Electronic Materials

Our Expertise in Quality Control

Committed to a changing world

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BASF’s Business Unit Electronic Materials

Singapore

BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd.

35 Tuas West Avenue,

Singapore 638433

Phone: +65 6868 9123

Fax: +65 6868 9168

Malaysia

BASF (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Lot 7, Jalan Hi-Tech 4,

Phase 1 Industrial Zone,

Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park,

09000 Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia

Phone: +604 403 3272

Fax: +604 403 3275

Germany

BASF SE

Competence Center Analytics

GKA/E – M320,

67056 Ludwigshafen,

Germany

Phone: +49 621 60 79788

Fax: +49 621 60 52955

Taiwan

BASF Electronic Materials Taiwan Ltd.

No. 33, Ching Chien 1st Road,

Kuanyin Industrial Park,

Taoyuan 32853, Taiwan

Phone: +886 3 483 7701

Fax: +886 3 483 8437

China

BASF Electronic Materials (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

No. 16, Heng Er Road,

Qing Pu Export Processing Zone,

Shanghai, 201700, P.R. China

Phone: +86 21 5970 5700

Fax: +86 21 5970 5770

www.electronic-materials.basf.com

NoteThe data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the many factors that may affect processing and

application of our product, these data do not relieve processors from carrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee

of certain properties, nor the suitability of the product for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data, proportions, weights, etc., given

herein may change without prior information and do not constitute the agreed contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our

products to ensure that any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed. (January 2009)

® = Registered trademark of BASF SE

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Reliability and Intelligence for a Changing World

BASF – A Partner You can Rely On

BASF has been providing electronic materials for more than 25 years. Our solutions and services extend from semiconductors and flat panel displays to the solar cell industry.

As a leading supplier, we not only produce and supply consistently high purity chemical solutions, we also continuously develop new chemical applications to meet future market requirements. These require a high level of analytical expertise and the continual enhancement of analytical methods and equipment.

Our Quality Control team is at the forefront of ensuring BASF’s customers receive reliable chemical solutions that will help them to be more successful.

Our experience and expertise enables us to offer intelligent, analytical techniques that bring real value to our products.

BASF is certified with all the accreditation that counts, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. We also operate accredited laboratories with ISO 17025 accreditation in Germany, Singapore and Taiwan, while our facilities in China and Malaysia also operate under strict 17025 guidelines.

We are proud to have been the first company among electronic chemicals suppliers in Taiwan to receive ISO 17025 accreditation; a strong testament to our commitment to quality for our products.

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Reliability and Intelligence for a Changing World

BASF – A Partner You can Rely On

BASF has been providing electronic materials for more than 25 years. Our solutions and services extend from semiconductors and flat panel displays to the solar cell industry.

As a leading supplier, we not only produce and supply consistently high purity chemical solutions, we also continuously develop new chemical applications to meet future market requirements. These require a high level of analytical expertise and the continual enhancement of analytical methods and equipment.

Our Quality Control team is at the forefront of ensuring BASF’s customers receive reliable chemical solutions that will help them to be more successful.

Our experience and expertise enables us to offer intelligent, analytical techniques that bring real value to our products.

BASF is certified with all the accreditation that counts, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. We also operate accredited laboratories with ISO 17025 accreditation in Germany, Singapore and Taiwan, while our facilities in China and Malaysia also operate under strict 17025 guidelines.

We are proud to have been the first company among electronic chemicals suppliers in Taiwan to receive ISO 17025 accreditation; a strong testament to our commitment to quality for our products.

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Statistical methods are routinely used for documenting the quality of our products. The results are reported to our customers on a regular basis via our established laboratory Information management system (LIMS). With the ability to store and keep track of large amounts of data, LIMS ensures better quality control checks, increased accuracy and the elimination of data entry via on-line instruments.

Our labs are always ready when you need them the most, standing by 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide continuous customer support and fast turn around times.

Everything we do is driven by our uncompromising commitment to quality.

