IC industry LED semiconductor cleaning equipment market growth

Data show that in 2003, the overall global market for cleaning equipment for $1 billion, this year is expected to reach $1 billion 400 million, next year will reach more than $2 billion. The rapid development of China's integrated circuit industry, no doubt for the IC cleaning equipment suppliers to bring a huge market.

To provide a manufacturing device for surface treatment technology and support services to global suppliers of FSI International Ltd., announced in China used for microelectronics, and the simultaneous release of other global markets and launch MERCURY Refresh project. The project, called MERCURY Refresh, will help those who need to improve their production capacity to minimize investment. This project includes a review of the equipment and the following custom hardware, software, and site support plans.

At present the main cleaning technology, according to the IC market growth of different products will have different needs, FSI vice president of marketing Scott Becker said: "if the IC market logic chip growth, spray type cleaning equipment used will be more, and if DRAM products grew faster, it is soak and batch spray cleaning equipment will grow faster."

FSI launched the MERCURY Re-fresh project, can help customers achieve their financial operations and human resources investment to a minimum target, in many ways, for example, can reduce operating costs by diluting and mixing chemicals through key parts online; a newer and more reliable system increases running time and reduce maintenance costs; through short cycle process, process integration and increasing new applications in existing equipment to improve productivity; through more advanced process control scheme and to expand to more advanced technology nodes etc..

When it comes to develop the Chinese market, Scott Becker said, in order to China IC manufacturers to provide advanced equipment, accessories, on-site support and technical services more convenient, FSI international in Shanghai in 2003 to establish a branch with comprehensive service ability, and in Chinese successfully implemented the "active direct entry" strategy.