Date Author Categories Title Content 2024/08/28 Sachi Brown All Lita Shon-Roy, President/CEO of TECHCET Wins Gold Stevie® Award in 2024 International Business Awards® San Diego, CA, August 28, 2024: Lita Shon-Roy, President and CEO of TECHCET, was named the winner of a Gold … 2024-08-28 16:59:58 2024/08/15 Sachi Brown All Investment Opportunities in the Semiconductor Materials Supply Chain Semiconductor Materials Supply Chain: A worldwide network of suppliers, some hidden gems beneath the surface, offering the chemicals and materials … 2024-08-15 17:21:09 2024/08/08 Sachi Brown Photoresist and Ancillaries Lithography Materials Headed for Upwards Growth PFAS elimination efforts expected to drive migration to photoresist alternatives San Diego, CA, August 8, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory … 2024-08-08 17:10:03 2024/08/01 Sachi Brown CVD and ALD Precursors Semiconductor ALD/CVD Precursors Driven by Advanced Applications Mo, WF6, and Co precursors to see significant growth San Diego, CA, August 1, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm … 2024-08-01 20:27:18 2024/07/09 Sachi Brown All The Critical Materials Council™ Celebrates 30 Years Navigating Semiconductor Materials Supply Chains San Diego, CA, July 9, 2024: TECHCET— the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information — celebrates the … 2024-07-09 15:51:32 2024/07/03 Sachi Brown All Lita Shon-Roy of TECHCET at SEMICON West Presenting on a System to Revolutionize Supply Chain Resilience San Diego, CA, July 3, 2024: Lita Shon-Roy, President/CEO at TECHCET, together with Chris-Han Adebekun, VP of Business Development of … 2024-07-03 17:36:50 2024/06/20 Sachi Brown Silicon Wafers Silicon Wafers High Growth Now Uncertain Excess inventory causing concerns and upturn in orders not yet realized San Diego, CA, June 20, 2024: TECHCET — the … 2024-06-20 17:41:02 2024/06/12 Sachi Brown Uncategorized High-end O-Rings to Grow 2x Faster than Wafer Starts FFKM O-Rings remains low-risk pathway for semiconductor manufacturing San Diego, CA, June 12, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm providing … 2024-06-12 20:51:03 2024/06/06 Sachi Brown Gases Semiconductor Gases Back On Track, Growing 10%+ Sustainability issues drive gas recycling innovations San Diego, CA, June 6, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm providing materials market … 2024-06-06 22:09:18 2024/05/31 Sachi Brown CVD and ALD Precursors Advanced Chip Process Development Grows ALD/CVD Materials MoO2Cl2 and WF6 projected highest growth amid supply chain resilience caution San Diego, CA, May 30, 2024: TECHCET — the … 2024-05-31 16:24:55 2024/05/22 Sachi Brown All Semiconductor Revenue Outlook – May 2024 Revenues on the rise, with record growth expected in 2025 San Diego, CA, May 22, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory … 2024-05-22 18:53:10 2024/05/14 Sachi Brown Sputtering Targets Semiconductor Sputtering Targets & Metal Markets Recovery Reliance on China for key metals remains a concern San Diego, CA, May 14, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm … 2024-05-14 19:08:13 2024/05/02 Sachi Brown CMP Consumables Semiconductor CMP Pad & Slurry Forecast CMP consumables for metals to see large growth over next 5 years San Diego, CA, May 2, 2024: TECHCET — … 2024-05-02 18:54:26 2024/04/24 Sachi Brown Wet Chemicals 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 … 2024-04-24 20:23:53 2024/04/03 Sachi Brown Metal Chem Semiconductor Metal Plating Chemicals to Top $1 Billion Growth Driven by Advanced Logic Nodes and Advance Packaging San Diego, CA, April 3, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm … 2024-04-03 21:34:44 2024/03/14 Sachi Brown All Global Semiconductor Materials Market Set to Achieve Record Highs San Diego, CA, March 14, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm providing materials market information for semiconductor supply chain resilience … 2024-03-14 17:34:49 2024/02/29 Sachi Brown Silicon Wafers Silicon Wafers Market – Growth on the Horizon 2024-2028 Wafer shipments expected to pick up in late 2024 San Diego, CA, February 29, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm … 2024-02-29 19:51:53 2024/02/20 Sachi Brown All TECHCET Welcomes Mike Walden as New Senior Director San Diego, CA, February 20, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory firm providing materials market & supply chain information for the … 2024-02-20 19:45:42 2024/02/16 Sachi Brown All Semiconductor Revenue Forecast After decline of -13%, TECHCET reports consecutive YoY double-digit growth