From the initial inspection of raw materials, to throughout the processing and onto the final inspection, our rigorous quality control ensures reliability and performance.

The quest for continuous analytical improvement and development is never-ending at BASF. And it is the same for customer service: from the ease of start-ups and certification, to troubleshooting and inter-laboratory comparison, our labs deliver quality that matters.

Skill and specialization are key factors for analytical accuracy. At BASF, each specialist possesses expert knowledge of the relevant instruments and methods and takes full responsibility for their specialized area.

Quality that Matters

Primed to Perform

BASF has endowed its laboratories with the world’s most advanced tools and analytical techniques.

The major techniques applied in our QC laboratories can be grouped into five analytical categories:

1. Assay

Assay determination by:

Auto-titration Gas Chromatography (GC) UV-Vis spectrometry Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analysis Karl Fischer (KF) titration High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

2. Anion impurity analysis

Anion impurity determination by:

Ion chromatography (IC) Turbidimetry UV-Vis spectrometry Wet chemistry methods

3. Trace Metal Analysis

Trace metal determination by:

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), including high resolution ICP-MS (HR-ICP-MS)

Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)

Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS)

To operate in harmony with today’s advanced sample pretreatment techniques, we can analyze the trace metal impurities of chemicals to single digit ppt levels.

4. Liquid Particle Measurement

Particle determination by:

Liquid particle counters Particle size distribution analyzer Single particle optical size analyzer

5. Other Properties

Other properties determined are:

pH value Density Surface tension Conductivity Viscosity Etching rate

BASF’s laboratories are also fully qualified to perform a broad range of inspection for BASF’s process chemicals, including those for:

Cleaning Etching Photolithography Chemical Mechanical Planarization Wet Deposition

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Statistical methods are routinely used for documenting the quality of our products. The results are reported to our customers on a regular basis via our established laboratory Information management system (LIMS). With the ability to store and keep track of large amounts of data, LIMS ensures better quality control checks, increased accuracy and the elimination of data entry via on-line instruments.

Our labs are always ready when you need them the most, standing by 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide continuous customer support and fast turn around times.

Everything we do is driven by our uncompromising commitment to quality.

From the initial inspection of raw materials, to throughout the processing and onto the final inspection, our rigorous quality control ensures reliability and performance.

The quest for continuous analytical improvement and development is never-ending at BASF. And it is the same for customer service: from the ease of start-ups and certification, to troubleshooting and inter-laboratory comparison, our labs deliver quality that matters.

Skill and specialization are key factors for analytical accuracy. At BASF, each specialist possesses expert knowledge of the relevant instruments and methods and takes full responsibility for their specialized area.

Quality that Matters

Primed to Perform

BASF has endowed its laboratories with the world’s most advanced tools and analytical techniques.

The major techniques applied in our QC laboratories can be grouped into five analytical categories:

1. Assay

Assay determination by:

Auto-titration Gas Chromatography (GC) UV-Vis spectrometry Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analysis Karl Fischer (KF) titration High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

2. Anion impurity analysis

Anion impurity determination by:

Ion chromatography (IC) Turbidimetry UV-Vis spectrometry Wet chemistry methods

3. Trace Metal Analysis

Trace metal determination by:

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), including high resolution ICP-MS (HR-ICP-MS)

Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)

Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS)

To operate in harmony with today’s advanced sample pretreatment techniques, we can analyze the trace metal impurities of chemicals to single digit ppt levels.

4. Liquid Particle Measurement

Particle determination by:

Liquid particle counters Particle size distribution analyzer Single particle optical size analyzer

5. Other Properties

Other properties determined are:

pH value Density Surface tension Conductivity Viscosity Etching rate

BASF’s laboratories are also fully qualified to perform a broad range of inspection for BASF’s process chemicals, including those for:

Cleaning Etching Photolithography Chemical Mechanical Planarization Wet Deposition

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Global Reach, Local Touch

Using analytical techniques and experience drawn from the entire BASF Group, we can provide customers with expert analysis services throughout our established network of strategically located QC laboratories in key markets.

