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Integrated circuit design is constantly being scaled down in pursuit of faster circuit operation and lower power consumption.

Worldwide there are more than 150,000 cleanrooms in use ranging in size from less than 100 square feet to over 300,000 square feet.

When it comes, what will have been the total cost of the cure for cancer? What is the cost to discover and bring to market a single blockbuster drug? Way too much to calculate would be the answer to the first.

IEST recommended practice IEST-RP-CC012.1, Considerations in Cleanroom Design, has recently been revised and is scheduled for publication later this year.

The following cleanroom projects have been either first announced or revised in the month of June.

The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) has announced its new officers for the term beginning July 1, 2006.

News snippets from the world of contamination control

MasterControl Inc., provider of innovative quality management software solutions, recently released an article addressing facility inspections.

Ecolab Inc. has purchased Shield Medicare Ltd.

Last month, Contec Inc. (Spartanburg, S. C.) officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China.

Microsoft Corp. has announced the winners of the Microsoft(R) Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Innovation Awards 2006, honoring the breakthrough contributions that companies are making in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries through the best use of Microsoft-based solutions.

In late May, semiconductor manufacturers confirmed that the jump from 300- to 450-millimeter wafers was too broad to be covered in one step.

A vertical vivarium at UCLA’s Neuroscience Research Center provides contamination control and interdisciplinary collaboration

The residual moisture within the gas panel can react with a halogen-based gas, leading to corrosion that can gradually affect the performance of critical components.

Liquid immersion lithography (LIL) has catapulted to the forefront of all lithography discussions recently.

Concurrent need for speed, resolution, cost-effectiveness and other factors shape new products

Cleanrooms can certainly differ from one application to the next, but one aspect they all share is the need for adequate hand protection. Glove products can vary widely in sterility, weight, length, resistance to contaminants, and the materials from which they're made, affecting how you choose one hand-protection product over another for your critical environment.

Each month, CleanRooms brings you a collection of the latest product innovations in the contamination-control industry.