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Dr. R. E. Weber of the University of Minnesota in the United States leads the establishment of Physical Electronics, Inc. (PHI), a pioneering company specializing in surface analysis instruments worldwide.
Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. (now Alback Co., Ltd.) enters into a general agency agreement with PHI.
PHI and Japan Vacuum Technology Co., Ltd. terminate their general agency agreement and establish the joint venture Alback & Fi Co., Ltd.
Establishment of the Osaka sales office.
Construction of a new headquarters building and factory in Chigasaki.
Acquired the surface analysis instrument division for research and development from Physical Electronics, Inc., and began manufacturing and global sales of surface analysis instruments. Established the U.S. subsidiary Physical Electronics USA (PHI-USA).
Acquired the service division in the United States and established a global equipment maintenance system.
Started sales of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instruments equipped with a C60 ion gun.
Co-developed a gas cluster ion gun with Alback Co., Ltd. and began sales.
Announced the scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI Quantera II'.
Announced the scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI X-tool'.
Announced the scanning Auger electron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI 710'.
Announced the time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer 'PHI nanoTOF II'.
Announced the scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI 5000 VersaProbe III' and the scanning Auger electron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI 4800'.
Announced the 'Parallel Imaging Mass Spectrometry (MS/MS) Option' for PHI nanoTOF II.
Announced the scanning dual X-ray (Al Kα, Cr Kα) photoelectron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI Quantes'.
Started sales of the high-speed spectroscopic ellipsometer 'PHI QuickSE' series.
Moved headquarters and factory to the premises of Alback Co., Ltd. (Chigasaki headquarters and factory).
Announced the scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI VersaProbe 4' and the time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer 'PHI nanoTOF 3'.
Announced the fully automated multifunctional scanning X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instrument 'PHI GENESIS'.
Closed the Osaka sales office.
Announced the time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer 'PHI nanoTOF 3+'.
Established the local Chinese subsidiary AIFEN (Nanjing) Instruments Co., Ltd.
Released the quadrupole secondary ion mass spectrometer 'PHI ADEPT 2'.
Alvack-Fai Corporation donated relief funds through the Japanese Red Cross Society to support victims of the Kumamoto earthquake. We hope for the earliest possible recovery and reconstruction of the affected areas.
Albatross Fine Co., Ltd. has renewed the member-only site "CLUB PHI." Registration information for the new site will be carried over, but for security reasons, passwords are not transferred and need to be reset. Users are required to reset their passwords to log in to the new site.
Alback Fi Co., Ltd. has launched a renewed corporate site and CLUB PHI site. The new site adopts responsive design, enabling comfortable browsing from smartphones and tablets. With a review of navigation and a fresh design, access to information and readability have improved.
Alvark-Fai will hold a factory tour for students expected to graduate in 2027. The tour includes visits to the analysis laboratory and manufacturing site, where participants can experience the production process of cutting-edge analytical instruments. Details can be confirmed on the website.
A research group at Stanford University developed an ultra‑low‑temperature XPS measurement method to observe the SEI film on lithium‑ion batteries, and the results were published in Nature. Our company's XPS equipment (PHI VersaProbe III) was used in this study.
Microsoft announced that support for Windows 10 will end on October 14, 2025. As this increases security risks, our company offers paid OS upgrade services to support safe operation.
Alback & Fi Co., Ltd. informs you that we will record calls at our call center to improve service quality. The recordings will be used to improve responses, verify inquiry details, and prevent trouble.
Alvark-Fai Co., Ltd. will hold a free online seminar in the form of a Zoom webinar from July 2024 to 2026. The seminar consists of a 45-minute presentation and a 15-minute Q&A session each time, explaining analysis methods such as TOF-SIMS. The target audience is the general public, and pre-registration is required.
Alback & Fi Co., Ltd. has been certified as a Health Management Excellence Corporation 2024 (Small and Medium Enterprise Division). The company is working to improve employee health and workplace environment. It will continue to promote a workplace where employees can work comfortably both physically and mentally.
Albatross Fine Co., Ltd. announced a measurement technique for the electronic state of semiconductor samples using Low-Energy Reverse-Photon Electron Spectroscopy (LEIPS). LEIPS, when combined with UPS, enables high-precision measurement of band gaps and electron affinity. This is expected to improve the accuracy of electronic structure analysis of materials.