San Diego, CA, February 16, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory … 2024-02-16 17:01:48 2024/02/06 Sachi Brown Consumable Equipment Components, Quartz, Silicon Parts Quartz, Ceramic, and Silicon Equipment Components Semiconductor fab expansion met with pause before strong rise in 2025 San Diego, CA, February 6, 2024: TECHCET — the … 2024-02-06 18:42:45 2024/01/23 Sachi Brown Gases Electronic Gases Market Aimed for Rebound Despite Challenges Houthi rebel attacks and geopolitical issues raising inflation and energy prices San Diego, CA, January 23, 2024: TECHCET — the … 2024-01-23 21:15:14 2024/01/10 Sachi Brown CMP Consumables Future Market Trends for CMP Consumables Point Upwards Increasing CMP Process Steps Driving High Growth for CMP Consumables San Diego, CA, January 10, 2024: TECHCET — the advisory … 2024-01-10 18:25:53 2024/01/03 Sachi Brown US Impact Chemical Suppliers Struggle to Keep Up with US Expansion Plans Long-term US semiconductor growth is certain, but short-term chaos is likely San Diego, CA, January 3, 2024: TECHCET — the … 2024-01-03 19:22:08 2023/12/08 Sachi Brown All Semiconductor Materials Market – Better Things to Come in 2024 Despite downturn in 2023, material demand and market growth are on the rise San Diego, CA, December 8, 2023: TECHCET … 2023-12-08 21:29:58 2023/12/04 Sachi Brown Wet Chemicals 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 … 2023-12-04 17:56:06 2023/11/22 Sachi Brown Ceramics, Consumable Equipment Components Semiconductor Ceramic Parts Market to Rebound in 2024 New investments in CVD SiC expected from equipment component suppliers San Diego, CA, November 22, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic … 2023-11-22 17:43:01 2023/11/07 Sachi Brown All, Conference Highlights 2023 CMC Seminar Unveils Semiconductor Industry Hurdles Materials supply chains logistics, quality, and metrology complexities San Diego, CA, November 7, 2023: The 2023 Critical Materials Council (CMC) … 2023-11-07 17:19:52 2023/10/31 Sachi Brown US Impact, Wet Chemicals 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 — … 2023-10-31 16:24:23 2023/10/12 Sachi Brown Germanium and Gallium Growing Supply Chain Risks for Germanium and Gallium How can the US stabilize Ge/Ga supply to support high semiconductor demand? San Diego, CA, October 12, 2023: TECHCET — … 2023-10-12 20:18:04 2023/09/28 Sachi Brown All Semiconductor Supply Chain Problems Running Rampant? Solutions to mitigate future materials supply vulnerabilities By Lita Shon-Roy, MS/MBA, and Sachi Brown, TECHCET CA Over the past 2 … 2023-09-28 00:12:17 2023/08/31 Sachi Brown Metal Chem Metal Plating Chemicals Revenues to Boost into 2024 Growth driven by developments in leading edge logic and memory San Diego, CA, August 31, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic … 2023-08-31 15:17:10 2023/08/22 Sachi Brown Silicon Parts Silicon Fabricated Parts Market Forecasting High Growth Increased layer technology and OLED growth driving demand for silicon parts San Diego, CA, August 22, 2023: TECHCET — the … 2023-08-22 16:37:27 2023/08/10 Sachi Brown Sputtering Targets Semiconductor Sputtering Targets & Metal Markets Status Supply chain contraction will persist before rebounding in 2024 San Diego, CA, August 10, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic materials … 2023-08-10 17:23:47 2023/08/04 Sachi Brown All 2023 ALD/ALE Conference Highlights Exciting Progress in ALD/ALE By Karey Holland, Ph.D., TECHCET The 2023 ALD/ALE Conference in Bellevue, WA, which was just completed July 26, featured new … 2023-08-04 21:20:20 2023/08/03 Sachi Brown Photoresist and Ancillaries 2024 Photoresist Market Forecasted to Rise EUV and KrF Growing as Advanced Logic and Memory Increase San Diego, CA, August 3, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic … 2023-08-03 17:50:41 2023/07/26 Sachi Brown CVD and ALD Precursors Materials “Sweet-spot” – ALD/CVD Precursor Supply Chain Mo may replace HVM applications, which could reduce future WF6 supply strains San Diego, CA, July 26, 2023: TECHCET — … 2023-07-26 17:04:26 2023/07/20 Sachi Brown Silicon Wafers Silicon Wafers Supply Swinging Back to Positive for 2023 Revenues for SOI Wafers remain stable, with high growth forecasted ahead San Diego, CA, July 20, 2023: TECHCET — the … 2023-07-20 17:07:43 2023/07/12 Sachi Brown All 2023 Semiconductor Materials Market Slowing but Resilient Material growth to resume in 2024 as industry recovers and fabs ramp up San Diego, CA, July 12, 2023: TECHCET … 2023-07-12 16:40:32 2023/06/27 Sachi Brown Metal Chem Semiconductor Metal