Klaiber's Law
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Simply stated, Klaiber's law proposes that "the silicon wafer size will dictate the largest diameter of ultrapure water
supply piping needed within a semiconductor wafer factory."
Ultrapure water (UPW) is used extensively in the fabrication steps of making computer microchips. These microchips are fabricated on round, thin substrates of silicon.
Since the 1990s the pipes, fittings and valves used to carry the UPW have increased dramatically in diameter and consequently, so has the delivered volume, or gallons per minute usage. Polyvinylidene fluoride
(PVDF) has been the material of choice for the larger conduits to convey the UPW. PVDF is also referenced in ASTM D 5127 – 07 Standard Guide for Ultra-Pure Water Used in the Electronics and Semiconductor Industries as being needed to maintain the highest qualities of water.
In the early 1990s an observation made by Dr. Felix Klaiber has since been referred to as Klaiber’s law. He recognized that the semiconductor's jump from using 100mm to 150mm diameter silicon wafers (when the largest conduits in UPW systems of PVDF were only 110mm in outer diameter) was soon followed by the need for larger 160mm PVDF conduits. The next jump to 200mm silicon wafers a few years later required 225mm PVDF conduits. More recently, the semiconductor's jump to 300mm wafers has required the need for even larger UPW systems using 315mm conduits.
Ultrapure Water
The term ultrapure water offers a challenge in being described with a single definition. Until the advent of SEMI F63, ultrapure water used for semiconductor manufacturing was loosely defined. The SEMI F63 template has been followed recently with a UPW version for photovoltaic cell manufacturing...
supply piping needed within a semiconductor wafer factory."
Ultrapure water (UPW) is used extensively in the fabrication steps of making computer microchips. These microchips are fabricated on round, thin substrates of silicon.
Since the 1990s the pipes, fittings and valves used to carry the UPW have increased dramatically in diameter and consequently, so has the delivered volume, or gallons per minute usage. Polyvinylidene fluoride
Polyvinylidene fluoride
Polyvinylidene fluoride, or PVDF is a highly non-reactive and pure thermoplastic fluoropolymer.PVDF is a specialty plastic material in the fluoropolymer family; it is used generally in applications requiring the highest purity, strength, and resistance to solvents, acids, bases and heat and low...
(PVDF) has been the material of choice for the larger conduits to convey the UPW. PVDF is also referenced in ASTM D 5127 – 07 Standard Guide for Ultra-Pure Water Used in the Electronics and Semiconductor Industries as being needed to maintain the highest qualities of water.
In the early 1990s an observation made by Dr. Felix Klaiber has since been referred to as Klaiber’s law. He recognized that the semiconductor's jump from using 100mm to 150mm diameter silicon wafers (when the largest conduits in UPW systems of PVDF were only 110mm in outer diameter) was soon followed by the need for larger 160mm PVDF conduits. The next jump to 200mm silicon wafers a few years later required 225mm PVDF conduits. More recently, the semiconductor's jump to 300mm wafers has required the need for even larger UPW systems using 315mm conduits.