PUBLICATION & NEWS INDEX

Cleanroom Technology April 2000
The Automated Wet Bench in Semiconductor Cleanrooms. A valuable overview of the design task applied to wet chemistry processes and the semiconductor cleanroom tool.

News Reviews - Issue No. 113 February / March 2000
The Journal of the Theatre Personnel Nationwide published the article on Plade's Auto-Disinfector was on the Front Page.

Egan Answers the question most often asked February 28. 2000
Gregor Egan Explains why Plade Ltd enter competition when the company fights on for survival.

Plade Winners at the Web Finalist February 21. 2000
W@W - Winners at the Web Entrant Plade Ltd learned today that the company's Internet World Wide Web Site was selected as a finalist from over 300 entries for one of the most prestigious competitions which give recognition in the area of Marketing through the utilisation of E-Commerce and the Internet.

The Express Business Section Feature Plade February 17. 2000
The Daily Express Newspaper today carried a full page feature on Plade Ltd's survival during the downturn in the Semiconductor market.

The Export Award for Small Businesses 1999
David Wright, Chief Executive of Business Trade International Awarded Plade Ltd the Export Award for Small Businesses for Export Achievements in 1999.

The CBI Present Plade Ltd with Growing Business Awards 1999
The International Initiative of the Year Finalist Growing Business Awards 1999
Supported by Royal Mail has been presented to
Plade Ltd by the CBI - Real Business.

The Scottish Business Awards December 1999
Plade Ltd the Company from Barrhead Scotland are Winners of The Scottish Business Awards Manufacturing Section.

JEMI Annual General Meeting December 1999
Mr Gregor M Egan Managing Director of Plade Ltd gave a presentation at the JEMI Annual General meeting, held in the new Scottish Microelectronics Centre at King's Buildings at Edinburgh.

Vinylglass Ltd Name Rights Purchased by Plade Ltd: September 1999
The directors of Plade are pleased to announce that they have purchased the rights to use the name Vinylglass Ltd.

John Logie Baird Award for Innovation Winners: September 1999
Winner of the Established Firms category was the Barrhead based company Plade Ltd.

ISI / INTER FORUM Scottish Final Winner Plade Ltd: June 1999
Plade Ltd. in Barrhead, Glasgow, has win the Scottish final of ISI / Inter Forum
E-Commerce Awards ahead of other finalists.

International Executive Scheme Export Award Winner Plade Ltd: March 1998
Certificate in Recognition for Export Success supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

Code of Practice - Safety Fetures of Chemical Workstations
Published by the Semiconductor Safety Association (Europe) On behalf of the Microelectronics Semiconductor Manufacturing Joint Working Group
- Code of Practice also Available in pdf format

European Semiconductor May 1984
Wet Deck Design Parameters

Independent Evaluation Report on Plade 2000 Auto-Disinfector March 1994
Infection Research Laboratory - Dudley Road Hospital Birmingham.

European Semiconductor April 1998
The Pioneering Spirit beats Mis-processing on manual Wet Chemistry Benches.

APPLICATION NEWS - LIQUID ISPM. WHAT IS IT?
In-Situ Particle Monitoring is simply the application of a particle sensor within the semi-conductor process tool itself.

MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION (co-polymer versus homo-polymer)
Polypropylene is available in two basic types as either homopolymer or copolymer material.