AUG. 9–HOUSTON, TX–Minor or catastrophic excursions in the fab occur more often than one likes to admit.

A single, contaminating event can result in multi-million dollar losses and extended downtime. When an excursion occurs that may lower yield or stop the line, rapid response analytical results and baseline information will provide the data driven answers needed to identify and eliminate the contamination source.

Balazs Analytical Services, a part of Air Liquide America
Corp.’s Electronics business unit, has introduce Fabnet, a new service designed to provide clients with real-time access to quality, rapid analytical results on-line.

New construction, tool installation, new process start-up, and maintenance all add an unpredictable component and risk to optimal production performance.
Fabnet provides real-time access to analytical data that may be used as a tool when quick access to data is critical for problem solving and making process decisions.

Balazs developed Fabnet to provide clients with the strategic knowledge of real-time, accurate and robust on-line analytical results needed to regain yield and uptime during contamination excursions or during process changes.

Fabnet offers a secure means for viewing analytical results on-line for quick & reliable data in multiple reporting formats (by site, by analysis, by sample ID), which can be critical in identifying excursions or process
changes.

Through Fabnet, clients may:
— Access analytical results real-time, on-line
— Track results by order, date, sample, or site
— Ask technical questions
— Submit a request for analysis or a request for quote
— Contact the local sales reps or customer service
— Order literature