Nye Semiconductor News - October 2016

Exceeding Industry Standards    

A company that manufactures robots for the Semiconductor industry needed a high temperature, ultra-low outgassing grease for wafer transfer robots operating on OLED Display (organic light-emitting diode) manufacturing lines. The company was already using NyeTorr® 5300 and NyeTorr® 6300 greases in the application, but wanted to improve the friction and wear properties, with the objective of reducing lubricant outgassing to the lowest level available to the high vacuum industry. Download our case study to see how Nye was able to reach the lowest edge of detection for high vacuum applications. 

Advanced Lubricant Testing: Vacuum Stability & Outgassing    

The Vacuum Stability and Outgassing test, also known as ASTM E-595, is performed using a high vacuum test rig. The ASTM E-595 test method has become an industry standard in High Vacuum applications, as outgassing is an absolutely critical design parameter in the Semiconductor market. Condensable material from the outgassing onto nearby surfaces can become very problematic if they obscure optical instruments, cause a reaction, or contaminate materials in the system. The purpose of the test is to determine the amount of volatile content in a material when exposed to heat and vacuum in a closed system.