AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing (formally the American Vacuum Society, Inc.) is a

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and

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founded in 1953 as a committee on

vacuum A vacuum (: vacuums or vacua) is space devoid of matter. The word is derived from the Latin adjective (neuter ) meaning "vacant" or "void". An approximation to such vacuum is a region with a gaseous pressure much less than atmospheric pressur ...

technology. The AVS supports networking among its approximately 4,500 worldwide members who include representatives of

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, and

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. As a member society of the

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, AVS functions as an association of professionals in the scientific disciplines of

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interfaces Interface or interfacing may refer to: Academic journals * ''Interface'' (journal), by the Electrochemical Society * '' Interface, Journal of Applied Linguistics'', now merged with ''ITL International Journal of Applied Linguistics'' * '' Inter ...

, and processing. The society organizes events, including an annual symposium, and publishes multiple journals, including the '' Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology'' (both sections ''A'' and ''B''). Additionally, the AVS is a member of the International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications.

Organization

AVS is composed of 10 technical divisions, two technical groups, 16 regional chapters, two international chapters and one international affiliate: *Advanced Surface Engineering Division *Applied Surface Science Division *Biomaterial Interfaces Division *Electronic Materials/Photonics Division *Magnetic Interfaces and Nanostructures Division *Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology Division * Plasma Science and Technology Division *Surface Science Division *Thin Film Division (TF) *Vacuum Technology Division AVS Technical Groups Division *Manufacturing Science & Technology Technical Group (MSTG) *MEMS and NEMS Technical Group

Conferences

The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition is AVS's flagship conference. The symposium addresses cutting-edge issues associated with materials, processing, and interfaces in the research and manufacturing communities. AVS also sponsors a variety of topical conferences, including the International Conference on

Atomic Layer Deposition Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin-film deposition technique based on the sequential use of a gas-phase chemical process; it is a subclass of chemical vapour deposition. The majority of ALD reactions use two chemicals called wiktionary:precu ...

and the North American Conference on

Molecular Beam Epitaxy Molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE) is an epitaxy method for thin-film deposition of single crystals. MBE is widely used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, including transistors. MBE is used to make diodes and MOSFETs (MOS field-effect transis ...

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