Types and basic principles of stair step meters

2026-06-27 16:45:51 admin

Types and basic principles of stair step meters


Regarding the measurement of surface morphology:

The measurement of surface morphology can usually be divided into two types: contact and non-contact. In various application fields, these two methods have complementarity and are different from each other. Therefore, in practical applications and machine selection, it is necessary to determine according to the specific situation. It is recommended to consult relevant technical engineers first.

This issue mainly discusses contact surface morphology measurement instruments:step profiler


According to the different sensors used, contact type step measurement can be divided intoinductivepiezoelectricandphotoelectricThree types.


The basic working principle of the stair step meter is as follows:

When the stylus of the stair step meter lightly slides over the surface of the object being measured, the small peaks and valleys on the surface of the object being touched will cause the stylus to move up and down while sliding. Therefore, the surface contour is to some extent reflected by the movement of the stylus.


The KLA stair step meter promoted by NikonD series stair step meterandP series stair step meterFor example, let's take a brief look:

Touchpin sensor technology:Height resolution below 0.1 nanometers

Optical lever sensor: D series stair step meter

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Capacitive Sensor (LVDC): P-series Stepper

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All KLA series step gauge probes are made of diamond and have stable reliability


Application of stair step meter:

  • Height of medical stent steps; Depth of drug storage
    ITO film step height; 20 to 200 nm step

  • solar cell

  • Etching process

  • LED Gallium Nitride Epitaxial Defect Detection

  • Solar panel morphology

  • Thin morphology of silicon wafer

  • Rounded corner test





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