[labnetwork] semiconductor grade neon source and price?

[Brian K. Olmsted]

Hi John,

I hadn't considered this and, yes, I think this would work well.

Basically, we have a customer who wants to try to do some tests with a
brand new etch process using neon so to begin with we really just need a
small quantity to see if the process works. A low-cost entry for testing is
sufficient at this time.

Thanks,

Brian


On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 10:35 AM John Boyle <johnboyle at fast.net> wrote:

> Would a small gas purifier meet your need…buy commercial grade neon and
> run it though a gas purifier? Outlet gas purity is <.5 PPB of most
> contaminants. Here are a couple of links to purifier suppliers. There are
> others
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> NuPure Corporation - The Eliminator CG
> <http://www.nupure.com/Pages/eliminatorCG.htm>
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> Gas Purifiers | Entegris
> <https://www.entegris.com/shop/en/USD/Products/Gas-Filtration-and-Purification/Gas-Purifiers/c/gaspurifiers?q=%253arelevance%253aGasesPurified%253aOther%252bgases&type=>
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> John Boyle
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> *From:* labnetwork [mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] *On Behalf Of *Kyle
> Keenan
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 25, 2024 3:43 PM
> *To:* Brian K. Olmsted
> *Cc:* Lab Network (labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu)
> *Subject:* Re: [labnetwork] semiconductor grade neon source and price?
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> Hi Brian,
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> Unfortunately, I think that's the going rate. A year and a half ago, I
> paid ~$5200 for a size 35 cylinder that is 98% neon so, assuming yours is a
> size 300 cylinder, this is not that hard to believe. As I understand
> things, the war in Ukraine is the main reason for the price hike.
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> Best,
>
> Kyle
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> On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 3:37 PM Brian K. Olmsted <olms0025 at umn.edu> wrote:
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> Hi,
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>
> Does anyone have a good source for semiconductor grade neon? I was just
> quoted $22k for a cylinder and that seems just a bit steep. Perhaps that's
> the going rate, but it would be at least helpful for me to have someone
> confirm this, if that's true.
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> Thanks,
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> Brian K. Olmsted
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