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ATMI teams with Ovonyx on Phase Change Memory precursor materials
24 March 2008 | Materials and Gases
ATMI and Ovonyx are to collaborate on commercial high-volume chemical
vapor deposition (CVD) precursor materials and processes for the
introduction of phase change memory (PCM) products based on Ovonyx's
PCM technology.
Read more >>Siltronic Samsung 300mm wafer fab plans ramp-up in 1H08
20 March 2008 | Materials and Gases
Siltronic Samsung Wafer Pte. Ltd, the joint venture 300mm wafer
production fab in Singapore, is expected to aggressively ramp
production starting in the first half of 2008. The production of
qualification wafers is already ongoing, according to Wacker AG,
Siltronic’s parent company in disclosing full-year financial results.
Construction started in August 2006.
Read more >>Air Liquide raises silane prices 20 percent amid tightening supply/demand dynamics
17 March 2008 | Materials and Gases
Air Liquide Electronics has cited ‘serious tensions in the supply
chain’ with respect to silane (monosilane, SiH4), forcing the company
to raise prices immediately for silane by 20 percent as contracts
allow. The move comes closely behind Air Liquide’s announcement on the
6th of March, 2008 that it plans to triple silane production.
Read more >>SOI Industry Consortium welcomes Magma as 21st member
10 March 2008 | Materials and Gases
Following in the footsteps of Applied Materials
in February, Magma Design Automation has joined the SOI Industry
Consortium as a technical member, bringing the total number of members
of the organization to 21. The Consortium was established in October
2007 with the aim of furthering the adoption of SOI-based technology.
Read more >>Air Liquide expects threefold increase in silane production by 2010
06 March 2008 | Materials and Gases
With silane (monosilane, SiH4) demand growing by more
than 25 percent per annum due to its ubiquitous use across electronics
and photovoltaic industries, Air Liquide is to further expand
production from 500 tons per year to 2,000 tons per year via a new
production plant being built and expected to be operational in 2010.
Read more >>Ibis Technology looking for an exit
28 February 2008 | Materials and Gases
SIMOX-SOI implant equipment company Ibis Technology has employed the
investment bank BlueLake Partners to look at ‘strategic alternatives’
for the company that could include offering the company for sale.
Read more >>CMP consumables growth spurred by memory manufacturersâ?? copper adoption
15 January 2008 | Materials and Gases
In
a new report from materials specialist market research firm Linx
Consulting, the global market for CMP slurries and pads hit a record
$1.2 billion in 2007 and is projected to reach $1.7 billion in 2011.
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