Pall Corporation Announces New Technologies for Solar Energy, Semiconductor Industries

EAST HILLS, N.Y.–(EMWNews)–Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), the global leader in filtration, separation

and purification, today announced the introduction of eight new

technologies that will advance the state of the art in the solar energy

and semiconductor industries. The new Pall technologies, which are

designed to improve process efficiencies as well as the environmental

footprint of customer systems, will be showcased at SEMICON West in San

Francisco from July 15-17.

Water and Raw Material Recapture for

Solar Silicon Manufacturing

The lead innovation in Pall’s line up for

SEMICON will be its new resource recovery system engineered to address

two key challenges facing manufacturers of solar silicon, an essential

element in the production of photovoltaic panels. First, the system

separates silicon particles produced as a by-product of the

manufacturing process from the ultra-pure (deionized, or DI) water used

in shaping the silicon logs from which silicon wafers are cut. Once

separated, the recovered silicon can be re-used or sold as a commodity.

Second, the system allows for up to 95 percent recovery of the deionized

water, the most commonly used fluid in semiconductor and solar cell

manufacturing processes. The recapture and reuse of high-cost DI water

conserves a valuable resource while minimizing manufacturing outputs

into municipal sewer systems.

“The solar energy industry is constrained by a

shortage of silicon feedstock and by the radical price increases for raw

material. Pall recognizes that the continued expansion of photovoltaics

as a new source of energy will rely on greater process efficiencies that

maximize output and produce cost benefits. Pall’s

silicon processing water filtration system answers that need on both

resource recovery and cost benefit platforms,”

said Dr. Vivien Krygier, PhD, Senior Vice President Marketing, Pall

Microelectronics.

Photovoltaic (PV) Blowback Filtration

Also at SEMICON, Pall will debut its robust new PV Blowback Filtration

system, which is engineered to protect and extend the life of

mission-critical vacuum pumps for silicon wafer manufacturers in both

the semiconductor and solar energy industries. The system retains

abrasive silicon dust which can interrupt the manufacturing process and

affect the functioning of key system components. It also reduces

manufacturing downtime associated with older filtration systems, and

protects system operators from potentially hazardous airborne particles.

Gas Filtration and Purification for

Solar Cell Manufacturing

Additionally, Pall will showcase its Gaskleen®

Light Series filter assemblies, the first commercially available

filter assemblies developed specifically for use in the manufacture of

solar cells. Pall will also be exhibiting its Gaskleen purifier

assemblies, which are designed to improve the quality of silicon

film production and maximize manufacturing yields by removing

contaminants from the process gases required in the production of

photovoltaic cells.

Flexible Filtration for Wet Chemical

Processing in Semiconductor Industry

Another major focus at SEMICON will be Pall’s

new FlexBowl™ filter vessel system, a

modular filtration solution for wet chemical processing. FlexBowl is the

most versatile, cost-effective filter system available to the

semiconductor industry, enabling process engineers to optimize flow

rate, filter cartridge selection and costs to match their changing

process requirements, as needed. The highly-flexible system occupies

significantly less work space, eliminates spills and offers

significantly easier handling than legacy systems, reducing downtime and

improving safety.

“Pall continually advances the state of the

art through new filtration, separation and purification technologies

that improve process efficiencies for our customers. The full suite of

products Pall Microelectronics will showcase at SEMICON West is

representative of Pall’s mission to recognize,

understand and respond to our customers’

complex challenges with sophisticated solutions that apply science in

new ways to enhance their profitability,”

said Joseph Bica, Senior Vice President, Pall Microelectronics.

Information about other products Pall will showcase at SEMICON West can

be obtained from the company’s Web site at www.pall.com.

About Pall Microelectronics

Pall Microelectronics supports the solar energy, semiconductor, data

storage, fiber optic, advance display, ink jet, and materials markets

with a comprehensive suite of contamination control solutions for

chemical, gas, water, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) and

photolithography processes.

About Pall Corporation

Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) is the global leader in the rapidly growing

field of filtration, separation and purification. Pall is organized into

two businesses: Life Sciences and Industrial. These businesses provide

leading-edge products to meet the demanding needs of customers in

biotechnology, pharmaceutical, transfusion medicine, energy,

electronics, municipal and industrial water purification, aerospace,

transportation and broad industrial markets. Total revenues for fiscal

year 2007 were $2.2 billion. The company headquarters is in East Hills,

New York with extensive operations throughout the world. For more

information visit Pall at www.pall.com.

Editor’s Notes:

Photos, data sheets and additional information can be accessed at http://www.pall.com/micro

Visit us at SEMICON West, booth #1607, South Hall, Moscone Center, San

Francisco, July 15 -17.

Dr. Vivien Krygier, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Pall

Corporation, will be giving a presentation on waste treatment in

photovoltaics on July 17, 2008 at the Solar Materials, Equipment and

Technology Conference (SMET) in San Francisco. She will be speaking

about Pall’s silicon recovery treatment system and blowback system for

crystal ingot pullers. The presentation will be based on the paper,

“Waste Treatment in Photovoltaics” by Vivien Krygier, PhD (Pall

Corporation, USA) and Rolf Berndt, Prof. Dr. Ing. (Pall GmbH, Germany).

Contact: Vivien Krygier, PhD, Sr. V.P. Marketing, Telephone

1-516-801-9155, Fax 1-516-625-3610, Email [email protected].

Interviews with product and application experts are available on request.

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