FFKM O-Rings remains low-risk pathway for semiconductor manufacturing San Diego, CA, June 12, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm providing materials market information for semiconductor supply chain resilience — sees upward growth for perfluoroelastomer (FFKM)-based O-Rings required in semiconductor applications, including ALD, CVD, RTP, dry strip, and etch, as well as seals used in the… Continue reading High-end O-Rings to Grow 2x Faster than Wafer Starts
Strained but Expansion Plans being Pulled-in San Diego, CA, May 31, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— announced the 2021 worldwide market for fabricated quartz parts reached US$1,718 million, growing 25% above 2020, with segments of the market in Taiwan and Korea growing over 30%. The global fabricated quartz parts… Continue reading Semiconductor Quartz Materials Market – Positive Demand
Quartz Market Is Expected To Reach US$1.66 B in 2021 up ~20% San Diego, CA, July 13, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— the automotive chip shortage is driving strong growth of < 200 mm quartz demand. Quartz suppliers have been struggling to ramp up production to meet demand. As… Continue reading Automotive Market Driving Growth for Legacy Quartz
Supply-chains straining to keep up with demand San Diego, CA, May 20, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— announced that the total electronic gas market will reach $6.25B for 2021, more than 7% above 2020 revenues. Over the next several years, steady growth is expected thanks to growing demand for… Continue reading 2021 Electronic Gas Market to Reach $6.25B up 7%+
Regional Shifts in Production Continue as Market Seeks to Meet Demand San Diego, CA, May 6, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— announced sales of semiconductor quartz equipment components are expected to reach US$1,650 M, accelerating beyond 20% for 2021. Last year’s total quartz sales of US$1,368 M grew 11%, with Taiwan… Continue reading Market for Fabricated Quartz Components Trending Upwards of 20% to Reach US$1.65 B for 2021
San Diego, CA, April 5, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces that the global market for atomic-layer deposition (ALD) and chemical-vapor deposition (CVD) metal precursors for semiconductor manufacturing in 2020 was worth ~US$640M. Driven by advanced logic and 3D-NAND memory chip fabrication needs, demand for ALD and CVD metal precursors… Continue reading ALD/CVD Metal Precursors US$640M Market Booming to US$910M in 2024: Both advanced logic and memory growing demand
24 March 2021, San Diego – TECHCET CA LLC’s prediction of a wet chemical supply fallout is materializing. The reduction of petrochemical refinery output that the Company has been tracking throughout 2020 combined with severe winter storms in Texas has been more than the supply-chain could support without interruptions. As TECHCET pointed out to its… Continue reading Semiconductor Materials Supply-Chain Shortages COVID-19 Fallout and More to Come from Chip Fab Expansions
High growth in demand for logic and memory 3D metal San Diego, CA, February 17, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces that the global market for chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) consumable materials in semiconductor manufacturing is expected to grow over 13% year-over-year (YoY) to US$2.93 billion in 2021. CMP consumables including… Continue reading CMP Consumables US$2.9B in 2021 for IC Fabs
Pandemic pushing people to Work From Home and School From Home San Diego, CA, January 12, 2021: TECHCET announced that global revenues for semiconductor manufacturing and packaging materials grew approximately 4% year-over-year (YoY) in 2020 to ~US$50B, and are expected to grow ~7% in 2021 to nearly US$54B. The COVID-19 pandemic has created strong demand… Continue reading Semiconductor Materials $50B Market on a Strong Run in 2021
5th CMC Conference “After-Hours” Available up to December 11 San Diego, CA, November 5, 2020: How to keep semiconductor fabs supplied with critical materials despite a pandemic and trade wars was discussed by >250 industry experts gathered in virtual space October 21-22 during the 5th annual Critical Materials Council (CMC) Conference. CMC Fab Members and… Continue reading Refreshing Material Advances for Logic, Memory, and Packaging
