{"id":4323,"date":"2017-10-18T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T08:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2023-11-30T14:27:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:27:06","slug":"how-highly-accurate-programmable-power-supplies-are-used-to-control-heater-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/2017\/10\/18\/how-highly-accurate-programmable-power-supplies-are-used-to-control-heater-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"How highly accurate programmable power supplies are used to control heater temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emea.lambda.tdk.com\/uk\/zplus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uk.tdk-lambda.com\/uk\/files\/2016\/09\/Z-plus-500-125.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"125\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2016\/09\/Z-plus-500-125.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tdklambdablog.wpenginepowered.com\/uk\/files\/2016\/09\/Z-plus-500-125-300x75.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heaters are often used in the manufacturing of semiconductors to bond dies to wafers.  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