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Case Study: Best Practices for Weighing in the Semiconductor Industry

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Case Study Collection: Methods to Achieve Consistent Quality

Semiconductors are key components in the electronics industry. Their production requires robust, accurate and safe weighing technology to precisely manufacture silicon wafers and to accurately monitor the dispensing process during integrated circuit (IC) packaging.

Learn about our broad portfolio of weighing components designed for automation that have become indispensable tools for manufacturers across the semiconductor value chain, enabling the seamless and fast production of high quality chips.

Due to the complexity and expense of production, you require reliable, highly specialized equipment and strict adherence to process tolerances at every step, from raw material intake to final packaging. Select each of the topics below to discover where our equipment can improve your operation, and then download the case study collection for more details.

Dispensing Accuracy: Meeting Typhoons Head-On

An integrated circuit (IC) packaging vendor located in a coastal city was experiencing production disruptions during typhoon and earthquake season. After upgrading their dispensing machine using a high-precision weigh module outfitted with a built-in typhoon filter, the customer is maximizing its production capacity by ensuring high-accuracy dispensing year-round.

Precision Slurry Production: Enabling High-Quality Wafers

A leading producer of semiconductor chips sought higher precision in its chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) process. The company successfully integrated high-precision PBK9-APW bench scales into its fully automated slurry formulation process, making it possible for management to achieve ambitious precision requirements.

Semiconductor Chemicals: Ensuring the Right Mix

A semiconductor chemicals manufacturer faced the challenge of proving that their multi-vendor tank-weighing system could deliver accuracy. To eliminate this challenge, management sought an automated system that would provide performance assurance and a new calibration method that would eliminate production delays and disposal costs.

Slurry-Delivery Equipment: Smart Weighing, Effective Designs

Abrasive particle distribution is a critical parameter in a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) slurry, affecting key metrics such as the rate of material removal. This makes high-accuracy ingredient weighing critically important. A C6 PowerMountTM weigh module paired with an IND360 weighing indicator enables highly accurate mixing control at a 50 g readability.

Semiconductor Gas Bottling: Hazardous Area Performance

A bottled gas supplier was facing difficulty finding an integrated weighing and automation solution that could meet both their stringent accuracy requirements and their safety needs. METTLER TOLEDO and Rockwell Automation turned out to be the winning combination, providing a seamless solution that helped them solve a nearly insurmountable problem.