Semiconductor manufacturing involves harsh chemicals, exacting high purity requirements and resistance to electrical shock, as well as cost effectiveness.
Applications
- Tanks (water, chemical, fuel)
- Semiconductor device test sockets
- Circuit boards
- High temperature components
- Integrated circuit chip carriers
- High-purity piping systems
- Semiconductor trays and boxes
- Electrical insulators
- Chemical tanks
- Piping components such as valves, fittings, pipe and tubing, filtration elements
- Wafer handling parts
- Wet benches and work stations
- Microelectrionics
- Flexible tubing
- Components used to control static electricity
- Ultrapure water systems
- Vacuum wand tips
- Waste transfer lines
Advantages May Include
- Lighweight
- Abrasion resistant in polishing slurries
- Resistant to corrosive acids
- Inert to common process chemicals
- Low outgassing characterisitcs
- Minimal contamination to flow
- Perform will in extreme heat; nonflammable
- Static dissipative properties
- Sophisticated joining equipment minimizes or eliminates possible jont contamination
- Cost effective
- Electrical insulating properties
- Low particle generation in bearing and wear applications
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