrated circuit (IC) packaging applications that use larger scale structures to connect multiple chips in tightly integrated packages. The Vion PFIB system's ability to provide site-specific cross-sectional analysis of these new technologies in minutes rather than hours will accelerate process development and reduce time-to-market for new products...
05/26/11 FEI provides 3D analysis system to Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation
FEI and Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation announce the purchase of QEMSCAN® automated petrography and Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ technology for Whiting's new rock lab in its Denver, Colorado headquarters. QEMSCAN provides data for reservoir characterization, including quantitative compositional and elastic properties critical for designing a successful hydraulic fracturing program. Given the intensive multi-rig drilling programs at Whiting, securing QEMSCAN technology in-house provides real-time solutions that can be applied prior to well completions...
05/11/11 FEI Installs Advanced Electron Microscopes at nanoGUNE Nanoscience Research Center
Systems Will be Used to Create, and Even Manipulate, New Materials, Devices and Systems at the Nanoscale
FEI Company and the Basque Nanoscience Cooperative Research Center nanoGUNE Consolider, announce the installation of three new advanced electron microscope systems from FEI. nanoGUNE now has the world's most advanced commercially-available microscope, the Titan™ scanning transmission electron microscope (S/TEM); a Quanta™ FEG (field emission gun); and a Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ nanofabrication tool in its new facility...
05/04/11 FEI reports record revenue and earnings for the Q1 of 2011
Revenue Up 32% From Q1-2010 and 6% From Q4-2010
EPS Was $0.54, vs. $0.11 in Q1-2010 and $0.52 in Q4-2010
For the first quarter of 2011, FEI Company reported the highest quarterly revenue and earnings in the company's history. Bookings and backlog also continued at high levels, and the company guided to further revenue and earnings increases in the second quarter of 2011.Revenue of $197.0 million was up 32% compared to $149.1 million in the first quarter of 2010 and up 6% from $186.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. Net income was $22.3 million or $0.54 per diluted share, compared with $4.1 million or $0.11 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2010 and $21.3 million or $0.52 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2010...
05/03/11 FEI extends ChemiSTEM technology to enable atomic-level spectroscopy
FEI Company today announced that it is extending its ChemiSTEM™ Technology to enable, for the first time, atomic-level energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy across the periodic table. The combination of increased
current in an atomic-sized probe by Cs-correction and the
increase in X-ray detection sensitivity and beam current of
the ChemiSTEM Technology allows results to be obtained
within minutes...
04/21/11 FEI hits production milestone for Helios NanoLab DualBeam
FEI today announces that it has shipped the 250th Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ system. Since its introduction in 2006, the award-winning Helios NanoLab has experienced widespread market acceptance. "The Helios NanoLab DualBeam provides the SEM and FIB performance needed to solve some of the critical roadblocks to advancing technology and sciences across many disciplines," said John Williams, vice president of marketing, FEI...
02/22/11 FEI and CEA-Leti enter joint agreement to characterize advanced semiconductor materials
FEI and CEA-Leti today announced the companies have entered into a three year agreement to characterize advanced semiconductor materials for the 22nm technology node and beyond. European-based CEA-Leti, with its two partners on the NanoCharacterization Platform of MINATEC Campus, CEA-Liten (new materials for new energies) and CEA-INAC (Nanoscience Institute), will apply their expertise in holography and nanobeam diffraction. FEI will provide advanced nanobeam diffraction technology with its Titan™ scanning transmission electron microscope (S/TEM), the world's most powerful, commercially-available microscope. The companies will measure strain changes in semiconductor structures...
02/18/11 Ad Huijser named as Director at FEI Company
FEI Company today announced that Dr. Ad Huijser has joined the company's board of directors. Dr. Huijser was executive vice president, chief technology officer and member of the Board of Management of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., until his retirement in 2006. During his 36-year career with Philips he held various senior technology and management positions and was influential in the development of the recordable compact disc and optical lithography (which led to the founding of ASML Holding N.V.)...
02/14/11 FEI unveils novel solution for natural gas extraction in unconventional reservoirs
3D, Nanometer-Scale Characterization of Pore Networks Provides Information Critical to Optimizing Extraction Procedures and Maximizing Production
FEI today announced a novel solution for analyzing the production characteristics and potential of unconventional gas reservoirs. The Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ system images kerogen, porosity and microstructures in three dimensions (3D) with nanometer-scale resolution. The data are essential to determining the production potential of the reservoir, optimizing extraction procedures and designing simulators of the nanoscale pore structure...
