(Hitachi High Technologies: Tokyo) -- As the successor to the Hitachi TM-1000, the Hitachi TM3000 offers a dramatic improvement in all the features of the earlier device, including its compact size, ease of operation, and magnification. Through more attention to compact design, the surface area required for the microscope has been reduced by roughly 20 percent.

The operation of the TM3000 has also been simplified thanks to auto start, auto focus, and other automated on-board functions. The most groundbreaking achievement of the new device, however, is that magnification has been expanded to 30,000X, enabling even higher-magnification observation. Moreover, the TM3000 can be easily controlled and samples viewed through a connected PC, making it simple for even first-time electron microscope users to operate.

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