@article {Hamilton:1996:0305-6120:23, title = "The Contamination Audit - A Vital Tool For Yield Improvement", journal = "Circuit World", parent_itemid = "infobike://mcb/217", publishercode ="mcb", year = "1996", volume = "22", number = "1", publication date ="1996-01-01T00:00:00", pages = "23-25", itemtype = "ARTICLE", issn = "0305-6120", url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mcb/217/1996/00000022/00000001/art00004", keyword = "Yields, Defects, Contamination", author = "Hamilton, S", abstract = "With the increasing trends towards fineline circuitry, contamination has become a major cause of defects. This paper outlines the techniques used in conducting a Contamination Audit and in generating a Contamination Matrix, which is a map of the types of contamination and their relative levels within a facility. Using the Contamination Matrix contamination control measures can be targetted in the most effective manner to achieve yield improvements.", }