Plating Chemicals Revenues Slowing in 2023 Increases in Interconnect Layers and Advanced Packaging Use to Revamp Growth San Diego, CA, June 27, 2023: TECHCET — the … 2023-06-27 16:49:08 2023/06/15 Sachi Brown Quartz Following All-Time Highs of 2022, Semiconductor Quartz Equipment Components Expected to be Down in 2023 San Diego, CA, June 15, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information on semiconductor … 2023-06-15 17:24:43 2023/06/06 Sachi Brown CMP Consumables CMP Consumables Facing Market Correction after Strong 2022 Advance logic developments drive new CMP consumables opportunities San Diego, CA, June 6, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory … 2023-06-06 20:33:13 2023/06/01 Sachi Brown Gases Electronic Gases Demand to Increase as Semiconductor Fab Expansions Move Forward Critical gases like B2H6 and WF6 may face supply constraints San Diego, CA, June 1, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic … 2023-06-01 18:38:21 2023/05/24 Sachi Brown Wet Chemicals 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 … 2023-05-24 17:29:32 2023/05/16 Sachi Brown CVD and ALD Precursors ALD/CVD Precursors – Better Times Ahead Market expected to rebound with memory pricing recovery San Diego, CA, May 16, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic materials advisory … 2023-05-16 20:46:07 2023/05/09 Sachi Brown Silicon Carbide Silicon Carbide (SiC) Wafer Supply Gets Squeezed Growing Demand Persists as Silicon Wafers Reach Its Limits San Diego, CA, May 9, 2023: TECHCET — the electronic materials … 2023-05-09 17:51:54 2023/04/13 Sachi Brown All US CHIPS Act- Opportunities and Issues for the US semiconductor industry By Dan Tracy, Sr. Director, TECHCET San Diego, CA, April 13, 2023: Countries around the world view semiconductor manufacturing as … 2023-04-13 19:16:49 2023/03/30 Sachi Brown Packaging Materials New Global Semiconductor Packaging Materials Outlook – US$26 Billion market to approach US$30 Billion by 2027 San Diego, CA, March 30, 2023: TECHCET and TechSearch International, Inc. recently announced that the market for Semiconductor Packaging Materials … 2023-03-30 16:43:10 2023/03/22 Sachi Brown Gases Electronic Gas Markets Show Minor Contraction on the Heels of Solid Growth San Diego, CA, March 22, 2023: TECHCET— the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information on semiconductor supply … 2023-03-22 14:23:43 2023/03/07 Sachi Brown Photoresist and Ancillaries Semiconductor Lithography Materials Trending Upwards 2023 economic slowdown to cause a short-term dip on photoresists & ancillaries San Diego, CA, March 7, 2023: TECHCET— the … 2023-03-07 16:48:54 2023/03/01 Sachi Brown All 2023 CMC Conference to Host Intriguing Lineup of Speakers Featuring talks on current trends, issues, and new technologies for the semiconductor materials supply chain San Diego, CA, March 1, … 2023-03-01 07:53:16 2023/02/28 Sachi Brown Wet Chemicals 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 … 2023-02-28 00:43:40 2023/02/23 Sachi Brown CMP Consumables CMP Pads & Slurries to Slump with Overall Semiconductor Market in 2023 Supply chain issues easing but still some delays for sub-assemblies and parts San Diego, CA, February 23, 2023: TECHCET— the … 2023-02-23 14:32:52 2023/02/15 Sachi Brown CMP Ancillaries CMP Equipment “Ancillaries” Poised for Growth Increases Driven by 3DFinFET and X-Stack 3DNAND San Diego, CA, February 15, 2023: TECHCET— the electronic materials advisory firm providing … 2023-02-15 02:29:59 2023/02/06 Sachi Brown All 8th Annual CMC Conference in Round Rock, Texas Join chip fabricators and suppliers in discussing current trends and issues for the semiconductor materials supply chain San Diego, CA, … 2023-02-06 23:14:16 2023/01/31 Sachi Brown Sputtering Targets Semiconductor Sputter Targets Forecasting Decline in 2023 Suppliers will benefit from slowdown as tight supply will be alleviated San Diego, CA, January 31, 2023: TECHCET— the electronic … 2023-01-31 17:23:20 2023/01/24 Sachi Brown Consumable Equipment Components, Quartz Quartz Components Market Expecting Slight Decline in 2023 Decline may vary in intensity depending on region and ongoing fab expansions San Diego, CA, January 24, 2023: TECHCET— the … 2023-01-24 23:57:00 2023/01/10 Sachi Brown Silicon Wafers Slowing Industry Conditions Temporarily Eases Supply Strain in 2023 for Silicon and SOI Wafers Investments in increased capacity not expected to alleviate strain until 2024-2025 San Diego, CA, January 10, 2023: TECHCET—the advisory firm … 2023-01-10 22:02:36 2023/01/04 Sachi Brown Metal Chem 2023 Semiconductor Plating for Device and Packaging Expecting Slowdown as Global Economic Conditions Weaken New Technologies such as Ruthenium and Molybdenum in Barrier Layers May Also Replace Old Plating Standards San Diego, CA, January … 2023-01-04 23:48:29 2022/12/13 Sachi Brown All 2022 Semiconductor Materials Market Concludes as Another Solid Year Amid Rising Economic Challenges San Diego, CA, December 13, 2022: TECHCET—the advisory firm providing information on the electronics and semiconductor materials market supply-chain — … 2022-12-13 22:18:37 2022/11/30 Sachi Brown CVD and ALD Precursors, Metal Chem, Sputtering Targets CVD Deposition, Plating and Sputter Target Materials Looking Strong Despite Threat of Semiconductor Market Slowdown Advanced packaging and interconnect layers driving growth through ‘26 San Diego, CA, November 30, 2022: TECHCET—the advisory firm providing information … 2022-11-30 18:02:51 2022/11/16 Sachi Brown All, Wet Chemicals 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 … 2022-11-16 20:03:22 2022/11/08 Sachi Brown All Fab Expansions in Europe Impact Materials Supply Chain Can European Materials Supply Keep up with Growing Demand? San Diego, CA, November 8, 2022: TECHCET—the advisory firm providing business … 2022-11-08 23:36:49 2022/10/25 Sachi Brown CVD and ALD Precursors Semiconductor Advanced Precursors Press Forward Russia Dependencies on Supply Chain and Looming Recession show minimal impact San Diego, CA, October 25, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials … 2022-10-25 20:51:26 2022/10/18 Sachi Brown Ceramics Ceramic Fabricated Parts Market – Positive Demand from OEMs and Fabs Restructured Supply Chain Responding with Investment Plans San Diego, CA, October 18, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business … 2022-10-18 21:56:04 2022/10/11 Sachi Brown Photoresist and Ancillaries New Tech Ramp for Semiconductor Lithography Materials High EUV manufacturing and increased layer counts contribute towards growth San Diego, CA, October 11, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory … 2022-10-11 08:30:59 2022/10/06 Sachi Brown CMP Consumables ICPT 2022 Conference Highlights Industry experts collaborate on new and coming science for CMP San Diego, CA, October 6, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory … 2022-10-06 22:29:10 2022/10/04 Sachi Brown All CHIPS Act Benefits Rolling Out for Material Companies Tips for making the most out of government benefits for US semiconductor growth San Diego, CA, October 4, 2022: TECHCET—the … 2022-10-04 23:55:28 2022/10/01 Sachi Brown All We Haven’t Yet Solved Our Semiconductor Dilemma By Lita Shon-Roy, President / CEO, TECHCET and Bonnie Glick, Director, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue Passage of … 2022-10-01 00:02:23 2022/09/28 Sachi Brown All CHIPS Act Check List for Materials Companies & Info Slides San Diego, CA, September 28, 2022 A. Frequently, check on the following websites for information www.chips.gov www.Grants.gov www.federalregister.gov www.Regulations.gov – … 2022-09-28 22:03:33 2022/09/28 Sachi Brown Wet Chemicals 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 … 2022-09-28 20:37:00 2022/09/21 Sachi Brown CMP Consumables CMP Slurry Suppliers Struggle with Balancing Costs and Increased Demand San Diego, CA, September 20, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— is closely tracking issues … 2022-09-21 16:30:34 2022/09/13 Sachi Brown Metal Chem Electroplating Materials – Any Slowdown in Sight? Advanced logic device expected to drive metal plating market forward San Diego, CA, September 13, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory … 2022-09-13 19:02:55 2022/09/08 Sachi Brown Silicon Parts Semiconductor Equipment Consumables – Silicon Parts, in High Demand with Continued Shift Toward Asia San Diego, CA, September 8, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— reports that the demand … 2022-09-08 18:16:41 2022/09/04 Sachi Brown All US CHIPS Act Information Source San Diego, CA, September 2022 TECHCET is keenly aware of the importance of CHIPS Act on the US semiconductor industry … 2022-09-04 21:52:06 2022/08/31 Sachi Brown Gases Supply Tightening Expected for Specialty Electronic Gases Demand to outpace supply for NF3 and WF6 unless alternatives come into play San Diego, CA, August 31, 2022: TECHCET—the … 2022-08-31 18:47:51 2022/08/25 Sachi Brown Sputtering Targets Sputtering Targets Driven by Robust Semiconductor Demand Metal supply chains to face increased demand given broader chip applications San Diego, CA, August 25, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials … 2022-08-25 21:12:12 2022/08/19 Sachi Brown All ADVISORY ALERT on CHIPS Act Featuring Washington DC Professionals Hon. Bonnie Glick and Mr. Madison Smith San Diego, CA, August 19, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information to chip fabricators and … 2022-08-19 19:07:54 2022/08/16 Sachi Brown Silicon Wafers Silicon & SOI Wafers – A Record Year Amidst Tightening Supply New production expansions needed, but will not take effect until 2024 San Diego, CA, August 16, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials … 2022-08-16 17:23:38 2022/08/09 Sachi Brown All US CHIPS ACT Now Approved by President Biden – What’s Next? US CHIPS ACT Now Approved by President Biden – What’s Next? San Diego, CA, August 9, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials … 2022-08-09 19:23:11 2022/07/26 Sachi Brown Photoresist and Ancillaries Advanced Lithography Drives Extension and Ancillary Materials Will growth slow enough to meet PFAS environmental challenges? San Diego, CA, July 26, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm … 2022-07-26 20:12:36 2022/07/18 Sachi Brown Photoresist and Ancillaries 2022 Semiconductor Photoresists – Advanced Nodes Ramp Growth continues strong through 2026 San Diego, CA, July 18, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology … 2022-07-18 23:36:43 2022/07/06 Sachi Brown All 2022 Semiconductor Materials Outlook Supply chain limited by Russia / US CHIPS Act a game changer San Diego, CA, July 6, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic … 2022-07-06 19:45:57 2022/06/27 Sachi Brown CVD and ALD Precursors ALD/CVD Precursor Markets – Burgeoning Applications Advanced Logic and Memory Applications require more deposition materials. San Diego, CA, June 27, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm … 2022-06-27 16:26:56 2022/06/21 Sachi Brown Wet Chemicals 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 … 2022-06-21 15:43:27 2022/06/15 Sachi Brown Gases Electronic Gases Markets – To Approach a US$9 Billion Market in ‘22 New materials and increasing chip design complexity drives supply-chain problems for Specialty Gases, Rare Gases and Helium San Diego, CA, … 2022-06-15 20:21:43 2022/05/31 Sachi Brown Uncategorized Semiconductor Quartz Materials Market – Positive Demand Strained but Expansion Plans being Pulled-in San Diego, CA, May 31, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and … 2022-05-31 19:08:28 2022/05/24 Sachi Brown CMP Consumables CMP Consumables – Supply is Tight and Costs Expected to Rise as legacy products are replaced by leading edge San Diego, CA, May 24, 2022: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing … 2022-05-24 17:41:00 2021/07/13 techcetftp Uncategorized Automotive Market Driving Growth for Legacy Quartz Quartz Market Is Expected To Reach US$1.66 B in 2021 up ~20% San Diego, CA, July 13, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic … 2021-07-13 18:53:39 2021/05/20 techcetftp Gases, Uncategorized 2021 Electronic Gas Market to Reach $6.25B up 7%+ Supply-chains straining to keep up with demand San Diego, CA, May 20, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business … 2021-05-20 00:00:21 2021/04/05 techcetftp CVD and ALD Precursors, OEMs, Uncategorized ALD/CVD Metal Precursors US$640M Market Booming to US$910M in 2024: Both advanced logic and memory growing demand San Diego, CA, April 5, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces that the global market … 2021-04-05 12:06:23 2021/03/25 techcetftp Fabs, Photoresist and Ancillaries, Uncategorized, Wet Chemicals 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 … 2021-03-25 20:25:56 2021/02/23 techcetftp Photoresist and Ancillaries Photoresists Revenues to be Up 11% to US$1.9B TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information—announces that the global market for photoresists needed in commercial semiconductor manufacturing is … 2021-02-23 19:06:06 2021/02/18 techcetftp Uncategorized CMP Consumables US$2.9B in 2021 for IC Fabs High growth in demand for logic and memory 3D metal San Diego, CA, February 17, 2021: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory … 2021-02-18 02:00:30 2021/01/12 techcetftp Uncategorized Semiconductor Materials $50B Market on a Strong Run in 2021 Pandemic pushing people to Work From Home and School From Home San Diego, CA, January 12, 2021: TECHCET announced that … 2021-01-12 19:59:23 2020/12/21 techcetftp Specialty Cleaning, Wet Chemicals 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 … 2020-12-21 18:25:13 