(NYSE:ARG) will host a session on the methods for selecting gas
calibration mixtures at the Pittsburgh Conference (PITTCON) on
Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 10:45 a.com/go/news

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m. The session
will cover all of the factors involved in manufacturing and certifying
these mixtures, as well as the process of determining quality,
accuracy and analytical certification of specialty gas blends. The
accreditations help ensure Airgas' ability to meet customer
requirements for accuracy, precision and traceability."
As with the entire 4070 Series, the Agilent 4075 and 4076 support
300 mm SECS/GEM automation protocols, which have been proven in
production lines worldwide . This capability enables
extremely fast capacitance measurements in the 1 kHz to 2 MHz
frequency range for inter/intralayer oxide, resulting in improved
throughput and a lower cost of test. The full breadth of the 4070 Series, 4072A/B,
4073A/B, 4075 and 4076 provides the DC and RF measurement capabilities
to test the 65 nm process technologies of today, as well as the sub-65
nm process technologies of tomorrow.

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Both the Agilent 4075 and 4076 integrate a high-speed capacitance
measurement unit (CMU) into the test head.

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Direct docking enables users
to easily access and change probe cards with an automatic probe-card
change mechanism.agilent.

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The presentation, one of four
that Airgas will offer at the conference, is designed to help
specialty gas users understand how to specify calibration mixtures for
laboratory and process applications.
"The Agilent 4075 and 4076 enable our customers to perform
efficient characterization of advanced devices fabricated with 65 nm
process technologies , thereby accelerating device development and
yield improvement," said Minoru Ebihara, vice president and general
manager of Agilent's Hachioji Semiconductor Test Division. However, there are trade-offs between high-frequency CV
(HFCV) and radio-frequency CV (RFCV) measurement techniques necessary
to achieve this. The
RF, HFCV and pulsed IV measurement capability is supported by
user-friendly software such as measurement libraries and a calibration
tool with a graphical user interface.

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Pittcon 2005

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Agilent 4075 and 4076 Testers Meet Production Parametric
Measurement Challenges of Current 65-nm and Future Sub-65-nm Devices,
and Eliminate Thermal Effects

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The Agilent 4076 also offers laboratory test capabilities for
production test.
More information about Agilent's semiconductor test products is
available at www.

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Decreasing feature size and increasing device speed are driving
the need for new parametric test capabilities during production that
were previously necessary only in the lab.
Modern ultra-thin gate MOSFETs are susceptible to electron
tunneling.

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airgas. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader
in communications , electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis.

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The
oral session also will address:

The importance of defining units of measure by mole, weight or
volume for concentrations in various types of mixtures

The difference between preparation tolerance and analytical
tolerance

Traceability of standards, including Standard Reference
Materials (SRMs), NIST Traceable Reference Materials (NTRMs)
and Gas Manufacturer Intermediate Standards (GMIS).
Additional information on the sessions, as well as on Airgas
specialty gas product and service offerings, will be available at
Airgas booth #4301 during PITTCON, which runs from February 27 to
March 4, 2005 .

Airgas, Inc. The ENA and PNA used for the RFCV and RF S-parameter measurements
give the Agilent 4075 and 4076 many advantages, including faster test
speed and improved reliability relative to other widely used VNAs.agilent.

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----Airgas, Inc. distributor of
industrial, medical and specialty gases, welding , safety and related
products. The Agilent 4075 and 4076
offer the flexibility needed to accurately characterize new device
structures such as ultra-thin gate oxide MOSFETs (metal oxide
semiconductor field effect transistors) or high-speed semiconductor
devices used in communications applications .com/see/atenews

About the Agilent 4070 Series

The Agilent 4070 Series offers the widest range of solutions and
price-performance points of any production parametric test systems
available today.

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TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Introduces Two DC/RF/Pulse Parametric Testers

Through their advanced
design, the Agilent 4075 and 4076 support the short, 10-ns pulsed IV
measurements needed for extremely thermally or charge-sensitive
devices such as SOI transistors or high-k transistors used in
high-speed logic applications. SECS/GEM is the semiconductor industry's
standard for ensuring that manufacturing equipment shares a consistent
interface and behavior.
The company's 28,000 employees serve customers in more than 110
countries.2 billion in fiscal year
2004.

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"Gas calibration mixtures can be a source of anxiety for those
responsible for buying and using them," Bartel said .S. However, the pulsed measurement capability
of production test systems has been limited to the microsecond range.

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"With their
ultra-short-pulsed measurement capability, these systems help
correctly characterize thermally sensitive devices. To characterize their capacitance versus voltage (CV)
behavior , measurement frequencies need to be greater than several
megahertz.

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The direct docking interface provides up to eight
ports for RF, HFCV and pulsed IV without sacrificing a DC port.

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Guidelines for EPA Protocol Gas Mixtures

How to specify gas calibration mixtures from your vendor

As the U. leader in specialty gases, Airgas serves a variety of
customers in the analytical and process industries. In addition, the Agilent 4076 supports
ultra-low current measurement capability down to 1fA.
Any of the RF, HFCV and ultra-short-pulsed IV measurement
capability of the Agilent 4075 and 4076 can be utilized throughout the
newly designed direct-docking interface .

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"This
presentation is designed to demystify calibration standards and help
end users understand how they are made and measured. Airgas also
distributes its products and services through eBusiness , catalog and
telesales channels. Both
the Agilent 4075 and 4076 support RF S-parameter measurements using a
PNA.
Recent advanced technology, such as SOI or high-k, requires
ultra-short pulse measurement capability to prevent harmful thermal or
charge-sensitive effects.

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(NYSE:ARG) is the largest U. Its integrated network of about 900 locations includes
branches, retail stores, gas fill plants, specialty gas labs,
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The Agilent 4075 provides ultra-short-pulsed IV measurements down to
10 nanoseconds , which enables characterization of highly thermally or
charge-sensitive devices such as SOIs or high -k transistors.agilent.com/see/parametric

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Daniel Bartel, director of
technical services, and Christopher Rowley, specialty gas market
development manager, will speak.S. The Agilent 4075 and 4076 enable semiconductor test
engineers to measure both RF and DC characteristics in order to meet
today 's ever-shrinking and diversified semiconductor devices, such as
ultra-thin gate oxide transistors , silicon-on-insulator (SOI)
transistors and high dielectric constant (high-k) devices from 65 nm
and beyond. The Agilent 4075 and 4076 support both HFCV (4294A)
and RFCV (ENA) instrumentation , enabling users to choose the best
method to fit their process technology and production test needs .

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Communication and high-speed logic applications require in-depth
characterization of high-speed semiconductor device performance. More information is available at
www.

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Over the past
year, three Airgas specialty gas facilities in Riverton, NJ; Port
Allen, LA; and Royal Oak, MI have earned ISO 17025 accreditation, the
international standard for calibration and testing laboratories.

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Airgas to Host Session on Selecting Gas Calibration Mixtures at PITTCON

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Gas calibration mixtures, used by various industries to calibrate
measurement instrumentation, can range from simple, two-component
uncertified mixtures to complex, ninety-nine component hydrocarbon
standards that are individually analyzed and certified. (NYSE:A) today introduced the Agilent
4075 and 4076 DC/RF/Pulse Parametric Testers used for characterizing
devices fabricated with advanced process technology such as 65 nm
technology nodes. Advanced processes often require precision
measurement in production of parameters such as MOSFET sub-threshold
leakage currents and copper (Cu) metal Van der Paw resistance. These
types of measurements require extremely precise current and voltage
measurement resolution, which until now have been available only in
the laboratory.

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