Nov. 28, 2006 — Evans Analytical Group LLC of Sunnyvale, Calif., announced that it has acquired the operations and assets of AMIA Labs.

AMIA provides x-ray based analytical services to high-tech industries, including x-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescence and x-ray reflectometry. AMIA has developed proprietary techniques for the measurement of texture, stress, composition and thickness on thin films, as well as micro-diffraction capabilities for patterned wafers or specific areas on medical implants and many other manufactured parts.

The companies said AMIA operations and staff will be integrated into EAG’s Round Rock, Texas facility.

“AMIA’s x-ray based techniques are an excellent complement to EAG’s existing suite of analytical methods by providing information on crystallographic phase, orientation and crystallite size of polycrystalline materials and epitaxial films,” said Richard Hockett, Evans Analytical’s chief scientist, in a prepared statement. “Characterization of strained thin films such as SiGe, Si:C, and AlGaN is a significant semiconductor industry issue and EAG is well equipped to meet this need through the acquired x-ray services capabilities, coupled with our existing Raman expertise.”

Founded in 1978, Evans Analytical Group provides microanalytical surface analysis and materials characterization services to identify the overall atomic and physical structure of materials, including chemical composition and chemical bonding, as well as the level and type of trace impurities.

Evans Analytical’s services are used specifically in developing new processes or materials, transferring those processes to production, developing and qualifying new production tools, and solving yield problems in manufacturing. The company says it has a diversified customer base of more than 1,500 high technology companies in the semiconductor, semiconductor equipment, electronics, medical and biotech industries, among others.