Founded in 1993, CT Associates Inc. provides testing, R&D and consulting services for particle technology, contamination control, and filtration for high purity liquids and gases. The company’s work with particle technology primarily focuses on liquids, but it also has experience in aerosol measurement. CT Associates works with clients in design phases and onsite to analyze and solve contamination problems. Testing services include robust equipment to handle aggressive chemicals such as hydrofluoric and hydrochloric acid, custom tests, chemical-mechanical planarization slurries. The company also works on testing for the development of industry standards such as SEMI F57 and F104. Business partnerships for this company include KanomaxFMT, for which CT Associates conducted ultrapure water audit and analysis services and assembled clean rooms for testing. Large clients served by CT Associates include Dupont, Entegris, SMC and W.L. Gore.