02/03/11 FEI reports record bookings, revenue and earnings for Q4 2010
For the fourth quarter of 2010, FEI Company reported the highest quarterly bookings, revenue and earnings in the company's history, with significant year-over-year and sequential quarterly growth. Bookings, revenue and operating income also set records for the full year in 2010. For the fourth quarter, net bookings were $218.4 million, up 15% from the third quarter of 2010 and up 34% from the fourth quarter of 2009. The backlog at the end of the quarter was $471.9 million, an all-time high...
01/05/11 FEI wins multi-system order from CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory
FEI Company today announced that the CANMET Materials Technology has selected three of FEI's latest electron microscope systems for its new facility at the McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton, Ontario. As part of a competitive evaluation, CANMET-MTL has purchased the Tecnai Osiris™ scanning/transmission electron microscope (S/TEM), the Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™, and the Nova™ NanoSEM ultra-high resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM)...
12/07/10 FEI announces Magellan extreme resolution SEM for life sciences
FEI Company today announced the Magellan™ extreme resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) optimized specifically for life science imaging. The first of its kind, the Magellan SEM enables life science researchers and cell biologists to actually view the entire organization of a cell in its natural, fully-hydrated state. The Magellan's workflow solution, which includes cryogenic sample preparation and handling, is a repeatable, optimized process to provide the highest quality imaging and analysis results...
11/14/10 FEI launches new website for natural resources
FEI Company has launched a website for natural resources as part of an increased focus on the mining and oil & gas industries. The website will serve as a technical and educational resource regarding FEI solutions, such as automated mineralogy, for mining, oil & gas and geosciences...
11/03/10 FEI reports revenue growth, margin expansion and record bookings
For the third quarter of 2010, FEI Company reported the highest quarterly net bookings in the company's history, the highest gross margin in over eight years and pretax and non-GAAP income significantly higher than the second quarter of 2010 and the third quarter of 2009. The company also guided to increased revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter...
09/28/10 FEI and Nanonics enter into collaborative agreement
FEI Company announces that it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with Nanonics Imaging Ltd., based in Israel, to explore the feasibility of adding an atomic force microscope (AFM) to an FEI DualBeam™ focused ion beam (FIB)/scanning electron microscope (SEM) system. The AFM is used for imaging, measuring and manipulating matter at the nanoscale. It uses a mechanical probe to measure the surface topography of a sample...
09/20/10 FEI announces share repurchase plan
FEI Company announced that its board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program that enables the company to purchase up to 4 million shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market. The amount and timing of specific repurchases are subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The purchases will be funded from existing cash resources and may be suspended or discontinued at any time...
09/01/10 FEI unveils new capabilities for natural resource extraction
FEI Company announces the availability of two new software solutions that provide quantifiable data to improve natural resource extraction. In addition, FEI announces that its popular QEMSCAN(R) software is now available on the Quanta(TM) 650 scanning electron microscope (SEM) platform. The new software upgrades are part of FEI's automated mineralogy technology suite, a high throughput analysis solution that provides quantitative mineralogical data on a wide range of geological samples...
08/05/10 FEI reports increased second-quarter bookings and earnings
FEI Company reported record second-quarter net bookings and improved gross margins compared with the first quarter of 2010 and the second quarter of 2009. Net income on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) was $16.2 million or $0.40 per diluted share, compared with $4.1 million or $0.11 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2010 and $3.7 million or $0.10 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2009...
08/02/10 FEI Introduces Nova NanoSEM 50 Series
FEI Company announced the availability of its new Nova(TM) NanoSEM 50 Series of ultra-high resolution scanning electron microscopes (UHR SEMs) today. It is designed to provide industry-leading, nanometer-scale resolution and ultra-precise analysis on the widest range of samples. Initial shipments are planned for the fourth quarter of this year…
08/02/10 FEI software release opens new territory for electron microscopy in life sciences
FEI Company released a set of software applications today that increase the throughput and ease-of-use of its electron microscopes for biological research. The four software packages make electron microscopes more useful for life science researchers involved in structural, cellular and tissue biology as they build the full solution from sample to biological answer...
06/29/10 FEI Commissions Titan S/TEM at Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon
FEI Company has successfully completed the installation of its Titan(TM) scanning/transmission electron microscope (S/TEM) at the Zaragoza University Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon (INA), located in Spain. By providing direct access to structural and analytical information down to the atomic level, the Titan S/TEM will play an essential role in all three of the institute's primary interest areas: the physics of nanosystems, nanobiomedicine and nanomaterials...
