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Lighting for Semiconductor Manufacturing – Precise, UV-Safe, Cleanroom-Compatible

UV-Safe Lighting for Photolithography and Cleanroom Processes

Our amber LED cleanroom lights eliminate critical UV wavelengths and protect photosensitive processes in wafer production. Precise wavelength control at 590 nm for ISO 5+ cleanrooms and lithography equipment.

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Why is yellow light an important prerequisite in semiconductor manufacturing?

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In semiconductor production, precise lighting is not just about visibility – it's mission-critical. During photolithography, photosensitive resists (photoresists) are applied to wafers that can unintentionally cure or lose their structurability with even the slightest UV exposure. Conventional lighting contains UV components that jeopardize these processes.

Yellow light for semiconductor manufacturing solves this problem through targeted spectral filtering. Photolithography lighting operates in a tightly defined wavelength range around 590 nm – the so-called amber spectrum. This range provides sufficient brightness for precise workflows while containing no critical UV components below 500 nm that could damage photosensitive materials.

Especially in ISO Class 5 to 7 cleanrooms, where wafers are processed, transported, or inspected, UV-safe lighting is essential. DIANA cleanroom yellow light meets these requirements through precise spectral control, homogeneous illumination, and full cleanroom compatibility. Benefit from decades of experience from real semiconductor and cleanroom projects: Our practical knowledge from hundreds of realized applications flows directly into the development of every luminaire – whether standard solution or custom integration.

Who are yellow light luminaires suitable for?

Our amber LED cleanroom lights are specifically designed for companies and institutions working in highly sensitive production and research environments. DIANA lighting for semiconductor production is deployed wherever photosensitive processes and cleanroom standards intersect.

Typical Application Areas:

  • Semiconductor and Wafer Manufacturing: Cleanroom yellow light for lithography areas, coating systems, and inspection stations
  • Photolithography Equipment Manufacturers: Integration into exposure, development, and etching systems
  • Electronics and Microchip Manufacturers: Protection of sensitive manufacturing steps in ISO 5+ cleanrooms
  • Semiconductor Research Institutes: Flexible solutions for laboratory environments and pilot lines

All DIANA yellow light systems are designed for integration into existing machine environments and meet the highest cleanroom requirements. Whether standard solution or custom adaptation – our luminaires ensure your process quality without compromise.

6 reasons why companies rely on DIANA yellow light lamps for semiconductor manufacturing

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Quality & Reliability

All DIANA cleanroom lights are developed and manufactured in Germany. This local production guarantees short delivery routes, secure supply chains within Europe, and fast spare parts availability. Each luminaire undergoes multi-stage quality control according to ISO standards – ensuring long-term product availability and minimized failure risks in critical manufacturing environments.
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Copy Exactly Method for Consistent Quality

DIANA employs the "Copy Exactly!" method – a manufacturing approach that ensures the highest process consistency and reproducibility in the semiconductor industry. Each batch is identically produced, documented, and validated. The result: Consistent quality over years, minimized batch variations, and full traceability – exactly the standards you know and expect from your own manufacturing.
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Experience from Practice

DIANA has decades of experience in demanding cleanroom projects – from pharma to semiconductor manufacturing to medical technology. Our know-how comes from hundreds of realized projects with concrete technical challenges. We understand your process workflows and develop individual solutions based on actual requirements – technically sound, economically viable, reliably long-term.
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Technical Excellence

DIANA cleanroom lights convince through robust construction: dust and particle-tight, easy to clean, with IP and ISO certification for ISO 5+ cleanrooms. Our LED technology delivers flicker-free, homogeneous light for precise inspection and manufacturing tasks. Long lifespan and low-maintenance design significantly reduce downtime. Available with dimming, as signal lights, or machine-integrated.
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Adaptability & Future-Proofing

DIANA offers customized adaptations: individual dimensions, control options, mounting variants, and interfaces to modern building and machine control systems. This flexibility makes our systems a future-proof investment, compatible with current and future automation solutions – precise solutions for your individual challenges.
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Trust & Sustainability

Through European manufacturing, we keep transport routes short and supply chains transparent. Energy-efficient production and durable products reduce the ecological footprint. Our long-standing customer relationships with leading industrial companies speak to quality, reliability, and partnership – today and in the future.

Versatile amber lights from DIANA: Perfectly tailored to your requirements

Tube Lights

Tube Lights

Ideal for use in RABS and isolators, they offer a slim design and high light output. The use of stainless steel 1.4404 (V4A) ensures maximum hygiene and corrosion resistance.

