Dow Corning Sees Collaboration in Materials and Processing Technology as Critical to the Semiconductor Industry’s Recovery
Semiconductor sales appear to be finally emerging from the red this year, with moderate but steady growth of 5.1% projected through 2014, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics’ Spring 2013 global semiconductor sales forecast. While a revival in end-market demand is sparking much of this growth, Dow Corning reportedly sees collaborative advances in materials and processing technologies as a sustaining force in the industry’s recovery.
“The pace of innovation across the semiconductor processing and packaging value chain has never been greater and, while the industry hasn’t reported any insurmountable challenges ahead for advancing such promising technologies as 3D IC integration, several critical needs are emerging among our global semiconductor customers that we are addressing head on,” said Andrew Ho, global industry director for Advanced Semiconductor Materials. “Among these needs is the steadily accelerating demand for high-performance silicone solutions to help collaborators along the value chain to manage the impact of heat and stress, while reducing overall systems costs wherever possible.”