Chemical management gears up for the next millennium

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Chemical management in chip manufacture is a concept that requires a deeper relationship between the chemical companies and the chip makers. The idea, which originated in Japan and was implemented in the US in the late 1980s, is for chemical companies to take charge of the chemicals they supply from delivery to use to disposition. Chemical management is expected to continue further as chemical companies go beyond mergers and alliances into actual chip making research.

Integrated Circuits

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Process extendibility: a strategic move in low-k battle

Article Abstract:

AlliedSignal Inc as well as other producers of low-k materials are aiming to turn new innovative ideas into integrated product and process solutions to meet the future demands of customers. The company's Electronic Materials Wafer Fabrication Group in Sunnyvale, CA, for instance, is injecting more than $30 million for a new integration facility. The extendibility of k value is considered to be the leading advantage of dielectric materials over CVD products.

Strategy & planning, Semiconductor Devices

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