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Semiconductor devices are made on substrates, such as silicon wafers or glass plates.

Sometimes what appears logical is, in fact, incorrect when it comes to cleanroom markets and technologies

Ok, maybe the headline is a bit disingenuous, but I’m actually not writing to castigate anyone for his or her poor judgment or lack of intelligence.

To those charged with establishing and maintaining the appropriate controlled environments for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing, airborne molecular contam-ination (AMC) can appear to be a moving target.

Defects in fabrication and errors during operation will become a fact of life for electronic circuits at the nanoscale.

Total expected to be second highest on record

Containment a key issue as space agencies move closer to collecting Mars samples

The Institute of Environmental Sciences and Technology (IEST) recently announced that three ISO/TC 209 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments documents have become American National Standards: ISO 14644-3, Test Methods; ISO 14644-5, Operations; and ISO 14644-7, Separative devices (clean-air hoods, glove boxes, isolators, mini-environments).

Although the outbreak last month of contact lens-related Fusarium keratitis bore the initial markings of a manufacturing-related contamination problem, government and industry officials involved with the investigation are close to fingering a combination of product factors in the field as the likely cause.

Unlike heads, two technical standards aren't better than one.

All relevant physics and heat sources must be considered

Do you know everything that’s needed to get your cleanroom tested?

Characterizing the destructive potential of corrosive contaminants

Protect your yield from molecular contaminants

Milliken has announced the release of its new wiper innovation, Anticon?? with Particle Attraction Technology (PAT).

Indeed, there are hundreds and hundreds of storage system manufacturers. However, there are only a few whose products are compatible with the special needs inherent in a cleanroom environment.