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LV100ND

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What is it?

The sources describe the Nikon LV100ND as an optical microscope installed in Stanford Nano Shared Facilities, with two units in the Flexible Cleanroom and two in the Nanopatterning Cleanroom. The microscope features top and bottom LED white lighting with adjustable intensity, multiple Plan Fluor objectives, selectable Nomarski DIC, a 6" x 4" XY stage, an Abbe condenser, a Nikon DS-Ri2 camera, and Nikon NIS-Elements D software.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

  • Optical inspection
  • Brightfield imaging
  • Darkfield imaging
  • Differential interference contrast imaging
  • Point-to-point distance measurement

What do the numbers mean?

Optics & imaging3

Microscope type
Optical microscope[1]
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Objectives
5X, 10X, 20X, 50X, and 100X Plan Fluor high numerical aperture lenses[1]
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Camera
DS-Ri2 Nikon camera, high definition 18 megapixel[1]
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Control & software1

Software
Nikon NIS-Elements D Software[1]
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Configuration & options6

Lighting
Top and bottom lighting using LED white light with adjustable intensity[1]
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Brightfield / darkfield
10X Ultra Wide Field brightfield and darkfield for all five lenses[1]
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DIC
Selectable Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast for top-down lighting only[1]
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Stage
6" x 4" XY stage with glass plate[1]
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Condenser
Abbe condenser[1]
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Instrument count and locations
Two microscopes in the Flexible Cleanroom and two in the Nanopatterning Cleanroom[1]
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Not publicly documented

The following facts about the LV100ND are absent from this record as of this revision. First-hand knowledge or a citation closes a gap; every submission is reviewed before publication.

  • No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the LV100ND are on record.

    Answerable by: OEM historical records or a trade-press announcement

  • No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the LV100ND are on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM product catalog or an engineer who ordered or specified the tool

  • The control-system platform and OS era of the LV100ND are not on record.

    Answerable by: an engineer who operated it or OEM installation records

  • No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the LV100ND are on record.

    Answerable by: a field service engineer, process engineer, or maintenance technician

  • The process node or technology generation of the LV100ND is not on record.

    Answerable by: an OEM datasheet or a fab qualification report

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Sources & citations

Sources (3)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]snsf.stanford.edu — snsf.stanford.edusnsf.stanford.edu
  2. [2]nano@stanford Equipment | nano@stanford — snf.stanford.edusnf.stanford.edu
  3. [3]Nanopatterning Cleanroom (NPC) | Stanford Nano Shared Facilities — snsf.stanford.edusnsf.stanford.edu
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Last updated Jul 29, 2026.

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