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Advanced Cleanroom Garments by TW Clean, Inc.

Objective Discuss the need for ESD Control in a cleanroom environment Review the existing priorities for cleanroom garments Discuss new methods to enhance ESD Control while dramatically limiting cost and maintaining the stringent Contamination Control levels

Typical Priority of ESD Control ESD Control is considered a lower priority relative to Contamination Control The Justification: There is an obvious negative effect when sacrificing control of particulate contamination to control the effects for static electricity

Actual Priority of ESD Control ESD Control is as important to the process as Contamination Control The Truth: ESD is a contaminant that will cost you millions Newer ESD Control technologies are designed to be consistent with or exceed the current requirement for contamination control

Ground Zero ESD Control Garments One garment can deliver superior ESD and Contamination Control performance The Product: Exclusive fabric combined with patented grounding technology provide the best protection ever from a cleanroom garment

Meeting the ESD Control Needs Ground Zero limits the voltage generated by operators Other garment systems don’t measure up

Variables in Garment Performance Shoes worn under the garment Clothing worn under the garment Fit of the garment Type of chairs used Hair style

Tribo-Charging Any time two materials make contact and separate there will be an exchange of electrons This exchange results in the charging of both materials The magnitude and polarity of the charge is dependent upon the types of material

Limit the Impact of Variables Ground Zero limits the impact of variations in footwear Other garment systems don’t measure up

Electrostatic Attraction Like a giant magnet, an operator wearing a garment that holds a charge will carry particles throughout the cleanroom Friction will change the nature of the charge and force the particles to fall back into the environment

Protect Your Investment A major cost associated with cleanroom garments is testing, verification and auditing Ground Zero garments exhibit an unsurpassed consistency in performance which in turn lowers administration costs.  Our warranty protects your investment Our patented grounding technology is flexible enough to easily fit with existing test protocol

Ground Zero Grounding Options

Exclusive Fabric Ground Zero fabric is an exclusive Twill Weave of Polyester and Carbon with a dual grid pattern at 7mm intervals Ground Zero is available in 7 colors:

Improve Yield It is a fact that ESD damage is responsible for stealing millions of dollars in profits each year Yield enhancement is a process of fixing what is broken and eliminating what is not Ground Zero garments work so well they can be continuously monitored, hence eliminated as a potential problem Valuable time is then dedicated to isolating the many unknowns in the process

Key Benefits of Ground Zero The confidence that the cleanroom garment is not having a negative impact on the process The ability to dedicate resources to other issues and areas of concern The Knowledge that TW Clean is standing behind the performance of Ground Zero Garments

Next Steps Evaluate Ground Zero Garments Determine ESD sensitivity of devices Generate base line voltage generation data using existing garments Conduct similar tests using Ground Zero Garments Compare results