• DocumentCode
    2729091
  • Title

    Best practices for applying air ionization

  • Author

    Steinman, Arnold

  • Author_Institution
    Ion Syst. Inc., Berkeley, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    12-14 Sept. 1995
  • Firstpage
    245
  • Lastpage
    252
  • Abstract
    Air ionizers are used throughout the semiconductor manufacturing process to control ESD and contamination. This papers reviews the "best practices" in applying ionizers in front-end and back-end applications in the semiconductor industry. Uses of room ionizers in cleanrooms, and point-of-use ionizers in production equipment will be discussed.
  • Keywords
    clean rooms; electrostatic discharge; ionisation; semiconductor device manufacture; surface contamination; ESD; air ionization; back-end applications; clean rooms; contamination; front-end applications; point-of-use ionizers; production equipment; room ionizers; semiconductor manufacturing; Best practices; Contamination; Electronics industry; Electrostatic discharge; Ionization; Manufacturing processes; Process control; Production equipment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrical Overstress/Electrostatic Discharge Symposium Proceedings, 1995
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-878303-59-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EOSESD.1995.478292
  • Filename
    478292