Major process changes have occurred in the last few years as advanced semiconductor device technology has narrowed interconnect line widths to 45 nanometers (nm).  These include 300-millimeter (mm) wafer platforms and the use of copper as the interconnect conductor.  Earlier interconnect technology used aluminum and tungsten conductors for multilevel metal interconnects.  As a result of these advances, the semiconductor industry must now treat wastewater from various processes associated with the use of copper.

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