Our trace analysis area has in-depth knowledge in the field of air and water analyses for clean environments. Many years of experience with chemical contamination analysis make our trace analysis team a competent partner in terms of cleanliness investigations. State-of-the-art analytical equipment combined with approved and validated analytical procedures ensure reproducible and reliable analytical results.
A high-quality control of processes and outcomes is guaranteed to our customers due to our ISO 9001 certification. Moreover, our complete quality management system ensures maximum transparency. In this regard, our customers appreciate our reliable analyses as well as our excellent services.
- Controlled environments to realize sensitive analysis
- Team: Chemists, laboratory assistants and technicians
- Available cleanroom space up to ISO class 5
- Ultra-trace analysis from ppb to sub-ppt range
Analysis Service Overview
- Total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer provides continuous monitoring of organics in ultrapure water
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) can detect almost all elements of the periodic table
- Ion chromatography (IC) is the ideal method for analyzing anions, cations and other polar substances in aqueous media
- Laser particle measurement can count and size particles as low as 50 nm in water respectively
Ultrapure Water Measuring
The semiconductor industry requires increasingly stringent tolerance limits for contaminants in ultrapure water, especially for critical metals and TOC. Our services include:
- Test of water quality in a process tool or mini-environment for UPW conditioning
- Testing the water quality in the overall system from Point Of Entry (POE) to Point Of Use (POU)
- Controlling water quality at several transfer points
- Pre-qualification of UHP polymer materials (tubes, hoses, membranes etc.) - leaching tests
Air Quality Monitoring
Complex manufacturing processes in electronic and semiconductor industries require high cleanliness of ambient air. Chemical gas-phase contaminations and airborne molecular contaminants can form thin chemical films on critical surfaces. Stringent monitoring of indoor air quality enables compliance with high technology production environments.
Material Outgassing
Sources of organic outgassing seals, circuit boards, cable insulation, cleaning agents, coatings, resins and others. Critical compounds are siloxanes, aromatic amines and high boiling aromatic hydrocarbons like phthalates. The product and process control includes:
- Component and material testing for production control
- Screening analysis of organic compounds by thermal desorption
- Evaluation of low, medium and high boiling organic compounds
- Issuing of Exentec certificates