Ultratech engineers and scientist support the Ultratech product line with expertise in several areas. Our Applications Department has performed extensive modeling of the photolithographic process, performed practical process testing, and offers assistance to our customers. Our in-house optical designers create unique and cutting edge optical components for critical microlithographic operations. Our Laser Thermal Processing group is advancing our understanding of laser driven precision annealing. Our wafer stress metrology group provides a unique means of measuring and visualizing wafer stresses and deformations.