The ULTRAMIC 600 advanced ceramic heater offers a high thermal conductivity aluminum nitride (AIN) ceramic composition paired with a proprietary, thermally matched heating element to enable a fast-responding heater configured in a low-mass package, suited to semiconductor processing, wire and die bonding equipment, analytical instrumentation, aerospace and medical device applications. The construction technique employed sinters the ceramic at elevated temperatures to create a monolithic, geometrically stable structure, resulting in a low porosity homogeneous heater assembly. This sintered ceramic material may provide the benefits of high dielectric strength, a rapid ramp rate, uniform temperatures, and high durability at low mass. Watlow claims that the heater’s integrated thermocouple configuration improves the reliability of the sensor/heater interface. Watlow, St. Louis, MO, www.watlow.com.