Table of Contents
Solid State Technology
Year 2004
Issue 6
 | NEWS
Extraction Systems Looks
Extraction Systems looks to capitalize on market opportunity
Extraction Systems Inc. (www.extractionsystemsinc.com), a provider of molecular contamination control and measurement products, recently doubled its manufacturing capacity at its headquarters here in anticipation of a market upswing and changes in the competitive landscape.
Finally Everything Is St
Finally, everything is starting to look just 'fab' for industry
It's spring, and in the cleanroom industry, everything's coming up 'fab' after several years of being drab.
Pall To Appeal Initial I
Pall to appeal initial injunction on filter patent
Pall Corp. (www.pall.com) is appealing a recent ruling by the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, which issued an order in favor of Mykrolis Corp. (Billerica, Mass.; www.mykrolis.com) on its motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Pall Corp. from manufacturing and selling its PhotoKleen EZD-2 Filter Assembly products.
In Search Of Food Borne
In search of food-borne pathogens via filtration
A collaborative work between separations technology vendor Whatman, Inc. (www.whatman.com) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA; www.fda.gov) seeks to devise a faster and more accurate method of detecting food-borne pathogens by using size-exclusion filtration in combination with Whatman's proprietary FTA filter technology.
Particles
Particles
Intel Upgrading 200 Mm A
Intel upgrading 200-mm Arizona fab to 300-mm by using clean construction
Intel Corporation (www.intel.com) has begun a $2 billion "clean construction" project to convert a 200-mm fabrication facility to a state-of-the-art 300-mm facility here.
Advances Target Health C
Advances target health care pathogens
A strategic alliance between two infection prevention companies, and an EPA approval for a pioneering antimicrobial technology have quickened the pace to combat health care-related infections and pathogens.
Clean Manufacturing Keys
Clean manufacturing keys 'chilling' advance in neurosurgery practice
Medical device innovator Seacoast Technologies Inc. (www.seacoasttechnologies.com) has announced the first human application of its ChillerStrip product used to create localized profound hypothermia during brain aneurysm surgery.
Cleanzone
China's cleanrooms advance
Horace Greeley's famous dictum about going west might be reversed today, at least as far as cleanrooms are concerned.
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DEPARTMENTS
Inventors Corner
Inventor's Corner
Viewpoint
Getting reorganized
Well, I'm officially on the job for a week. And, first of all, it's great to be back and to begin reconnecting with many of my old contamination control industry friends. There's also a lot to do and no time to waste.
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COLUMNS
Life Sciences
USP 797: Sterile compounding and room design
Health care organizations that compound sterile formulations are getting a head start on compliance with the USP 797 guidelines, courtesy of the JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations).
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FEATURES
Contamination Control A
Contamination control a key element in automobile painting integrity
Whether on the new-auto assembly line or in a retrofit shop, a paint booth requires contamination-control techniques and technologies that ensure a flawless, finished product.
Taking Disposable Proces
Taking disposable processing to the next level
A recent innovation extends the cost, labor and safety benefits of disposable processing to critical clarification and pre-filtration steps used in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Special Report
What you can't see could cost you millions
An effective fight against airborne contaminants requires a combination of filters, purifiers and monitors.
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PRODUCTS
New Products
New Products
Product Spotlight
Wafer Carriers
From robotic arms to FOUPs and tweezers, semiconductor automation processes are more than just individual wafer-handling components—they're even becoming a unified wafer management solution.
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