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Safety in the lab
finds flaws on semiconductor wafers or TFT-LCDs.--T. Kim When in doubt about where to start, it is usually a good idea to contact the manufacturer of your equipment and ask what standards the equipment was designed to meet. Also contact ANSI (American National Safety Institute), and determine
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Semiconductor manufacturing: Off to a slower start
strength in the area is that the conversion to 300-mm fabrication lines is going strong, notes Tracy. Such trends are likely to be evident as Semicon West, the premier North American show for semiconductor manufacturing equipment, kicks off in San Francisco's Moscone Center July 11. Of note
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Semiconductor Manufacturing Requirements Drive New Automation Technologies
In addition to highly repetitive tasks, positioning equipment has long been used to provide very specialized functions and processes. A good example is the semiconductor manufacturing industry. According to a recent press report, at least forty new wafer fabrication plants are presently
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Organic semiconductor devices for micro-optical applications
emission of an organic semiconductor material into a single-mode polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). waveguide. Keywords: OLED, organic photodiode, micro-optics, waveguide, optical interconnect, lab-on-a-chip, PMMA. 1. INTRODUCTION. Optoelectronic components based on organic semiconductors are opening new
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Semiconductor Micromachining Using Diode-Pumped Solid-State Lasers
Laser micromachining of semiconductor materials such as silicon and sapphire has attracted more and more attention in recent years. High precision laser cutting and drilling processes have been successfully used in semiconductor, photonics, optoelectronics, and microelectromechanical system (MEMS
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Top technical challenges in semiconductor manufacturing
steering council in consultation with corporate managers. In the area of lithography, Sematech's. Top technical challenges in semiconductor manufacturing | Machine Design. Skip to Content. Home. Subscribe. Advertise. Contact. RSS. E-mail: * Password: *. Create new account. Request new password
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Control of Xylene Vapors in a Lab Setting: O-Xylene Vapors (.pdf)
used often as a chemical intermediate. Xylene is also used in the semiconductor industry because it is a good cleaning agent. for silicon wafers. It is also used as a sterilizer. However, xylene vapors are toxic and. extended exposure can lead to problems in the respiratory tract. Consequently
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The New Definitions of Innovation, Sustainability & Responsiveness for High Tech/SemiConductor Manufacturers (.pdf)
transparency across disparate. operations. So HT&E companies must facilitate clear communications, real-time visibility,. and better decision-making. 1 In a paper in Electronics magazine in April 1965, Gordon E. Moore, then Director of Director of R&D Labs at. Fairchild Semiconductor and later