Wet Chemicals on Track for Growth

San Diego, CA, March 17, 2025: TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory firm providing semiconductor materials supply chain information — is anticipating growth of ~3% for Wet Chemicals and Specialty Cleans used in semiconductor manufacturing in 2025. While small, this boost puts the segment on track for a continued upturn in 2026. Through 2029, the… Continue reading Wet Chemicals on Track for Growth

Semiconductor Wet Chemicals Growth Underway

Suppliers remain “expansion-ready” for incoming fabs San Diego, CA, April 24, 2024:  TECHCET — the advisory firm providing materials market information for semiconductor supply chain resilience — is anticipating an 8% rebound in the semiconductor wet chemicals market in 2024, which will hit US $5.5 billion. The future ramp in wet chemicals will be largely… Continue reading Semiconductor Wet Chemicals Growth Underway

Wet Chemicals Market to Make an Upward Turn in 2024

Chemical consumption to increase for leading-edge tech and fab expansions San Diego, CA, December 4, 2023:  TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information on semiconductor supply chains — sees the semiconductor wet chemicals market contracting slightly in 2023, followed by a 6% rebound in 2024. The future ramp will be… Continue reading Wet Chemicals Market to Make an Upward Turn in 2024

US Chip Expansions in Need of Significant Materials Support

Domestic chemical demand to leap through 2027, though supply is not prepared San Diego, CA, October 31, 2023:  TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory firm providing market and supply-chain information — is forecasting US demand for the bulk chemical sector to increase by a combined 75% by 2027. The anticipated demand jump is due to… Continue reading US Chip Expansions in Need of Significant Materials Support

Semiconductor Chemical Revenues Fall as Energy Prices Rise

Wet Chemical market decline follows wafer start slowdown San Diego, CA, May 24, 2023:  TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information on semiconductor supply chains — is forecasting 2023 semiconductor wet chemical revenues to hit $5.2B, a 2% decrease from 2022. This forecast follows wafer start trends, which are also… Continue reading Semiconductor Chemical Revenues Fall as Energy Prices Rise

Semiconductor Wet Chemicals 1H2023 Trending Down

Although 200+ new layer chip offerings are expected in 2023 San Diego, CA, February 28, 2023:  TECHCET— the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information on semiconductor supply chains — is forecasting the Semiconductor Wet Chemicals market to slow to -0.9% in growth in 2023, as noted in the most recent update to… Continue reading Semiconductor Wet Chemicals 1H2023 Trending Down

US Semiconductor Wet Chemicals Supply-Chain Restructuring to accommodate Chip Expansions

Supply-demand gaps will exist unless more domestic production is developed San Diego, CA, November 16, 2022:  TECHCET—the advisory firm providing electronics and semiconductor materials market supply-chain information—forecasts that the US Basic Wet Chemicals demand will exceed 210 K metric tons in 2022, as highlighted in TECHCET’S most recent study on the US Chip Expansion Impact… Continue reading US Semiconductor Wet Chemicals Supply-Chain Restructuring to accommodate Chip Expansions

Electronic Wet Chemicals Price Volatility Sparks Concern

Price volatility in chemicals used for semiconductors further strains market San Diego, CA, September 27, 2022:  TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— has witnessed a wide range of price volatility for multiple wet chemical and specialty cleans market segments. This in combination with the high demand across the semiconductor industry is… Continue reading Electronic Wet Chemicals Price Volatility Sparks Concern

Specialty Cleans Markets – Advanced Nodes Drive Growth

In the midst of mounting technical challenges for wet chemical suppliers San Diego, CA, June 21, 2022:  TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— announced a large growth forecast for Specialty (Formulated) Clean Chemistries as part of the overall Wet Chemicals outlook through 2026. In 2021, the Specialty Cleans market topped US$1… Continue reading Specialty Cleans Markets – Advanced Nodes Drive Growth

Semiconductor Materials Supply-Chain Shortages COVID-19 Fallout and More to Come from Chip Fab Expansions

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