The semiconductor industry is entering the material age, and advanced materials and cleaning solutions are more important than lithography machines

Source: TechSugar

    Industry experts say that the progress of the semiconductor industry in the lithography field over the past 20 years has mainly been determined by special equipment; In the next 10 years, we will transition to the "material age".

    James O‘Neill, Chief Technology Officer of US consumables supplier Entegris, stated that the current role of the semiconductor industry in controlling "finer" process technology has shifted from lithography equipment to advanced materials and cleaning solutions for silicon wafer processing.

    O‘Neill stated that innovation in the materials field is key to driving productivity improvements in semiconductor components.

    Kai, General Manager of Merck Group‘s Electronics Business? Beckman also supports the above viewpoint, stating that the next 10 years will be the "material age".