ULTRAPURE WATER-Micro 2012
Hilton Hotel Mesa

HOTEL LOCATION--All ULTRAPURE WATER--Micro activities are held at the Hilton Hotel-Mesa (Phoenix, Arizona. For your convenience, we recommend that you stay at this hotel for the duration of the conference. The Hilton is located at 1011 West Holmes Avenue Mesa, Arizona, USA, 85210.  Phone: 1-480-833-5555, just 3.00 miles from city center.  Mention Group code UPW when reserving a room by phone. Shuttle service is available from the Phoenix airport.

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Room Rates-- Single or Double-$149 (All rates subject to additional city taxes.)  When making hotel reservations, it is important that you mention the ULTRAPURE WATER Conference. These special rates, as well as a block of rooms, are guaranteed only through October 11, 2012. Don't miss out, phone in your reservations today at 480-833-5555, or 800-HILTONS. Refer to Tall Oaks Publishing, or Ultrapure Water in order to obtain this special rate.

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Refunds cannot be granted on cancellations received after November 10, 2012. Cancellations prior to this date are allowed without penalty. There will be a $30 processing fee on all refunds. If you need to change your plans to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person at any time without incurring any penalty.

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Conference on Electronics Water
November 13-14, 2012 
Hilton Hotel, Mesa (Phoenix), Arizona

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ULTRAPURE WATER--Microis a two-day conference on Microelectronics Pure Water offering an Executive Forum consisting of state-of-the-art technical papers and Table-Top exhibits.  Typical attendance is 120 individuals, mostly from the microelectronics industries.

 

2012 Executive Forum Conference Agenda

Semiconductor Industry - Water Business Trends and Opportunities

Session co-moderators: Slava Libman, Ph.D., Balazs Air Liquide and Marty Burkhart, Hi Pure Tech Inc.

Tuesday, November 13
8:45 AM - Introduction


Session 1: Future Challenges Facing the Semiconductor Industry
9:00 AM - Semiconductor Industry Trends and Opportunities

Michael Corbett, managing partner, Linx Consulting
9:45 AM - Particle Defectivity Challenges for Sub-16 nm HP Technology Node
Abbas Rastegar, Ph.D., Lithography- SEMATECH
11:00 AM -Semiconductor Technology Progress of UPW ITRS and SEMI Cooperation
David Blackford, Ph.D., Fluid Measurement Technologies, Inc., Slava Libman, Ph.D., Balazs Air Liquide; Dan Wilcox, Spansion; and Marty Burkhart, Hi Pure Tech, Inc.
11:45 AM-1:15 PM—Lunch Break

Session 2: Solutions to Address Electronics Industry UPW Needs
1:15 PM - Organics Speciation in UPW— Challenges and Opportunities

Slava Libman, Ph.D., Balazs Air Liquide; and Stefan Huber, Ph.D., DOC Labor
1:45 PM - Removal of 12-nm particles with a combination of UF and MF
Donald C. Grant and Dennis Chilcote, CT Associates, Inc.; Uwe Beuscher, W.L. Gore and Associates, Inc.
2:15 PM - Total Removal of Nanoparticles in Manufacture of High-Purity Water
Aapo Sääsk, Scarab. To be presented by Mr. Vinay Chand, CEO of Xzero.
2:45 PM - Drastic Reduction of Metallic Impurities in Water Using High-Purity Ion-Exchange Resin
Takeo Fukui, Toshimasa Kato, Takaaki Chuuman, and Nobukazu Arai, Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
3:30 PM - Next Generation Particles Control in Point of Use Application for UPW Supply to Semiconductor Manufacturing
Boris Eliosov, PCB Water Technologies; and Wolfgang Dornfeld, Levitronix, GmbH
4:00 PM - 450-mm Polyvinylidene Fluoride Pipe and Fittings Production to Accommodate the Ultrapure Water Volume Demands of Future MegaFabs
Marty Burkhart, Hi Pure Tech, Inc.; Hanspeter Mueller, Georg Fischer Piping Systems; and Casey Williamson, Semtec, Inc.
5:00 PM - Networking Reception in Exhibits

Wednesday, November 14
Session 3: UPW Metrology Innovations
9:00 AM - Panel Discussion: Present and Future UPW Technology Challenges and Opportunities

9:45 AM - Capillary IC— A New Platform for High Throughput or High Resolution Separations of Ionic Compounds
Peter Bodsky, ThermoFisher Scientific— Dionex Products
10:45 AM - New Developments in the Use of Silica and Sodium Measurements in High-Purity Water Quality Specifications for the Electronics Industry
Randy C. Turner, Swan Analytical USA

Session 4: UPW Technology Optimization and Improvements
Noon-1:15 PM—Lunch in Exhibits Area
1:15 PM— An Updated Look at Minimizing Particle and Metal Ion Contamination on Fluid Control Components

Ed Cellucci, George Evangelos Drazinakis, and Greg Michalchuk, Plast-O-Matic Valves
1:45 PM—Challenges Meeting the UPW Requirements for the Future Fabs
Alan Knapp, Christopher Hall, and Bruce Coulter, Siemens Industry Inc., Water Technologies
2:15 PM—A Fundamental Shift in Water Disinfection— Research into an Innovative UV LED Design
Jennifer G. Pagan, and Paolo Batonil, Dot Metrics Technologies; and Oliver Lawal, Aquionics Inc.
2:45 PM—Overview of Research Projects Underway at Purdue University’s Birk Nanotechnology Center
Timothy Miller, Purdue University
3:15 PM - Conference Concludes

TABLETOP EXHIBITS TABLETOP EXHIBITS
Exhibit hours: Tuesday: 1:00PM-7:00PM; Wednesday: 11:00AM-3:00PM. 
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2012 Exhibitors: * AQUIONICS * AIR LIQUIDE-BALAZS LABS. * ASAHI AMERICA INC. * CHEMTRACE * ETS, LLC. * FLUID MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES * HEATEFLEX CORP. * HYDRANAUTICS * ITOCHU SPECIALTY CHEMICALS * LEVITRONIX GMBH * LIGHTHOUSE WORLDWIDE SOLUTIONS * NEOTECH AQUA SOLUTIONS * ORANGE BOAT LLC * PLAST-O-MATIC VALVES * PROFESSIONAL WATER TECHNOLOGIES * SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES * SWAN ANALYTICAL USA INC. * WOONGJIN CHEMICAL AMERICA - CSM

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