CHINA’S SEMICONDUCTOR
MARKET CONTINUES TO BOOM
$4,000
5.5
%
EUROPE 6%
CH
U
SA
%
12
INA
60%
Number of semiconductor
wafer fabrication plants
Number of semiconductor
packaging, assembly & test plants
% Capacity percentage
$0
2016
2017
Servomex delivers the high-precision
analysis required for this demanding
industry, with the lowest detection limits
available for oxygen and moisture.
2019
2020
This will be the smallest technology on
the market, and demands extremely high
levels of purity for the UHP gases used in
the manufacturing process.
Servomex’s industry-leading analysis is
already being utilized in this process, and
has proven itself capable of delivering
the exacting standards of purity required.
Our reliable analyzer range is backed by
expert sales, application and service
support, enabling us to provide the
systems required by both semiconductor
manufacturers and the UHP gas
companies that supply them.
Our Asia Pacific semiconductor team, led
by Chee Wee Yap, the region’s Purity &
Specialty Sales Manager, supports fabs in
China, and UHP gas suppliers, through
Servomex’s Shanghai Business Centre.
SERVOPRO
NanoChrome DF-500
Range DF-700
Range
A high-performance analyzer
designed specifically for the
semiconductor manufacturing
industry, the NanoChrome provides
ultra-trace monitoring of UHP gases
using Plasma Emission Detector
sensing technology. A range of ultra-trace oxygen analyzers,
the DF-500 range has been verified
by independent experts as measuring
oxygen to the lowest parts-per-trillion
levels available, using non-depleting
Coulometric sensing technology. A sophisticated set of process
moisture analyzers, the DF-700 range
provides a comprehensive solution
for trace and ultra-trace moisture
measurement, using advanced
Tunable Diode Laser absorption
spectroscopy technology.
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INCREASING INVESTMENT IN FABS
China is expected to emerge as the
largest spending market for fab
equipment in the next two years, with
more than 20 new fab projects under
way or announced since 2016.
Spending on fab equipment grew by 180%
in the period from 2006 to 2016, going from
$2.3bn to $6.5bn. In contrast, spending in
both North America and Europe declined
by 39%, and Japan’s spending fell by 50%.
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2018
Taiwan in particular is leading the charge
towards ever-smaller semiconductors,
with five-nanometer chips due to be
produced next year for mobile and high-
speed computing.
THE SERVOMEX SOLUTION
CHINA TOTAL:
99.9% 170
FOREIGN CHAMPIONS
$2,000
2015
JAP
AN
Provinces with
semiconductor manufacturing
CHINA CHAMPIONS
$10,000
$6,000
KEY:
$12,000
$8,000
Given the current rate of expansion, it
is predicted that China will overtake
the US as the world leader in the global
semiconductor market by 2022.
$14,000
GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR CONSUMPTION
Annual revenue from Chinese
semiconductors reached $78bn in 2017,
an increase of 19.4% on 2016.
In 2016, at least 293 semiconductor
wafer fabs or packaging and testing
plants were recorded as operating across
20 different provinces in China. This
compares with 313 in the US.
$16,000
To meet this growing consumption,
China’s manufacturing output has
increased at a similar pace.
For comparison, the average worldwide
growth in revenue was 3.4%.
MEETING HIGHER PURITY
REQUIREMENTS
US$ MILLION
With an ever-expanding electronics and
telecommunications industry, China has
long been a major player in the
semiconductor market, and since 2012
has accounted for more than half the
global market.
CHINA FAB INVESTMENT BY PARTIES
Statistics from 2016 show China’s
spending was still behind that of Taiwan
($12.2bn) and South Korea ($7.7bn), but
it is expected to surpass both by 2019. This sustained increase in investment
represents an important opportunity for
companies providing equipment, materials,
services, critical systems and more.
China’s growth in the market is likely
to be more moderate, but sustainable,
over the next few years, boosted by
government incentives and strong
market conditions. In addition, the drive to introduce
smaller chip sizes is leading to a
requirement for UHP gases to achieve
even more stringent levels of purity with
a high degree of reliability.
“Servomex’s integrated solution for UHP and semiconductors is
tried and tested even at the most demanding levels. In addition,
we offer in-depth expert advice and support that will be
invaluable to customers as the market continues to expand.”
Chee Wee Yap - Asia Pacific Purity & Specialty Sales Manager. Email: [email protected]
Contact our Asia Pacific Business Centre: +86 (0)21 6489 7570 or [email protected]
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