美国太平洋纳米科技Pacific Nanotechnology 
美国太平洋纳米科技公司（PNI）是一家专业设计、制造扫描探针显微镜并服务于纳米领域应用的厂商，公司创建于1997年，公司汇聚了扫描探针显微镜领域的众多专家（包括Gary Aden和Paul West等扫描探针显微镜界知名人士），拥有很强的开发能力，率先开发出平板式扫描器和双扫描器等先进的AFM，目前平板式扫描器已经广泛应用于生物、材料以及电子产品开发等领域。经过数年的发展，公司已经成为扫描探针显微镜的主要供应商之一，目前在世界范围内拥有大量的用户，其中包括：斯坦福大学、密西根大学、印第安纳州立大学、伯克利大学、加州理工大学、九州大学、美国宇航局、美国质量检验检疫局、Sony、Epson、NEC、Nikon、Canon、现代、LG等知名院校和企业。
1997 年创建时名称为Pacific Scanning，是一家专业生产AFM 控制器和其它零部件的企业，主要为全世界大型AFM 公司（包括Thermo Microscopes 公司）提供代工（OEM）服务，2001 年Thermo 被收购后其技术高管（Gary Aden 和Paul West等）便入主Pacific Scanning 公司，并更名为现在的Pacific Nanotechnology 公司。PNI 公司为了更好地服务于中国,PNI 公司融合了美国最新电子学技术和日本Toyo 公司多年SPM 技术支持的实际成果率先开发出高线形扫描器SPM，能够满足科研和工业用户的多方面性能和操作的需要。所有的型号都配备高性能的“Closed Loop”（闭环）控制线性扫描器。
Pacific Nanotechnology provides products and services that facilitate advances in nanotechnology and nanoresearch. Our products are optimized for research, development, and process control applications when visualization, modification, and measurement of nanometer-sized surface structure is critical.
Key Personnel
Pacific Nanotechnology is managed by individuals with substantial experience in the growth and guidance of advanced technology companies. Present members of the senior technical group include:

Dr. Gary Aden President and CEO
 

Gary earned his BS in Chemistry from UCLA and his Ph.D. in chemistry with a specialty in electron microscopy from Arizona State University. He has more than 20 years experience in high tech companies and 15 years experience in general management. He has 10 years experience in successful startups and corporate turnarounds, His previous work experience includes R&D positions at Rockwell BWIP, PGT, & Kevex, & Management experience as President of Kevex Instruments, President & CEO of TopoMetrix, and President of ThermoMicroscopes.

Dr. Paul West Vice President of Products and CTO
 

Dr. West began working in the field of probe microscopy and nanotechnology as a post-doc at the California Institute of Technology in 1983 and holds over 20 patents for SPM and Nanotechnology innovations. He has 17 years experience in managing the design, development and marketing of scanning probe microscope instrumentation. Dr. West served on the President’s committee that created the National Nanotechnology Initiative.