BASF’s QC network for Electronic Materials covers:

Germany Taiwan Singapore Malaysia China

This vigorous, global network provides reciprocal technical support and knowledge transfer. Round-robin tests are performed on a regular basis to ensure that our analytical competence remains first-rate, worldwide.

Committed to a Changing World

At BASF, we are always moving forward.

With our analytical capability and established history in electronic materials, we consistently deliver reliable and intelligent solutions for our customers.

Our customers’ industries are constantly evolving and we are committed to being at the forefront of the latest developments. Change is what drives us to continue to provide the comprehensive analytical services that meet our customers evolving needs and make them even more successful.

That’s why BASF is “Committed to a Changing World”.

China

Taiwan

MalaysiaSingapore

Germany

And we share our experience with our customers.

BASF works closely with customers by organizing technical workshops and training courses to provide our customers’ staff with information of BASF’s quality control systems, facilities and our latest developments.

Electronic Materials’ QC Network

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Global Reach, Local Touch

Using analytical techniques and experience drawn from the entire BASF Group, we can provide customers with expert analysis services throughout our established network of strategically located QC laboratories in key markets.

BASF’s QC network for Electronic Materials covers:

Germany Taiwan Singapore Malaysia China

This vigorous, global network provides reciprocal technical support and knowledge transfer. Round-robin tests are performed on a regular basis to ensure that our analytical competence remains first-rate, worldwide.

Committed to a Changing World

At BASF, we are always moving forward.

With our analytical capability and established history in electronic materials, we consistently deliver reliable and intelligent solutions for our customers.

Our customers’ industries are constantly evolving and we are committed to being at the forefront of the latest developments. Change is what drives us to continue to provide the comprehensive analytical services that meet our customers evolving needs and make them even more successful.

That’s why BASF is “Committed to a Changing World”.

China

Taiwan

MalaysiaSingapore

Germany

And we share our experience with our customers.

BASF works closely with customers by organizing technical workshops and training courses to provide our customers’ staff with information of BASF’s quality control systems, facilities and our latest developments.

Electronic Materials’ QC Network

Electronic Materials

Our Expertise in Quality Control

Committed to a changing world

G-C

AE

/QC

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9Be0

3

BASF’s Business Unit Electronic Materials

Singapore

BASF South East Asia Pte Ltd.

35 Tuas West Avenue,

Singapore 638433

Phone: +65 6868 9123

Fax: +65 6868 9168

Malaysia

BASF (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Lot 7, Jalan Hi-Tech 4,

Phase 1 Industrial Zone,

Kulim Hi-Tech Industrial Park,

09000 Kulim, Kedah, Malaysia

Phone: +604 403 3272

Fax: +604 403 3275

Germany

BASF SE

Competence Center Analytics

GKA/E – M320,

67056 Ludwigshafen,

Germany

Phone: +49 621 60 79788

Fax: +49 621 60 52955

Taiwan

BASF Electronic Materials Taiwan Ltd.

No. 33, Ching Chien 1st Road,

Kuanyin Industrial Park,

Taoyuan 32853, Taiwan

Phone: +886 3 483 7701

Fax: +886 3 483 8437

China

BASF Electronic Materials (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

No. 16, Heng Er Road,

Qing Pu Export Processing Zone,

Shanghai, 201700, P.R. China

Phone: +86 21 5970 5700

Fax: +86 21 5970 5770

www.electronic-materials.basf.com

NoteThe data contained in this publication are based on our current knowledge and experience. In view of the many factors that may affect processing and

application of our product, these data do not relieve processors from carrying out their own investigations and tests; neither do these data imply any guarantee

of certain properties, nor the suitability of the product for a specific purpose. Any descriptions, drawings, photographs, data, proportions, weights, etc., given

herein may change without prior information and do not constitute the agreed contractual quality of the product. It is the responsibility of the recipient of our

products to ensure that any proprietary rights and existing laws and legislation are observed. (January 2009)

® = Registered trademark of BASF SE