Facilities
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Facility |
Description |
Benefits |
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Land |
8000 sqm (86,000 sqft)Located within industrial complex |
Independent land not shared with other entities 24x7 security ensures security of customer material |
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Building |
4000 sqm (43,000 sqft) of building. Two buildings separating wet process and incoming material sorting |
Facility dedicated for silicon processing. Ensures integrity of customer material |
| Security System | 24x7 CCTV system monitoring internal and external property. In addition, round the clock manned security around the premises. | Ensures safe storage of customer material and staff safety. |
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Backup power |
100% power back up |
Enough power backup to make sure the facility is running at all times |
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Scrubber |
Packed bed fumed scrubber. Ensures effective treatment of fumes generated during chemical process |
Ensure local and federal environmental law are followed |
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Water |
Demineralized water system |
Ensures that the cleaning process does not add any new contaminants to the silicon and only uses high quality water |
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Chemical delivery system |
Fully Automatic delivery with no human contact |
Ensure safe working conditions. Chemicals not contaminated |
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Process Control Automation |
Fully automated process control - Siemens PCS 7 system |
Complete automation of chemical process including chemical delivery, process parameter monitoring built with alarms and recording of parameters for failure analysis |
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Effluent Treatment plant |
Treatment of effluents after normalization of acids. Solar ETP to reduce effluents to solids which is then disposed off in a secure landfill |
Ensure local and federal environmental law are followed |
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Chemical Reactors |
9 reactors. Fully integrated with Automation system, no manual operation possible |
Design ensures effective cleaning of silicon. Automation ensures quality of cleaning process and human safety |
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Wafer polishing machine |
Polishing machine capable of handling 4, 6, 8 and 12 inch wafers |
Polish dummy wafers which can be used for semiconductor equipment test |
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Automatic bead blaster |
Belt operated continuous bead blaster capable of blasting silicon wafers and block |
Effective uniform removal of desired layers in wafers and silicon blocks |
| Dust collection system | Effectively removes and collects dust generated by bead blaster. | Ensures safe working conditions for employees |
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Inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) (will be installed September 2011) |
State of the art high resolution ICP-MS to accurately analyze cleaned silicon after every batch to generate Certificate of Analysis |
Verification and validation of cleaning process. Helps ensure customer recieves material according to specification |
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Class 10K clean room |
Clean room to prepare and analyze cleaned silicon and chemicals - houses ICP-MS |
Ensures that samples are prepared and analyzed in a clean area. Helps to maintain authenticity of Certificate of Analysis |
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Class 100K clean room |
Clean room to perform final rinse, drying and packing of cleaned silicon |
Ensure no new impurities added to cleaned wafers |
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Chemical Laboratory |
Fully equipped laboratory |
Ensures quick resolution of customer issues and verifies process raw materials |
| Facility | Description | Benefits |
| Land | 8000 sqm (86,000 sqft)Located within industrial complex | |
| Building | xxx sqm (yyy sqft) of building. Two buildings separating wet process and incoming material sorting |