Loughborough Surface Analysis

Experts in surface analysis, supporting both industry and academia.

Who We Are

Loughborough Surface Analysis Limited (LSA Ltd) is a long established and well-known UK based laboratory specialising in surface analysis.

As the largest independent SIMS laboratory in Europe, our dedicated team provides a responsive, confidential and professional contract surface analysis service to both the industrial and academic sectors.

Our approach is people centric, to actively encourage interaction and participation during the analytical process, with the belief that personal care and attention is as important as technical ability. Across the team we have decades of experience and are always more than happy to discuss your data and our methods.

Confidentiality is of the upmost importance at LSA Ltd, so you can trust that we will undertake all of our analysis with the strictest confidence.  

Experience & Applications

We are experienced at working with a wide range of industries and academia, assisting with:

  • Quality Control

  • Failure Analysis

  • Contamination Identification

  • Materials Characterisation

  • Yield Improvement

  • Research and Development

The list of our applications is almost endless, however they include:

  • Semiconductors
  • Metals
  • Glasses
  • Polymers
  • Dopants
  • Impurities
  • Coatings
  • Delamination
  • Thin Films
  • PCB Failure
  • Wire Bonding Failure
  • Solder Dewetting
  • Staining
  • Particle Analysis
  • Surface Contamination
  • Corrosion Analysis

Our Techniques

SIMS

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry - Used for quantitative and qualitative depth profiling through materials.

SEM-EDX

Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energry Dispersive X-ray detection - Used for quantitative surface analysis.

Registered Office: 4 Bank Court, Weldon Road, Loughborough, LE11 5RF

Registered in England: 3386022

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