Will the U.S. Impose Tariffs on Chip Materials? Costs for These Materials Are Set to Soar!

Will the U.S. Impose Tariffs on Chip Materials? Costs for These Materials Are Set to Soar!

As the global semiconductor advanced process moves towards 2 nanometer racing stage,EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) photoresists are undoubtedly the most critical and irreplaceable component. Recently, the U.S. plans to increase import tariffs on high-end materials from Japan, which adds variables to this supply chain competition and presents potential restructuring opportunities for the material power landscape. EUV … Read more

An Overview of Semiconductor Materials: Analysis of Five Major Fields and Representative Companies

An Overview of Semiconductor Materials: Analysis of Five Major Fields and Representative Companies

Semiconductor materials include wafer manufacturing materials and packaging materials. Wafer manufacturing materials include silicon wafers, mask plates, electronic gases, photoresists, CMP polishing materials, wet electronic chemicals, target materials, etc. Packaging materials include packaging substrates, lead frames, bonding wires, encapsulation materials, ceramic substrates, chip bonding materials, and other packaging materials. Table 1-1 Classification of Semiconductor Materials … Read more