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Development of new compounds for pharmaceutical applications can be divided into four segments. The first is discovery of the molecule, which in today's world takes place more by computer modeling than by the scientist working on the laboratory bench.

The past few months have been a very productive time in the creation of the new Global Cleanroom Standards by the ISO Technical Committee (ISO/TC209) "Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments."

There are a number of differences between light scattering in a gas and light scattering in a liquid, such as the differing indices of refraction that characterize the two media.

Intel: Another $2B fab on the way; Quietly adding capacity; Taiwan Semiconductor's Fab 6 gearing up; Pfizer, Warner-Lambert to tie the knot; and more.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ—SEEING STRENGTH in the world-wide electronic systems market and global GDP, IC Insights has raised its semiconductor forecast for the year, and now says worldwide capital spending will reach an all-time high at $50 billion, a 52 percent increase over 1999's $33 billion.

MINNEAPOLIS—A unique, trilateral job-training program joining the Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP), the Dunwoody Institute and FSI International will provide FSI with the resources over the next two years to hire and train cleanroom workers as the company ramps up production to meet rising demand.

STMicroelectronics is planning to invest about $1.4 billion in Rousset8, the company's latest 200-mm (8-inch) wafer fab.

MOUNT PROSPECT, IL?THE American National Standards Institute (ANSI; Washington, DC) has awarded the Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) accreditation, further empowering the volunteer organization as a standards-writing body.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Traditionally, the desire to reduce cleanroom contamination from personnel has been a strong driver of the cleanroom apparel industry. However, in recent years, employment rates have been flattening out in most traditional cleanroom segments, threatening the viability of cleanroom apparel and glove manufacturers.

MINDEN, NV—Sierra Safety technology has written another chapter in the contamination control industry's cleanroom fire-safety saga. In May, on the heels of a collaboratively drafted and worldwide-accepted fire-safety test for cleanroom materials, Ansul Inc. (Marinette, WI) began distributing Sierra's DCR1 flame detector, a device that meets the Factory Mutual Research's (Norwood, MA) Approval Standard 3260 for "Flame Radiation Detectors" for use in wet bench applications and cleanrooms.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA--Finding foodborne pathogens before they contaminate a finished product is every food manufacturer's goal. Increased microbiological testing and more reporting of food recalls has heightened consumer awareness and has driven the food industry to protect their brand names through better, faster testing.

With that growing need in mind, biotechnology firm Molecular Circuitry Inc. (King of Prussia, PA) and VWR Scientific Products (Westchester, PA ...

Make-up air handler; Cleanroom smock; Dust-proof fabric; and more.

How many healthy experts does it take to search for cancer risks in a semiconductor fab? Moreover, how long does it take to assemble a panel of said professionals

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The impact of 300-mm tools, automated material handling systems (AMHS) and future semiconductor processing technologies on fab layout methodology.

One of the toughest construction jobs is retrofitting, upgrading or revamping a contamination-controlled manufacturing area. It poses many challenges for the designers, construction managers, subcontractors, facility managers and the facility personnel.

When Anadigics Inc. (Warren, NJ) unveiled its new 6-inch analog gallium arsenide (GaAs) fab in mid-1999, the company did not expect to see the current growth in the wireless and broadband communications markets.

Hose storage station; Compressed air tester; Cleaner/degreaser; and more.

Air filtration supplies the means to obtain the level of particle cleanliness required by a particular cleanroom application. It extends from the simple task of preventing lint and other debris from plugging heating/cooling coils to removing very small particles that could cause a short circuit on a microchip.