26 May 2016
DETAILS
Ube Industries, Ltd. today announced
that it has acquired patents from
Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based
The Dow Chemical Company,
for technology to manufacture
trimethylindium (TMI), a metal organic (MO).
In addition to patents, Ube Industries
has acquired a license for TMI filling containers.
Ube Industries presently manufactures and markets
MO raw materials for making compound semiconductors
used in the manufacturing process
for light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes (LDs).
MOs are one of the core products of Ube Industries
in the category of semiconductor process materials.
Demand for MOs is increasing centering on
Japan and other Asian markets,
as a raw material used in
metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)*1,
a method that is employed
in the manufacturing of compound semiconductors
that are used in such products as
high-luminosity white LEDs.
The acquisition of patents for
manufacturing TMI and license for TMI filling containers
will further strengthen
the presence of UBE Industries in a growing market,
and better position the company
to meet demand from users.
Ube Industries aims to generate
net sales in excess of ¥5 billion
from semiconductor process materials
including MOs, by 2018.
*1 Metal organic chemical vapor deposition
Metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD)
is a well-established method for growing crystals
used to manufacture compound semiconductors,
from raw material MOs.
*2 Compound II-VI and III-V semiconductors
Compound semiconductors are composed of elements
from two or more different groups of the periodic table.
Well-known combination of groups include
group III (aluminum, gallium, and indium) and
group V (nitrogen, phosphorus, and arsenic), and
group II (magnesium and zinc) and
group VI (oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and tellurium).
Compound II-VI and III-V semiconductors
are composed of elements from these groups.
MOs are used as a raw material to manufacture
these compound semiconductors by MOCVD.
For inquiries please contact:Ube Industries, Ltd.
Investor Relations & Public Relations Department
Corporate Planning & Administration Office
Seavans North Building,
1-2-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8449
Phone : +81-3-5419-6110
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