Headquarters Bowburn, United Kingdom | Founder Brian Tanner | |
Bede X-ray Metrology is company based in Durham, England which supplies x-ray analysis equipment for materials science research and x-ray metrology equipment for use semiconductor manufacturing. The company is named after the Venerable Bede, an eighth-century monk and historian who lived near what is now Durham, where the company's worldwide headquarters are located. The company also has operations in Denver, Colorado in the United States. Bede X-ray Metrology is listed on the London Stock Exchange as BED:L.
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Company history
The company was founded in 1978 as Bede Scientific Instruments Ltd by Brian Tanner, a physics professor at the University of Durham. Recently Bede has been acquired by Jordan Valley Semiconductor LTD. on April 14, 2008
Areas of expertise
Bede X-ray Metrology manufactures equipment for the following analytical applications: