Quartz-PCI

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Quartz PCI is microscope image acquisition, processing, measurement, annotation, and reporting software built for laboratories running SEM, TEM, and light microscopy workflows. Developed by Quartz Imaging Corporation and used by thousands of researchers worldwide, PCI manages the full imaging pipeline from capture through long-term archiving in a single application, so labs are not stitching together separate tools for acquisition, measurement, and report writing. PCI is available in two configurations. PCI Lab installs on instrument PCs and handles direct image capture from SEMs, STEMs, TEMs, light microscopes, and TWAIN devices. PCI Office installs on standard workstations for offline processing, measurement, and annotation, using all the same tools without acquisition hardware. Core capabilities include image processing (contrast, sharpening, tilt correction, reverse raster rotation, anaglyph stereo construction), a full measurement toolkit (distance, angle, area, and shape measurement with results exported to a spreadsheet grid or Excel), an overlay-based annotation system that preserves the original image, and a built-in report editor that exports to PDF, Word, and PowerPoint. An included Workgroup Database tracks jobs, sessions, samples, and images for teams up to roughly ten users, with an Enterprise Database option and direct integration into Quartz LIMS for larger, multi-site organizations. PCI supports calibrated file import from major microscope manufacturers including JEOL, Zeiss, ThermoFisher, Hitachi, Gatan, and FEI, and performs SEM image sharpness measurement in accordance with ISO/TS 24597. The current release is PCI Version 12, sold by subscription with ongoing technical support and periodic updates included.

PCI-CFR

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Quartz PCI-CFR is a specialized version of Quartz PCI built for laboratories that must manage digital microscope images in compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations governing electronic records and electronic signatures. It is designed for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device labs where digital images function as regulated records, not just working files. Unlike text documents, where comparing two versions reveals exactly what changed, it is generally not possible to tell what processing steps were applied between two versions of an image. PCI-CFR addresses this by capturing data directly from the microscope with no intervening save step, then recording every subsequent processing and annotation operation in a secure, tamper-evident audit trail. Every version of an image is retained, encrypted, and protected by a cryptographic digest, so raw data and all downstream edits remain permanently recoverable and verifiable. Access is controlled through four standard user roles, acquisition, read-only, read-write, and signing, so labs can separate who can capture data from who can approve it. Authorized users apply digital signatures directly to image records, with signature metadata (signer, timestamp, and meaning, such as review or approval) embedded permanently in the file. Signed data can be exported as digitally signed PDFs suitable for regulatory submission. Two add-ons extend compliance beyond images: the Secure Repository creates a controlled virtual drive for non-image files (spectra, spreadsheets, third-party analysis output) under the same version control and audit trail; the Virtual Printer Driver lets any Windows application "print" its output directly into a compliant, signable PCI-CFR record. Quartz Imaging also offers IQ/OQ (Installation Qualification/Operational Qualification) support, conducted remotely or on-site, to help labs formally validate the software as part of their compliance documentation. The current release is PCI-CFR Version 6, sold by subscription with ongoing technical support and updates included.

PCI-AM

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Quartz PCI-AM is AI-driven automated metrology software for measuring semiconductor device features in SEM and TEM images, including both cross-section (X-SEM) and top-view geometries. Built on more than 30 years of Quartz Imaging's work in semiconductor metrology, PCI-AM is designed specifically for semiconductor failure analysis, process development, and engineering labs; it has no medical or pathology application. PCI-AM operates as an add-on module to Quartz PCI and provides four levels of automation. At the simplest level, a single click inside a device feature triggers measurement according to a pre-configured recipe. The second level extends single-click measurement across a series of images, automatically compensating for misalignment between them. The third level, template matching, lets users design a custom feature template in a graphical editor; PCI-AM then uses machine learning to locate, align, and measure every instance of that template across an image set with no manual intervention. The fourth level runs this process in full batch mode across an entire folder of images, sorting results into Pass, Fail, and Reject folders automatically. Measurement types include trench and pillar dimensions (CD width, sidewall angle, radius of curvature, line edge and line width roughness), multi-point macro cell measurements, and shape analysis (area, perimeter, aspect ratio, ideal shape deviation). Results populate a measurement grid and export directly to CSV for downstream analysis, and integrate into PCI's report editor for image-plus-data reporting. The stated benefit set centers on time savings and measurement consistency: removing subjective, user-to-user variation in manual edge detection and replacing it with a repeatable, automated process. The current release is PCI-AM Version 9.

FA-LIMS

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Quartz FA-LIMS is a Laboratory Information Management System built for Imaging labs like Failure Analysis or Materials Characterization labs. It was designed for the image-intensive nature of these labs and the complex, customized reporting these labs need to deliver to internal engineering teams and external clients. FA-LIMS is configured to match each lab's specific workflow, terminology, and job structure rather than forcing labs to adapt to a fixed data model. Its integration with Quartz PCI is a core part of the system: image acquisition, measurement, and analysis data flow directly into FA-LIMS without a separate upload step, and different PCI configurations support different instrument types across a lab's toolset. The system tracks every job as it moves through the lab, time-stamping state transitions by job, session, sample, instrument, and analyst. This produces detailed management reporting and dashboard views covering lab throughput, bottlenecks, and KPIs, information most LIMS platforms cannot generate because they lack this level of workflow-state tracking. FA-LIMS also supports quota systems on job requests, automated business rule and security enforcement, automatic client email updates, and barcode scanning at sample check-in and instrument stations. Implementation is a configuration engagement rather than an off-the-shelf install, since Quartz's team builds the system around each lab's existing terminology and process rather than requiring the lab to restructure around the software.

RE-LIMS

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Quartz RE-LIMS is a Laboratory Information Management System built for reliability and quality assurance labs, designed and structured around qualification plans and multi-step job workflows. RE-LIMS is configured to match each lab's qualification process. Qualification plans can be generated on the fly, built from templates, or created from blank starting points, and individual job steps can be added or removed as a plan takes shape. A Resource Planning Manager includes a sandbox mode, letting lab managers model how a change to one qualification plan affects the completion timing of others before committing to the change. Every job step carries its own results and tracked dates, including estimated completion, forecasted completion (which updates as job steps change), and actual completion, feeding directly into on-time-delivery metrics. Work-in-progress and results data can be pulled by job step and date range, with export options available. The system generates Traveler sheets with barcodes for each step, supports attachments at every level of a project, and produces project-level status reports on demand. Admin screens allow configuration of field selections and attributes to match each lab's terminology and process. Implementation is a configuration engagement: Quartz's team builds the qualification plan structure, job steps, and reporting layout around each lab's existing reliability testing process.

CH-LIMS

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Quartz CH-LIMS is a Laboratory Information Management System built for chemical analysis labs, supporting workflows such as ultrapure water testing, product ecology and safety analysis, incoming materials inspection, and prohibited chemicals certification. CH-LIMS is highly configurable and supports multiple chemical analysis techniques, including ICP-MS and IC, importing data files directly from a wide range of laboratory instruments rather than requiring manual data entry. The system provides comprehensive sample data review, supports computation of results from imported instrument data, and allows lab staff to select specific results for release. Released results can be transposed automatically into a final report format, and chemical data files are archived within the system for later retrieval. The Job Manager view tracks samples through the analysis workflow, giving lab staff visibility into completed and in-progress work at a glance.