New nCtrl^TM Offering Aids ESM, Schumacher Product Lines

As the electronics industry moves to smaller and smaller design features, it continues to strive for higher quality products that reduce process variations.

To that end, the company has introduced a ship-to-control offering known as nCtrl™ materials for customers using our electronic specialty materials (ESM), which includes electronic specialty gases and Schumacher products.

Air Products’ nCtrl offering reduces variations from container-to-container for semiconductor materials by developing specifications based on statistically generated upper control limits (UCLs). There will be no need for customer notification of out-of-control (OCC) material since only nCtrl material will be shipped.

Air Products understands the importance of this program to our customers, and that it’s vital to them to minimize variability and receive consistent products to help them reduce their process risks. Our nCtrl material is the solution to providing high-purity materials with reduced variation between containers based on our manufacturing, analytical, and technical expertise, while using a common industry standard to calculate the control limit specifications.

For additional information on our nCtrl offering, please go to our website, www.airproducts.com/electronics, and click on the E-Learning Center. Look for our two latest podcasts: “SEMI Standards: Draft Statistical Guidelines for Shipto-Control of Semiconductor Materials” with Tom Bzik and “nCtrl Specialty Materials: An Overview” with Carrie Dancziger. Or contact Dancziger directly.

Before nCtrl (left) and after nCtrl.

To obtain additional more comprehensive information on our entire nCtrl product offering, please contact Carrie Dancziger Hanham at 602-659-4316 or via e-mail. Also, please feel free to visit our E-Learning Center.