Semiconductors

Versum Materials, Inc., a Temp-Arizona based materials supplier to the semiconductor industry, has announced the grand opening of its new research and development (R&D) facility at its semiconductor materials manufacturing site in Hometown, Pennsylvania.

The semiconductor industry is one of the most dynamic, fast-paced and sophisticated industries in the world. It is an industry that depends on a continuous and steady supply of pure gases, and partnerships with specialty...

Toshiba has announced an investment of YEN 1.5 trillion into 3D-NAND flash memory devices, representing the largest capital investment ever made by a single corporation of Japan, The Gas Review revealed.

Gases have been a key enabler of the electronics industry since the first commercial transistors and integrated circuits were produced in the mid-twentieth century.

The roots of our digital lifestyles certainly are semiconductors, which allow for the creation of complex transistor structures. Semiconductors are crystalline or amorphous (non-crystalline) solids with distinct electrical characteristics.

CVD Equipment Corporation, a chemical vapour deposition and gas control equipment manufacturing business, has supplied the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) with next generation 2D semiconductor deposition equipment.

Niacet Corporation has entered into the highest purity segment of the AHCL (Anhydrous Hydrogen Chloride) market, which serves the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries.

Bill Kroll has stepped down from his role as Chairman of MATHESON and related duties on the MATHESON board.

Tiger Optics LLC, manufacturer of laser-based gas analysers, will introduce three of its latest products at the SEMICON West show which is being held in San Francisco from 11th-13th July.

The Linde Group is investing in its own production, increasing and diversifying its portfolio of third-party sources to meet the growing demand for rare gases in electronics.