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Umicore expands product-offering for semiconductors
Umicore’s business unit Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS) is expanding its product offering in the growing market of semiconductors with the earlier bolt-on acquisition of its Chinese partner Shinhao Materials LLC. Shinhao focuses on copper plating in the advanced packaging sector.
Umicore and Shinhao partnered in 2019 combining Shinhao's technical know-how and intellectual property in copper additives under the IntraCu® product line with Umicore's global infrastructure and track record as a responsible high-quality materials technology supplier.
Global demand for semiconductors is growing steadily, driven by artificial intelligence, further digitalization and higher demand for advanced packaging from industries such as automotive, telecommunications and consumer electronics. IntraCu® is expected to benefit from applications in artificial intelligence (AI) and in display substrate applications and will also be manufactured at MDS’s site in Germany to meet demand in Europe and the United States.
Umicore Suzhou Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. (USSM) will be headquartered at Shinhao’s state-of-the-art research and production site in Wujiang, near Suzhou, close to MDS’s customers in Asia. The Suzhou site performs as a fully fledged hub for products related to vacuum deposition technologies, while MDS’s other research and production sites in Liechtenstein and Taiwan and are specialized in creating thin high-tech films or coatings in for instance electronics and optics applications.
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About Umicore Metal Deposition Solutions
Umicore's Business Unit Metal Deposition Solutions (MDS) is the business headquarters for the two established business lines Electroplating and Thin Film Products within the Umicore Group. Metal Deposition Solutions is one of the world's leading suppliers of products for (precious) metal-based coating of surfaces in the nano and micrometer range – with the expertise of the two areas, we combine the two highest-quality processes: electroplating and PVD coatings.
The business unit's solutions are used in many products for everyday use, and in some cases their production would not be possible without them. Almost all well-known manufacturers in the electronics, automotive, optics and jewellery industries purchase components that have been coated with our Umicore products, either directly or indirectly.
In addition to development and production, Metal Deposition Solutions offers a comprehensive service for its products. This includes not only advice and technical support on site, but also recycling and precious metal management.
For more information: mds.umicore.com
