November 30, 2023
There has been seemingly no limit to the number of industries affected by the persistent semiconductor shortage. The automotive industry has been one of the hardest hit, as semiconductor chips are crucial for today’s car manufacturing process. As a result, more than 11 million vehicles had to be removed from production in 2021 due to […]
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October 31, 2023
The semiconductor shortage has been ongoing since 2022, causing a series of bottlenecks for chip manufacturers and the industries that rely on them. Due to these barriers, the global semiconductor industry is predicted to decrease $67.4 billion in revenue from last year to present, necessitating a plan that combats the shortage and produces enough chips […]
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February 15, 2023
Hydrogen is used in many processes across the semiconductor industry, like annealing, epitaxial growth, lithography, and as a carrier gas for hydride dopants. Hydrogen gas usage is only increasing, and along with that comes constraints on supply chains and markets. Hydrogen generation is also becoming more prevalent in order to mitigate traditional supply chain issue, […]
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December 27, 2022
Working with gases can be dangerous. Gas leaks or gas contamination are serious events that can result in fire, explosions, physical harm, or even death. All of these outcomes jeopardize the safety of employees on site and risk damaging or destroying valuable equipment and property. Further, issues with gas can make an organization vulnerable to […]
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June 21, 2022
While the semiconductor shortage is still ongoing, the semiconductor sector itself is, at the same time, seeing a new wave of expansion, with demands for chip innovation growing larger each day. While chip innovation has taken off, Moore’s Law 2D scaling is stalling. Now, with each successive iteration, chip shrinking takes longer and is more […]
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August 29, 2016
Our days revolve around perfecting our craft, just like the customers we support. For our semiconductor clients, that may mean working to make the ‘nano’ in nanotechnology even smaller. For PV and solar, it may involve perfecting electrochemical processes. For manufacturers, it’s likely related to ensuring repeatable processes for consistent, quality output. For our team […]
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June 28, 2016
Gas delivery equipment plays an important functional role in organizations across sectors—empowering the purity, precision and control of molecules in essential business processes. But for organizations in precision-driven sectors, gas delivery equipment is more than functional. It is highly strategic and inseparable from productivity, profitability and reputation. Consider the rigorous and fast-paced sectors of semiconductor, […]
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May 15, 2016
Your organization’s success is inseparable from your reputation for efficiency, accuracy and quality. Process excellence is the mark of an industry leader, and upon it rests your ability to deliver for your clients, maximize the success of your operation, and secure your competitive advantage. The importance of gas quality and purity in achieving process excellence […]
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