The case for custom ICs in cleanroom sensors
ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY
SWINDON SILICON SYSTEMS
The case for custom ICs in cleanroom sensors
Achieving cleanroom certification is a non-negotiable for electronics and pharmaceutical companies. But to meet cleanroom standards, manufacturers must be able to accurately measure the conditions of these environments. Here, Ross Turnbull, Director of Business Development and Product Engineering at industrial ASIC expert Swindon Silicon Systems, explains the role that temperature, humidity and pressure sensors play in monitoring cleanroom conditions and why custom ICs are preferable in these applications.
Defined by ISO 14644-1:2015 as controlled environments where airborne particle concentrations are closely regulated, cleanrooms are essential in a range of production processes.
For example, within the electronics industry, controlling the concentration of particles protects products such as semiconductors, aerospace equipment and consumer electronics from contamination
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