NuSlice 5

Wafer and thin-film head slicing and dicing operations are going 100% aqueous, replacing the oil-in-water coolants of the past. Leading this new thrust, NuGeneration Technologies, LLC has developed a synthetic coolant capable of directly replacing the old style oil-in-water (soluble oil) coolants. With the need to improve yield and quality greater now than ever before, NuGeneration Technologies latest development is a welcome change to wafer processing fabs worldwide.

IBM, one of the worlds leading companies, has been evaluating the product for the past 18 months. With all laboratory and production trials completed IBM is expected to go into world wide use of this product by the end of Q1 2000.

NuGenTec's NuSlice 5, ultra high purity, slicing and dicing fluid was formulated for thin-film heads and silicon wafers. With mobile ion impurities lower than 0.5 ppm in dilution, NuGeneration Technologies is lowering the bar once again on purity of aqueous products. Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is eliminated with conductivities greater than 2,000 MS/cm, in dilution. Reduced heat build-up during cutting results in improved surface finishes, less edge chipping and surface scratching. Faster cutting speeds and better kurf removal are other added benefits of NuSlice 5. NuSlice 5 offers better cleanability over currently available products on the market, due to its 100% aqueous formula. With no oils, insolubles or anionic ingredients a cleaner more residue free part is attainable.

Formulated to prevent attack on the substrate. NuSlice 5 at a pH of 8.0 will not attack aluminum, copper, gallium, nickel, silicon, titanium or their oxides. Designed to be run at 5% by volume with DI water, NuSlice 5 is very economical to use. Providing cost savings in: fewer chipped edges, longer tool life, longer coolant sump life, ease of disposal, improved cleanability.

NuGeneration Technologies' Wafer and Thin-film Head product line has been formulated with the needs of the semi-conductor industry in mind. Ultra-pure products are manufactured using the highest-grade raw materials with 18 MOhm DI water then filtered to meet customers' requirements before packaging. NuGenTec's products are cost effective, biodegradable, contain no VOC's, are safe to use and are easily disposed of.

NuGeneration Technologies is a manufacturer of high purity formulated chemicals for the semiconductor and allied industries.

NuGeneration Technologies, 7200 CE Dixon Street, Stockton, CA 95206. Tel: 209-234-5930; Fax: 209-234-5931.