2020/12/02 techcetftp Specialty Cleaning, Wet Chemicals 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 … 2020-12-02 17:52:30 2020/11/17 techcetftp Semiconductor Growth and Wafer Market Wet Copper Deposition Materials for ICs and Packages Steady growth in demand forecasted through 2024 San Diego, CA, November 16, 2020: TECHCET announces that the global market for … 2020-11-17 18:35:35 2020/11/06 techcetftp Uncategorized Refreshing Material Advances for Logic, Memory, and Packaging 5th CMC Conference “After-Hours” Available up to December 11 San Diego, CA, November 5, 2020: How to keep semiconductor fabs … 2020-11-06 23:02:19 2020/10/21 techcetftp Uncategorized Critical Materials – PVD Targets US$1B and Growing Strong Increasing demand forecasted through 2024 San Diego, CA, October 21, 2020: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology … 2020-10-21 19:30:07 2020/09/21 techcetftp Uncategorized Semiconductor Materials Market to Hit $50B in 2020 Up 3% Winds Reverse on the Global Supply-Chain Seas TECHCET announces that 2020 global materials revenues in semiconductor fabrication are now forecasted … 2020-09-21 17:59:37 2020/08/28 techcetftp Uncategorized CMP Consumables US$2.5B in 2020 for IC Fabs Stable world-wide growth in demand forecasted through 2024 San Diego, CA, August 27, 2020: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing … 2020-08-28 03:02:28 2020/07/29 techcetftp Uncategorized Rare Earth Elements Supply Uncertain 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 … 2020-07-29 20:20:26 2020/07/01 techcetftp Uncategorized 2020 CMC Conference – State of the Art Virtual Engaging 5th Annual Materials Event Will Happen in “Virtual Space” San Diego, CA, July 1, 2020: TECHCET and the Critical Materials … 2020-07-01 18:51:30 2020/06/30 techcetftp Uncategorized Quartz Parts Market for Semiconductor Fabs Downward Trend Expected to US$1.2B Skilled Labor Shortage for Quartz Tube Fabricator Concerns TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information—announces that the … 2020-06-30 19:07:22 2020/06/03 techcetftp Uncategorized CMC COVID-19 Impact Survey Shows Supply-Chain Strength Pre-registrants for 2020 CMC Conference access COVID-19 Info May 29, 2020: The Critical Materials Council (CMC) of semiconductor fabricators & … 2020-06-03 21:09:10 2020/04/28 techcetftp Uncategorized CMC Workshop Flags Looming Shortages of IPA and Sulfuric Pre-registrants for 2020 CMC Conference access COVID-19 Info These extraordinary times of greater risks call for more information, so the … 2020-04-28 19:03:11 2020/04/17 techcetftp Uncategorized Choppy Waters for Shipping $50B of Semiconductor Materials in 2020 Risky Sailing on the Global Supply-Chain Seas TECHCET announces that: • 2020 global material revenues in semiconductor manufacturing forecasted to … 2020-04-17 21:45:23 2020/03/10 techcetftp Photoresist and Ancillaries EUV Materials Small But Strategic Fraction of $1.6B IC Photoresists Market San Diego, CA, March 9, 2020: TECHCET announced that the global market for Photoresists and Ancillary Materials declined in 2019 … 2020-03-10 19:15:18 2020/02/12 techcetftp Uncategorized Materials eBlast – Wet Chemicals & Specialty Cleans 2020 Q1 TECHCET announced that Fluorite, needed for hydrofluoric acid (HF), prices in China have decrease by 9% over the last several … 2020-02-12 20:34:19 2020/01/16 techcetftp Uncategorized Semiconductor Materials growing to nearly $50B Market in 2020 after Downturn Logic fabs leading in capacity and technology investments San Diego, CA, January 14, 2020: TECHCET announced that global revenues for … 2020-01-16 19:46:45 2019/11/25 techcetftp Uncategorized Cobalt and Nickel Targets Super Strategic for IC Fabs San Diego, November 25, 2019: TECHCET announced that the global market for Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Sputter Targets is declining … 2019-11-25 19:49:01 2019/11/21 techcetftp Uncategorized 2020 CMC Conference & Call For Papers Intel Keynote will lead off April 23–24 event in Hillsboro, Oregon San Diego, CA, November 21: The Critical Materials Council … 2019-11-21 18:54:21 2019/11/07 techcetftp Uncategorized Preventing Yield Losses a Key Topic of Critical Materials Council Meetings and Seminar At the recently concluded TECHCET Critical Materials Council (CMC) Seminar in Taoyuan, Taiwan, a diverse gathering of industry experts discussed … 2019-11-07 21:35:05 2019/10/22 techcetftp Uncategorized CVD SiC Strong Amid Weak Demand for Structural Ceramics in OEM Tools in Downturn San Diego, CA, October 17, 2019: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— announced 