Process Sense™ TFS™

Process Sense™ TFS™

Endpoint Sensor for Chamber Clean Processes

The Process Sense™ TFS™ Sensor is an improvement in the traditional endpoint technique of non-dispersive infrared (NDIR). Tunable Filter Spectroscopy (TFS) is a spectroscopic technique capable of generating a "mini-scan," producing a slice of spectra in the infrared band. The scan provides absorption peaks used to select compounds and provide concentration values.

What differentiates the Process Sense TFS Sensor from NDIR-based sensors is its ability to subtract out interferent gases absorbing in the same regions of the infrared; making the Process Sense TFS Sensor more accurate when focusing on a target gas. This subtraction capability supports the simultaneous reporting of multi-components. For example, the presence of SiF4 and/or CO2 can be reported within a single scan.

The Process Sense TFS Sensor is a versatile analyzer platform that can be factory configured to detect other gases that are IR active by simply changing or adding filters.