Since the beginning of 2021, chipmakers have announced investments of more than $100 billion in new semiconductor production lines over the next few years. The new chip output alone is enough to spur lubricant companies that provide lubrication and maintenance for semiconductor industry equipment to invest in it. As the processes on each chip become more and more complex, the maintenance and lubrication needs of chip factories will become very large.
FRTLUBE's Electronic Industry Lubrication is becoming more and more sophisticated, resulting in an increasing demand for equipment maintenance, equipment consumables and other materials, and the cost of equipment investment for each chip factory is increasing continuously.
Currently, semiconductor manufacturers TSMC and Intel are both investing $20 billion in wafer fabs near Phoenix; Samsung is adding $17 billion in wafer capacity outside Austin, Texas; Intel plans to build a new $20 billion plant in Licking County, Ohio.Intel said it may eventually triple the size of its Ohio plant. TSMC and Samsung have also expressed interest in further expanding their investments with incentives from local, state and federal governments.
The above news is enough to make the industry serving semiconductor manufacturers crazy. "The chips produced by the new factory will consume a lot of
PTFE grease,
PFPE oiland other fluorine compounds, which will bring huge business opportunities," said FRTLUBE's global trade director. Each chip factory needs hundreds of tons of fluorine compounds for chip production lines and various surrounding production links.
Fluorinated Grease is one of the few ideal high temperature lubricants with inertness, stability and impermeability. It can handle the chip factory's demand for equipment corrosion protection and maintain the stability and cleanliness of ultra-pure chemicals.
1. Fluoropolymer grease (such as PTFE grease)
PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene): A common fluorinated lubricant, it has excellent anti-friction and high temperature resistance and is widely used for equipment lubrication in the semiconductor manufacturing process. PTFE grease can reduce equipment friction and extend the service life of mechanical parts.
Application: Widely used in vacuum systems, airflow systems, helium cooling systems and other parts of semiconductor equipment. They are suitable for high-precision equipment and can effectively reduce mechanical friction and wear.
2. Fluorinated oil (e.g. fluorinated Silicone Oil)
PFPE oil is commonly used in precision mechanical equipment involved in the semiconductor production process, with excellent oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance and extremely low friction coefficient.
Application: Transmission parts, vacuum pumps, rotating machinery, etc. for semiconductor production equipment.
Building on the past
Faced with such demanding performance requirements, FRTLUBE has focused on the research and development of related fluorine lubricants to meet customer needs. FLD510 PFPE oil / FL218 PTFE grease achieves high performance, pollution-free and consumables and maintenance requirements for production equipment during chip manufacturing. FRTLUBE's team of lubrication experts provides reliable, high-quality solutions that enable equipment manufacturers to maximize chip yields and design freedom while minimizing downtime and improving chip factory production efficiency.
