The Scatter Works

The Scatter Works, Inc. (TSW) is an American company specializing in light-scatter metrology. It manufactures scatterometers and provides scatter measurement and consulting services. The company was incorporated in Bozeman, Montana, in 1995 by John Stover as a measurement and consulting operation, following the purchase of TMA Technologies by Schmitt Industries. In 2016 Stover bought back the TMA equipment and the right to sell the related scatterometer products. In 2017 Chris Staats, formerly of Schmitt, joined John Stover as a 50% owner of TSW. In 2019 the company combined its Tucson and Oregon operations into a new facility in Gresham, Oregon, where it runs a measurement service with over twenty wavelengths and a manufacturing facility for producing CASI, TASC, TMS, MicroScan II and ScatterScope4 scatterometers. TSW offers five scatterometer models and a range of related services, including consulting and an in-house scatter course. The company serves customers needing optical surface finish and film quality measurements, point defect characterization, and input data for predicting signal and noise levels in complex optical systems.

The Scatter Works was incorporated in Bozeman, Montana, in 1995 as a measurement and consulting operation run by John Stover after TMA Technologies was purchased by Schmitt Industries. In 2016 John bought back the TMA equipment and the right to sell the related scatterometer products. In 2017 Chris Staats, formerly of Schmitt, joined John as a 50% owner of TSW. Combined they have over 65 years of experience with scatter metrology. In 2019 they combined the Tucson and Oregon operations into a new facility in Gresham, Oregon, and now offer a scatter measurement service with over twenty wavelengths as well as a manufacturing facility for producing CASI, TASC, TMS, MicroScan II and ScatterScope4. New products are on the way.

• The Scatter Works incorporated in Bozeman, Montana.

• John Stover bought back the TMA equipment and the right to sell related scatterometer products.

• Chris Staats joined John Stover as a 50% owner of TSW.

• Tucson and Oregon operations combined into a new facility in Gresham, Oregon.

Specialist provider of light-scatter metrology instruments, measurement services and consulting for optical surfaces and films.

• CASI

  Scatterometer model manufactured by TSW.

• TASC

  Scatterometer model manufactured by TSW.

• TMS

  Scatterometer model manufactured by TSW.

• MicroScan II

  Scatterometer model manufactured by TSW.

• ScatterScope4

  Scatterometer model manufactured by TSW.

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