DUBLIN, Pa., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- QuantumClean®, the leading global provider of validated high-purity outsourced process tool parts cleaning, surface treatment, refurbishment, analytical and engineering services to the semiconductor, solar and LED industries, and ChemTrace®, a recognized leading reference analytical testing laboratory, today announced their membership with the Fab Owners Association (FOA).

"Quantum Global Technologies, LLC (QuantumClean®) is pleased to announce it has joined the Fab Owners Association (FOA) as an Associate Member," states QuantumClean's CEO Scott Nicholas.

"QuantumClean is fully aligned with FOA's goal to identify common semiconductor manufacturing issues and facilitate the development of cost-effective solutions.  Since QuantumClean's inception in 2000, we have routinely provided such solutions to our customers' most challenging process chamber tool part cleanliness problems," says Nicholas. 

"QuantumClean's continual investment in technology development produces cleaning, coating, refurbishment, and analytical methods that keep pace with our customers' needs as identified in their technology roadmaps, and our network of 14 Advanced Technology Cleaning Centers® and ChemTrace® analytical laboratories create the global infrastructure to provide the local support."

"We greatly look forward to our participation in FOA," concludes Nicholas.

About Quantum Global Technologies, LLC
QuantumClean® and ChemTrace® are divisions of Quantum Global Technologies LLC, which is headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, PA, USA. 

Founded in 2000, QuantumClean® operates technologically innovative Advanced Technology Cleaning Centers® built on the premise of providing customers process improvement through consistently and verifiably cleaner parts® that exceed industry standards, dramatically reducing customers' total cost of ownership. With thirteen Cleaning Centers located in six countries, QuantumClean provides unsurpassed cleaning capability and convenience worldwide. 

ChemTrace® is a recognized leading reference analytical testing laboratory primarily serving the semiconductor, solar and related industries by providing answers and solutions to its customers' micro-contamination related issues. Founded in 1993, ChemTrace® also provides independent analytical verification of process tool part cleaning effectiveness for many of QuantumClean's leading-edge semiconductor fab, OEM and OPM customers which have critical cleaning requirements.

About FOA
Fab Owners Association (FOA) is an international, nonprofit, mutual benefit corporation composed of semiconductor and MEMS manufacturers, and industry suppliers, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. FOA was conceived to provide a forum for semiconductor manufacturing executives to discuss and act on common manufacturing issues. The association was founded in 2004.

Fab Owners Association (FOA) consists of member companies and senior industry professionals who are experienced semiconductor-manufacturing experts. FOA member companies and members are located around the world.

For more about QuantumClean® and ChemTrace®, visit their websites at www.quantumclean.com and www.chemtrace.com.

For more about Fab Owners Association, visit their website at www.waferfabs.org.

Media Contacts 

QuantumClean®  
Clara Lummus                                            
+1-215-249-1717                                        
info@quantumclean.com 

ChemTrace®
Robin Puri
+1-503-251-0979
info@chemtrace.com

SOURCE QuantumClean