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 expected to decline by about 3% in 2023. The slowdown is also attributable to…

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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 TECHCET’s Wet Chemicals Critical Materials Report™. This slowdown is following downward trends for the…

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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 on the Wet Chemical Supply-Chain. This increase in demand is expected to run into…

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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 causing concern among chip makers and suppliers alike. TECHCET’s current forecast shows a 6.7%…

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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 billion, and it is forecasted to reach US$1.1 billion in 2022. Through the forecasted…

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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 CMC (Critical Materials Council) members in the fall of 2020, the US wet chemical…

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CMC Considers Bio-Solvents to Reduce Fab Risks

Semiconductor Grade IPA Supply Impacted by COVID-19 San Diego, CA – December 21, 2020: The Critical Materials Council (CMC) of semiconductor fabricators & suppliers joint-meeting in December focused on disruptions in the global supply-chain for high-purity acids and solvents due to the boom-and-bust business of oil refining. Due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions reducing passenger travel, there has been a well-documented reduction in demand for oil and gasoline that…

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Semi Wet Chemicals US$2B Market Threatened by Localization

Specialty Cleaning and Etching Changes Could Cause Yield Losses San Diego, CA, December 1, 2020: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces the global market for wet chemicals needed for global semiconductor fabrication in 2021 is forecast to reach US$2 billion. However, recent trade wars threaten the stability of global supply-chains for critical materials, with China, the European Union, Japan, and the U.S. all announcing plans…

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IC Specialty Cleaning Materials US$1B Market in 2022

Custom chemistry blends for exacting applications San Diego, CA, September 21, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— announced that global IC fabrication demand for specialty cleaning materials is forecasted to be over US$800 million in 2018, and growing steadily to over US$1 billion by the year 2022. The highest growth rate, at over 15 percent CAGR, is seen in post-etch residue removal (PERR) specialty chemical formulations…

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