Increasing demand forecasted through 2024 San Diego, CA, October 21, 2020: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces that the global market for Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) including Sputtering consumable materials in semiconductor manufacturing is expected to total over US$1 billion this year. Demand was strong in the first half of 2020… Continue reading Critical Materials – PVD Targets US$1B and Growing Strong
Winds Reverse on the Global Supply-Chain Seas TECHCET announces that 2020 global materials revenues in semiconductor fabrication are now forecasted upward year-over-year (YoY) despite potential disruptions to manufacturing: • Overall revenues +2.8% to hit over $50B, versus outlook in April for -3%, • Front End Materials +5% to hit $16.4B, and • Equipment Components +10%… Continue reading Semiconductor Materials Market to Hit $50B in 2020 Up 3%
Stable world-wide growth in demand forecasted through 2024 San Diego, CA, August 27, 2020: 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 total over US$2.5 billion this year. CMP consumables including slurries, pads, and conditioning disks are… Continue reading CMP Consumables US$2.5B in 2020 for IC Fabs
China’s de facto monopoly control remains for now San Diego, CA, July 29, 2020: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces supply-chain challenges ahead for Rare Earth Elements (REE) for semiconductor device manufacturing, due to ongoing global pandemics and trade-wars. The United States is fast-tracking domestic REE refining capability to provide a… Continue reading Rare Earth Elements Supply Uncertain for IC Fabs
5th Annual Materials Event Will Happen in “Virtual Space” San Diego, CA, July 1, 2020: TECHCET and the Critical Materials Council (CMC) announce that the 5th annual CMC Conference will be delivered “live” October 21-22 weaving worldwide-web services into a valuable digital experience, using a state of the art platform for the best in virtual… Continue reading 2020 CMC Conference – State of the Art Virtual Engaging
Skilled Labor Shortage for Quartz Tube Fabricator Concerns TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces that the market for quartz components and parts used in Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) tools is now forecasted to decline 3-5% in 2020 to reach US$1,187M. However, this market is still expected to experience a 4% CAGR… Continue reading Quartz Parts Market for Semiconductor Fabs Downward Trend Expected to US$1.2B
Pre-registrants for 2020 CMC Conference access COVID-19 Info May 29, 2020: The Critical Materials Council (CMC) of semiconductor fabricators & suppliers is continuing to work to mitigate potential supply-chain disruptions by conducting surveys and holding virtual workshops. The May survey on COVID-19 impacts indicates that the global supply-chain for critical materials is strong, with two-thirds… Continue reading CMC COVID-19 Impact Survey Shows Supply-Chain Strength
Pre-registrants for 2020 CMC Conference access COVID-19 Info These extraordinary times of greater risks call for more information, so the Critical Materials Council (CMC) of semiconductor fabricators & suppliers is now meeting briefly several times a month to exchange pre-competitive information to mitigate potential supply-chain disruptions. The last meetings exposed a likely shortage in iso-propyl… Continue reading CMC Workshop Flags Looming Shortages of IPA and Sulfuric
Risky Sailing on the Global Supply-Chain Seas TECHCET announces that: • 2020 global material revenues in semiconductor manufacturing forecasted to decline by 3.0% year-over-year (YoY) despite growth in 1Q2020, • Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy is creating choppy waters for shipping and supplying critical materials, as highlighted in recent Critical Materials Council… Continue reading Choppy Waters for Shipping $50B of Semiconductor Materials in 2020
TECHCET announced that Fluorite, needed for hydrofluoric acid (HF), prices in China have decrease by 9% over the last several months. The price situation is dynamic, with China regulators tightening environmental standards resulting in export restrictions and the need to import some raw materials, as detailed in TECHCET’s latest Wet Chemicals & Cleans Quarterly Market… Continue reading Materials eBlast – Wet Chemicals & Specialty Cleans 2020 Q1