Industrial gas companies support the two distinct market segments of the semiconductor industry—silicon and compound—with many of their product offerings serving both segments. The industrial gas industry produces a variety of specialty and tonnage gases, specialty and bulk chemicals, and services...
Air Products’ recent purchase of DuPont’s 50 percent stake in DA NanoMaterials makes it the first chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) supplier to offer a fully integrated portfolio, comprised of polishing slurries, delivery equipment, and post-CMP cleaners.
In 2011, a new feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme for solar projects was introduced by the NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission of the People’s Republic of China), a group that formulates and implements strategies of national economic and social development. A...
Manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) devices are under constant pressure to improve the cost per watt in order to drive market growth and compete with other forms of energy. Reducing manufacturing costs has enabled significant market growth, but...
Since its inception in 1940 Noble Gas Solutions (www.noblegassolutions.com) (formerly Albany Welding Supply Co., then AWESCO) has had a customer-centric attitude, striving to meet or exceed expectations. This focus has allowed the company to identify and react quickly to the changing...
This year SEMATECH (www.sematech.org), the international consortium of leading semiconductor device, equipment, and materials manufacturers, observes its 25th anniversary. SEMATECH’s members and partners, who represent about half of the world’s semiconductor production, work to reduce the time from innovation to manufacturing through...
More than 30,000 professionals in the global technology industry are expected to descend on the Moscone Center in San Francisco this July 10–12 for the 4th annual combined SEMICON West/Intersolar North America. SEMI PV Group is...
Matheson officially opened its new facility in Joplin, Missouri, on June 6. The new building replaces the structure lost in a devastating tornado last year.
Senscient, a provider of advanced gas detection products, has appointed Kevin Dean as European Sales Manager – due to his background in industrial fixed gas detection as well as product and market management.
High-pressure fluid control systems specialist Hale Hamilton is confirming its commitment to the South East Asian market with its participation at the forthcoming gasworld 2012 conference in Singapore.
