Specialty chemicals and gases producers Merck and Linde are reportedly planning to set up facilities specifically to serve the burgeoning semiconductor industry in India. Linde is planning to put up plants for high purity gasses. Meanwhile, Merck has been monitoring semiconductor manufacturing developments in India for the past couple of years.
Semiconductor manufacturing uses more than 150 chemicals and over 30 gases and more than 150 chemicals and over 30 gases and minerals in the production processes. According to the firms, specialty chemicals and gases enable precise control over the deposition and removal of materials on silicon wafers. They help perform critical tasks like etching, doping, cleaning and depositing layers, all the while maintaining the necessary ultra-high purity levels required for the tiny and sensitive components in semiconductors.
