Constant Monitors are excellent tools for static control and should be considered for any grounded workstation. ESD Constant monitors reduce production costs by eliminating the time spent on testing wrist straps before each shift. Further savings may be realized by reduced ESD damage from malfunctioning wrist straps. But a quick web…
ESTECH 2011: Transforming Technologies Will See You There!
Transforming Technologies will be exhibiting at ESTECH 2011. The annual technical meeting and exposition of IEST will be held May 2-5, 2011, in northwest suburban Chicago. There is no substitute for peer-to-peer interaction, which you cannot get with the Internet, e-mail, and phone. ESTECH offers attendees a valuable educational experience with…
Alphaboost™ Electronically-Enhanced Alpha Ionization: The First Ionizer Designed for the 25 nm Node
The following article was written by Tom Watkins, President of Transforming Technologies. The full article can be found here. For more information, please view Cleanroom Air Ionization in a Nano World a presentation prepared by Dr. Larry Levitt of LBL Scientific that discusses Alpha Ionization. Introduction As semiconductor fabrication moves…
Heel Grounders: 1 meg Vs. 2 meg
ESD Heel Grounders – 1 meg Vs. 2 meg ESD Heel Grounders – 1 meg Vs. 2 meg? Have you ever wondered what it means when a heel grounder described as having a “1 meg resistor”? or a 2 meg resistor? The size of a resistor is often included in…