Product Briefing Outline: Sopra has launched a new
version of its spectroscopic metrology tool called the GES5 Evolution
(GES5-E). The system is based on Ellipsometric porosimetry (EP), used
to characterize CVD and spin coated porous ultra low-k materials. EP
measures the change of the optical properties and thickness of the
materials during adsorption and desorption of an organic solvent. The
new system allows the complete characterization of porous thin layers
for applications related to micro-electronics as well as new organic
technologies.
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Product Briefing Outline: Straatum Processware has made further important upgrades to its real-time fault detection and classification (FDC) software for semiconductor manufacturing. ‘Imprint MX3' is a powerful, new version of its knowledge-based system for FDC with expanded advanced process control (APC) applications.
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Product Briefing Outline: TecHarmonic Inc. has
launched the Alpine-S, claiming that it is the industry's first and
only point-of-use (PoU) gas abatement system with the capability to
abate all process and perfluorocompound (PFC) gas emissions with
destruction and removal efficiencies (DRE) well over 95 percent for
both chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and etch applications.
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Product Briefing Outline: Applied Materials, has
launched ‘NeXus SPC' its next generation advanced process control
software and hardware, used exclusively on a range of Applied's 300mm
process tools. The new diagnostic tool performs split-second analysis
of process conditions which is critical information that can increase
system uptime and yield, protect wafers from process drift and enable
more cost-effective maintenance schedules. Currently, Applied customers
employ the NeXus platform on more than 350 of its process systems
worldwide.
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Product Briefing Outline: Entrepix' has launched its
CMP ‘FastForward' foundry service that the company claims is the most
extensive portfolio of CMP (chemical mechanical processing) processes,
foundry services and equipment offerings to meet the semiconductor
industry's rapidly growing interest in the Fab-Light manufacturing
model.
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Product Briefing Outline: PI has introduced the
world's first PCI-bus digital nano-positioning controller for
closed-loop piezoelectric positioners & scanners. The new E-761
motion controller is designed to provide more flexibility and better
overall value than any other digital piezo controller on the market
today, according to the company.
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Product Briefing Outline: Ansell Healthcare has
produced a new ‘ChemTek' glove that is designed to provide the highest
level of protection for handling hazardous chemicals in manufacturing
and chemical processing environments. The new ChemTek product line is
comprised of two different glove styles that offers chemical protection
for first responders and others who may be faced with potentially
hazardous or unknown substances.
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Product Briefing Outline: GE Analytical Instruments
has introduced the Sievers 500 RL On-Line Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Analyzer. The reagentless analyzer is designed for continuous
monitoring of organics in ultrapure water (UPW) for pharmaceutical,
microelectronics, and power applications with a 0.03 ppb limit of
detection and autozero capabilities, according to the company.
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Product Briefing Outline: Metara has introduced the
‘SENTRY' Harsh Chemistry Metrology (HCM) system that the company claims
is the first of its kind to be able in fully automated mode to analyze
harsh ultra-pure chemicals for metallic contamination excursions.
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Product Briefing Outline: Rudolph Technologies, has
launched both the ‘S3000' and ‘S2000' ellipsometry-based metrology
systems designed to provide high throughput, cost-effective
measurements of thin transparent films in volume production
environments.
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