Recessed Lights

Recessed Lights

With minimal installation depth and a flat design, they fit seamlessly into ceilings or walls and ensure consistent illumination without protruding elements. This minimizes dirt accumulation and makes cleaning easier.

Surface Mounted Lights

Surface Mounted Lights

The compact design and robust housing of our surface-mounted lights enable trouble-free and reliable use under extreme conditions. In addition, the uncomplicated installation keeps the installation costs very low.

Light Bar

Light Bar

These versatile, cost-effective luminaires are particularly space-saving and are ideal for less demanding applications. Thanks to their modular design, volumes of different sizes can be illuminated in white or color.

Customized Developments

Customized Developments

When standard solutions are not enough, DIANA develops customized LED solutions that are precisely tailored to your specific requirements. Whether special dimensions, specific materials or special lighting requirements - our experts will find the right solution.

DIANA – Your contact for yellow light cleanroom luminaires

DIANA is your experienced expert for LED yellow light cleanroom luminaires. Cleanroom luminaires based on LED technology have been an integral part of our comprehensive product range for the pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing industries since 2003.

Let our experts advise you on which luminaire is best suited to your application.

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Technical features & specifications for yellow light luminaires

DIANA yellow light fixtures combine precise spectral control with robust cleanroom technology. All systems are designed for use in highly sensitive manufacturing environments:

True LED Technology Instead of Filter Covers:

Unlike many competitor solutions, DIANA does not use yellow filter covers that block UV components. Such filters degrade over time and require regular inspections (often every 6 months) with measuring devices – maintenance effort that creates risks and increases operating costs.

Instead, DIANA uses specially developed LEDs that directly emit only the desired amber spectrum – no filters, no degradation, no maintenance intervals. This guarantees long-term stable wavelengths and eliminates the risk of undetected UV transmission.

Spectral Characteristics:

  • Wavelength range: 585–595 nm (peak at 590 nm)
  • No critical UV components below 500 nm
  • Homogeneous light distribution for uniform illumination
  • Stable spectral characteristics throughout entire lifespan

Design Types & Integration:

  • Recessed lights for suspended ceilings and cleanroom ceiling systems
  • Surface-mounted lights for concrete ceilings and support structures
  • Machine-integrated solutions for equipment manufacturers and OEMs

Materials & Construction:

  • Housing: Aluminum, anodized or powder-coated
  • Cover: PMMA, scratch-resistant, easy to clean
  • Seals: Silicone-free designs for sensitive cleanroom environments

Cleanroom & Protection Classes:

  • Suitable for ISO 5 to ISO 7 cleanrooms
  • Laminar flow compatible, zero particle emission
  • Protection rating IP65 or higher (IP67 upon request)

Electrical Properties:

  • Flicker-free: < 1% flicker index
  • Operating voltage: 230V AC or 24V DC (depending on model)
  • Lifespan: > 70,000 operating hours (L80/B10)

Frequently Asked Questions About Amber LED cleanroom lights

Normal LED light – even warm white – always contains UV and blue components in the spectrum below 500 nm. These wavelengths activate photosensitive materials like photoresists and can unintentionally influence lithography processes.

Yellow light completely filters out these critical ranges and delivers exclusively long-wave, safe light around 590 nm. This ensures sufficient visibility without endangering photoreactive processes.

In the semiconductor industry, a wavelength range of 585–595 nm has become established as the standard, with a peak typically at 590 nm. This range offers the optimal balance between sufficient brightness for work and inspection processes and reliable filtering of all UV and short-wave blue components that could impair photoresists or other light-sensitive materials.

Photoresist reacts sensitively to wavelengths below approximately 500 nm – particularly UV and blue light components. Lighting that does not disturb photoresist must completely eliminate these spectral ranges.

DIANA yellow light systems are precisely calibrated to this requirement range and ensure through strict wavelength control that no harmful radiation components reach the cleanroom.

Yes, absolutely. While yellow light is primarily used in photolithography, it is also suitable for other applications where UV exposure must be avoided – such as in coating processes, surface treatment, or research environments with light-sensitive chemicals.

Additionally, DIANA yellow light fixtures meet all general cleanroom lighting requirements: particle-free operation, easy cleaning, long lifetime, and flicker-free performance.

Modern semiconductor processes involve extremely sensitive photoreactive materials. Even minimal UV exposure can cause production scrap, quality issues, or process instability.

UV-safe lighting is therefore not an optional feature but a production-critical requirement. It protects your investment in materials, machines, and processes – and ensures consistent high product quality.

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