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Recommended environmental conditions for various industries

Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. to increase cleanroom space; Nai Tai expands Canadian facility; Samsung's fabulous construction; Toshiba backs out of Motorola joint venture ...

WINONA, MN—RTP Co. introduced a 12-item line of polymers loaded with hollow carbon nanotube fibers that are 7,000 times smaller than carbon fibers.

NORTH TYNESIDE, ENGLAND—Two years after shutting its doors, a semiconductor wafer facility is being reborn. The one-time Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) plant is being purchased in a complicated deal by the Atmel Corp. (San Jose, CA).

WASHINGTON, DC—Public comment had slowed to a trickle by late August on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) effort to hammer out standards to keep drugs and medical products virus- and bacteria-free.

Betty Peterson was named to the CleanRooms Hall of Fame at the CleanRooms West 2000 show held in Portland, OR, in October.

GARDEN GROVE, CA —Techcon Systems and BF Goodrich Static Control Polymers (Brecksville, OH) have teamed up to create a non-carbon-loaded fluid dispensing system that not only controls electrostatic discharge (ESD), but offers improved control over ...

Kyushu Island, Japan—Sony will start construction of its first 300mm fab this month. The 300mm fab will be located in the Kumamoto Technology Park #2 in Kikuchi County, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Kyushu Island.

GAITHERSBURG, MD—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is expected to break ground this month on a $174-million, 511,000-square-foot Advanced Measurement Laboratory (AML) that will include a wing devoted to cleanroom measurement and research.

ROCKVILLE, MD—Single-use reuse: An oxymoron by any standard, but a reality now that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its final guidance on salvaging medical devices from catheters to tracheal tubes.

Monitor and driving control system
The invention is a monitor and driving control system for fan filter units within a semiconductor cleanroom. The monitor has switches within each fan filter unit that apply electricity to one of several terminals ...

I wanted to pass on a few comments regarding the short editorial by Mark DeSorbo ("All talk, no action" CleanRooms, July 2000). Briefly, I have two concerns: one minor and one a bit more substantial. And the two are related.

One of the images ingrained in my mind coming out of CleanRooms West 2000 is of a convention center full of conversations and hand shakes, new product introductions and inquisitive attendees searching for cost-effective solutions—all signs of a solid show.

Exposures to infectious biological agents are serious potential health hazards during many routine cell and tissue culture techniques used in biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratories.

Some level of charge is always generated during any contact between two objects (e.g., Fowler, 1988). The primary mechanism for reducing ESD damage is dissipation of the charge to ground. Assessment of a material or a product's ability to dissipate charge can be addressed through ...

Let's face it: The personnel in charge of grounds keeping or mopping the bathrooms are not going to make a dent in most company revenues, but whoever is responsible for cleaning and maintaining the cleanrooms can make all the difference in the world to a ...

Facility cultivates newly developed high-temperature superconductivity and semiconductor devices Renovating an older facility to accommodate controlled environments can present a plethora of challenges, and DuPont ...

"The Man Who Knew Too Much" is the title of a movie that I was reminded of by a recent real life experience. I just knew that my appendix had been removed more than 20 years ago and could not possibly be the source of my health problems.

As part of our continuing look at the new global cleanroom standards, this month we focus on the subject of biocontamination control in cleanrooms.

Last month's column noted the dramatic difference in range and slowing of two differently sized baseballs even when thrown by the Red Sox's Pedro Martinez at 100 mph.

Gloves are used extensively in all areas of cleanroom manufacturing—frequently to protect the product from human contamination and sometimes to shield the operator from product hazards.

Load port from AJS Automation; ESD apparel from Hi-Tec Garments; Portable gas detector from PureAire Monitoring Systems Inc.; Gas detection system from PureAire Monitoring Systems Inc. ...