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FEATURE ARTICLE

Airborne Particle Monitoring: Satisfying The Changing Demands in Regulations and Methods
By Joe Gecsey
Today’s user is often faced with the challenge of meeting several international standards and regulatory guidances as well as performing sampling for airborne particles in a consistent and reproducible manner.
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CLEANROOM TIP OF THE WEEK

Solving Semiconductor Leveling Problems
 In order for semiconductor process equipment to operate efficiently, very precise leveling standards are needed for all wafer process and transfer locations. However, when asked about the leveling standard at their fab, most process or equipment maintenance engineers responded, “We have no leveling standards.”
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MANAGEMENT TIP OF THE WEEK

Stress and Decision Making - Avoid Expensive Mistakes
Have you ever made a bad decision? Some people respond well in stressful situations and some people lose focus and can make costly mistakes. But why does stress cause many people to have impaired decision making?
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INDUSTRY NEWS
  • Worldwide Semiconductor 2009 Revenue Down 17.1%
    Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to equal $212 billion in 2009, which is a 17.1% decline from the 2008 total of $255 billion, according to a recent report from Gartner, Inc.
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  • Pharma Innovation Flourishing in Europe
    Drugmakers from Europe have pulled ahead of U.S. companies in terms of pharmaceutical innovation, according to a recent report from the public policy journal, Health Affairs.
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  • Medical Device Market in France will Grow to US$11.9 billion by 2014
    The medical device market in France has become increasingly supplied by foreign sales subsidiaries of multinational companies.
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  • Qosina Recognized on the "Inc. 5000" List
    This is Qosina’s third time on the List including the “Inc. 500” in 1989 and “Inc. 5000” in 2007.
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Industry Calendar

September 10-11, 2009
Medical Devices: EU Directives, Guidance, CE Marking and ISO Standard Certifications
Malvern, PA

September 14, 2009
PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference
Washington, DC

September 14-15, 2009
Labeling and Labeling Controls in the Medical Devices Industry
Costa Mesa, CA

September 16-17, 2009
INTERPHEX Canada
Toronto, ON, Canada

September 21-22, 2009
Best Practices for an Effective Cleaning Validation Program
Malvern, PA

September 21-23, 2009
LogiPharma 2009
Philadelphia, PA

September 23-24, 2009
DISKCON
Santa Clara, CA

September 23-25, 2009
The Drug Development Process -- From Discovery to Commercialization
Dublin, Ireland

September 23, 2009
Complying with USP 797 – Part I: Contamination Control and Compliance with USP 797 IEST Online Education Program

September 30, 2009
Complying with USP 797 – Part II: USP 797 Environmental Monitoring IEST Online Education Program

Sep 30-Oct 2, 2009
SEMICON Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan

October 7, 2009
FREE WEBINAR: Improve Control Without Breaking the Budget - 1pm EST

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