ElectroIQ Articles, Sep 2007

Columns
- From the editor
  - FDA is out of step
    Sometimes epiphanies just jump out at me. For example, here’s one that just came to me recently.
- Compounding corner
  - Adopting appropriate aseptic technique
    Compounding sterile preparations (CSPs) are made utilizing aseptic technique. Aseptic technique is a microbiological term referring to the prevention of microorganism contamination.
News
- Semiconductor industry adopts a range of contamination detection technologies
  Contamination detection today is a technology not only of sight and sound but also of the ion.
- Particles
  - Particles
    News snippets from the world of contamination control.
- CleanRooms to host third webcast in series
  On October 16, 2007, at 1:00pm EST, CleanRooms magazine editor-in-chief John Haystead will moderate the third in a series of live, interactive webcasts-“USP <797>: Implementing Practical & Available Solutions”-which will host a select mix of contamination control solution providers.
- Purafil director honored with ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award
  During the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) annual meeting in Long Beach, CA, Purafil’s technical director Chris Muller was honored with a Distinguished Service Award (DSA).
Features
- Special report
  - Energy costs drive innovation
    Energy cost reduction continues to be a driving force behind most of the innovations in state-of-the-art cleanroom design and construction.
- Features
  - Use clean benches to control particulate contamination
    Clean benches are one type of mini clean environment and offer a convenient method of controlling particulate contamination within a controlled work area.
  - Real-world improvement in ionization system performance
    Ionization is a facilities requirement that is critical for the maintenance of production yield and output. Unfortunately, it can be very difficult to monitor and control.
  - Steam delivery method improves oxide growth rate and uniformity
    Oxidation of silicon is a common and frequent step in the manufacture of integrated circuits (ICs).
Products
- Product spotlight
  - Cleanroom Lighting
    Because there are no formal standards for lighting in cleanrooms, contractors and operators must have a thorough understanding of the different types of lighting, fixtures, and installation options available and consider which one will best suit the level of cleanliness required in their critical environments.
- New products
  - New Products
    Each month, Cleanrooms brings you a collection of the latest product innovations in the contamination control industry.

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Issue 9

Table of Contents

Columns

From the editor

Compounding corner

News

Particles

Features

Special report

Features

Products

Product spotlight

New products