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will be +3% to $50.4B in 2019 TECHCET’s Forecast Remains Strong Despite Trade Wars San Diego, CA, January 9, 2019: TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory services firm providing … 2019-01-09 20:09:04 2018/11/27 techcetftp Uncategorized CMC and ICMtia Create Historic IC Fab Materials Event in China SAN DIEGO, CA; November 27, 2018: The annual Critical Materials Council (CMC) Seminar held October 29-30, 2018, in Ningbo, China … 2018-11-27 21:44:18 2018/09/28 techcetftp Photoresist and Ancillaries IC Lithography Materials Market at $6.8B by 2023 EUV lithography demand small but strategic San Diego, CA, September 28, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— … 2018-09-28 19:26:50 2018/09/21 techcetftp Specialty Cleaning, Uncategorized, Wet Chemicals 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— … 2018-09-21 20:42:59 2018/09/07 techcetftp Sputtering Targets Supply Chain Challenges in $650M Sputtering Target Market Tungsten, Cobalt, and Rare Earth Elements in flux San Diego, CA, September 07, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic … 2018-09-07 19:45:59 2018/08/13 techcetftp Consumable Equipment Components US$1B Global Market for Quartz Growing Amidst Fluctuating Lead-times Wafer Shortage affecting Silicon Components Market San Diego, CA, July 25, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— … 2018-08-13 17:34:32 2018/07/11 techcetftp Uncategorized 2018 CMC Seminar / ICMtia Conference Joint Event in Ningbo, China SAVE THE DATE: October 30-31, 2018 San Diego, CA, July 09, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— … 2018-07-11 16:35:21 2018/07/06 techcetftp Uncategorized ALD/CVD Precursors Market Reaches $1.3B by 2023 Cobalt sources highly strategic through 2023 San Diego, CA, July 3, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— … 2018-07-06 16:18:35 2018/06/15 techcetftp Uncategorized Freeman and Tracy Enrich Ranks of TECHCET Analysts Far-sighted Experts Recently with Gartner and SEMI, respectively TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— announced that seasoned industry … 2018-06-15 09:10:02 2018/06/08 techcetftp Uncategorized Over $40B Fab Materials Market Led by Silicon Wafers Silicon wafer revenues grew 21% in 2017 San Diego, CA, June 08, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials … 2018-06-08 12:35:23 2018/01/18 techcetftp Uncategorized CMP Materials Market to Reach $2.4B by 2022 Slurry and Pad Sub-Markets both ~6% CAGR San Diego, CA, January 18, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials … 2018-01-18 10:20:43 2017/12/10 techcetftp Uncategorized CMC Conference 2018 Call For Papers Semiconductor manufacturing event to be held April 26–27 in Phoenix, Arizona San Diego, CA: The Critical Materials Council (CMC) of … 2017-12-10 22:33:46 2017/04/18 techcetftp Uncategorized 2017 Critical Materials Conference – It’s not like any other! For Immediate Release 2017 CMC Conference A Highly Differentiated Program Brought to you by the CMC and TECHCET Register now! … 2017-04-18 21:03:24 2016/12/21 techcetftp All, OEMs Germanium Can Take Transistors Where Silicon Can’t Nearly 70 years ago, two physicists at Bell Telephone Laboratories—John Bardeen and Walter Brattain—pressed two thin gold contacts into a … 2016-12-21 20:56:10 2016/12/08 techcetftp All, China, OEMs China’s SMIC eyes S. Korea’s Dongbu HiTek October 25, 2016: China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. is seeking to buy South Korea’s only foundry chipmaker Dongbu HiTek Co., … 2016-12-08 20:41:03 2016/10/09 techcetftp All, Technology Veeco Announces Reduction in ALD Technology Investments Veeco Announces Reduction in ALD Technology Investments and Guides Third Quarter 2016 Revenue to High End of Guidance Range PLAINVIEW, … 2016-10-09 19:25:37 2016/10/03 techcetftp All, Fabs Nanya to invest NT$50 billion over next 2 years, says president Taiwan-based DRAM maker Nanya Technology is looking to invest a total of NT$50 billion (US$1.6 billion) over the next two … 2016-10-03 16:29:37 2016/10/03 techcetftp All, Fabs Son of SoftBank to Invest $4.6 Bil. in Korea for Next 10 Years Son Jeong-ui (or Masayoshi Son), chairman of SoftBank in Japan, will invest up to 5 trillion won (US$4.55 billion) in … 2016-10-03 16:28:55 2016/09/30 techcetftp All, OEMs Qualcomm in Talks to Acquire NXP Semiconductors Qualcomm Inc. is in talks to acquire NXP Semiconductors NV, a deal that likely would cost more than $30 billion … 2016-09-30 04:40:09 2016/09/28 techcetftp All, OEMs 450mm And Other Emergency