Particle Measuring Systems Joins SEMATECH to Advance Surface Conditioning and Wafer Cleaning Technology for Semiconductor Device Manufacturing
Albany, New York (PRWEB) March 24, 2014 -- SEMATECH announced today that Particle Measuring Systems, a global leader in contamination monitoring systems, has joined SEMATECH to advance the development of nanoscale particle removal processes and cleaning technologies for next-generation wafers and devices.
This collaboration will address many of the profound changes taking place in the semiconductor industry that are impacting fundamental aspects of process and equipment design, including integration of new materials and process technology for sub-20 nm node manufacturing, next-generation lithography requirements.
Speaking with SEMATECH, Brian Knollenberg, VP/GM at Particle Measuring Systems said, “Partnering with SEMATECH accelerates our cycle of learning, enabling us to provide industry leading particle metrology solutions for evolving semiconductor manufacturing processes.”
Particle Measuring Systems will work with SEMATECH to advance particle counting technologies in ultrapure water and common chemistries used in the preparation and cleaning of wafer surfaces throughout the entire semiconductor manufacturing process. This development work will accelerate learning in nanoparticle detection in solutions and will also aid in understanding the correlation between the particles seen in solutions and the particles found on surfaces exposed to solutions.
“SEMATECH’s Nanodefect Center aims to build industry participation in detecting, modeling, characterizing and providing solutions for defect issues as geometries shrink below the 10 nm node,” said Michael Lercel, senior director of Lithography, Metrology and Nanodefectivity. “Partnering with Particle Measuring Systems brings additional expertise to SEMATECH, and in turn, will raise the level of our research efforts and further strengthen our commitment in identifying and addressing the challenges of future technology nodes.”
Built on more than a decade of technical expertise in surface cleaning, particle removal and cleaning technology development, SEMATECH’s Nanodefect Center provides a complete suite of metrology and analysis capabilities to investigate the generation, propagation, removal and impact of defects generated by equipment, equipment components and materials used in advanced semiconductor processes such as lithography, etch, CMP, deposition and cleaning.
About Particle Measuring Systems
Particle Measuring Systems is the global leader in environmental monitoring technology, with over 40 years of experience providing solutions for particle and microbial monitoring for companies manufacturing in clean environments. As the inventors of laser-based particle counters, Particle Measuring Systems sets the standard for particle monitoring in semiconductor, data storage, nanomaterial, aerospace, pharmaceutical, integrated circuit and electronics manufacturing. Additional information can be found at http://www.pmeasuring.com.
About SEMATECH
For over 25 years, SEMATECH®, the international consortium of leading semiconductor device, equipment, and materials manufacturers, has set global direction, enabled flexible collaboration, and bridged strategic R&D to manufacturing. Through our unwavering commitment to foster collaboration across the nanoelectronics industry, we help our members and partners address critical industry transitions, drive technical consensus, pull research into the industry mainstream, improve manufacturing productivity, and reduce risk and time to market. Information about SEMATECH can be found at http://www.sematech.org.
Erica McGill, SEMATECH, 518-649-1041, [email protected]
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