Measures Talk about boosting wafer sizes from 300mm to 450mm has been creeping back into presentations and discussions at conferences over … 2016-09-28 01:47:08 2016/09/12 techcetftp All, Fabs GlobalFoundries Rolls Out 12nm FD-SOI Process The key issues of cost and extendibility of an advanced FD-SOI offering are addressed by GlobalFoundries in the following release. … 2016-09-12 16:56:23 2016/09/08 techcetftp All, China Western Digital Urges China to Tread Carefully on Chip Ambitions Western Digital Corp. Chief Executive Steve Milligan warned that China’s burgeoning semiconductor industry may flood global markets if the rapid … 2016-09-08 18:56:28 2016/08/24 techcetftp All Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) Reports Change of $-1058.785 MILLION IN Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (NYSE:TSM) reported a change of -1058.785 million in its assets and liabilities in the fiscal … 2016-08-24 19:58:23 2016/08/24 techcetftp All, Fabs Laird’s Liquid Cooling Systems and Temperature Controllers Designed for Semiconductor Fabrication Aug 24, 2016 Global technology leader Laird (LRD: London) has developed custom cooling and temperature control systems for semiconductor fabrication … 2016-08-24 19:57:39 2016/08/24 techcetftp All, China TowerJazz and SMIC’s Sales Forecast to Surge in 2016 Total pure-play foundry market expected to jump 9{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} this year, up from 6{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} growth in 2015. August 23, 2016 … 2016-08-24 19:30:08 2016/08/20 techcetftp All, China China’s Capital Equipment Market To Boom The worldwide semiconductor capital equipment market declined 3{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} last year to $36.53 billion from 2014’s $37.5 billion, but inside China … 2016-08-20 19:52:28 2016/08/19 techcetftp All, Fabs Praxair, Linde said to be discussing $60 billion merger Praxair headquarters in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Praxair Inc. is in discussions to combine with Germany’s Linde AG, people familiar with … 2016-08-19 19:56:25 2016/08/19 techcetftp All, OEMs Applied soars; KLA’s tools; Firm buys last U.S. wafer maker. Applied Materials reported its results for the third quarter ended July 31. Net sales of $2.82 billion were up 15{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} … 2016-08-19 19:53:36 2016/08/18 techcetftp All, China South Korea’s Exports to China Fell for 13th Consecutive Month SEOUL, KOREA 18 August 2016 – 10:45am Jung Suk-yee The Korea International Trade Association announced on August 17 that South … 2016-08-18 19:54:44 2016/08/17 techcetftp All, Technology Intel Is Now A Threat To TSMC, GlobalFoundries And Samsung Summary Intel is poised to become the next go-to chip manufacturing service provider for OEMs who need ARM-based processors. The … 2016-08-17 19:55:22 2016/08/15 techcetftp All, Technology Infineon tops power semiconductor market, followed by TI and ST, after 2.6{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} decline to $34b in 2015 Overall revenue for the power semiconductor market globally fell by 2.6{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} to $34bn in 2015, due primarily to macroeconomic factors … 2016-08-15 16:07:50 2016/08/12 techcetftp All, Technology Unlike Intel And TSMC Samsung Electronics’ Semiconductor Investment Expected to Shrink in H2 Year on Year SEOUL, KOREA 10 August 2016 – 11:45am Cho Jin-young According to IC Insights, a market survey organization, in the second … 2016-08-12 17:19:57 2016/08/01 techcetftp All, China Chinese smelter capacity to continue growing despite a tightening copper concentrates market CHUNLAN LI 01 AUGUST 2016 Although copper prices have fallen by over 50{1c8721459c474d1d5b48ba9ae7120e36de45aa62207fb48292a0a282be55d27f} since they reached a peak in 2011, … 2016-08-01 17:25:45 2016/06/30 techcetftp All New Source of Helium Found In Tanzania! “A new approach to gas exploration has discovered a huge helium gas field, which could address the increasingly critical shortage … 2016-06-30 18:18:26 2016/05/27 techcetftp All, China Anticipated Impact on NEON: US Tariffs on China Steel Increased Further China is critical to the electronic supply chain, especially for noble gases like NEON. Reduction in China steel production means … 2016-05-27 18:22:27 2016/04/18 techcetftp All What’s happening to Japan’s semiconductor industry? The 2016 global semiconductor market is forecast to decrease by 2.4 percent from the previous year according to the World … 2016-04-18 20:24:13
