Air Products Expands Research and Development Capabilities in Asia
Further Investment to Support Fast-Growing Electronics Businesses
Air Products has recently expanded its research and development (R&D) capabilities at both of its Taiwan and Korea labs to support its fast-growing electronics business in Asia. The two R&D labs, equipped with the latest analytical, defect inspection, formulation and cleaning tools, will enable Air Products to better support the development of the advanced integrated circuit (IC) industry to meet customers' needs.
Air Products' Taiwan R&D lab, located in Chu-Pei County, is close to the renowned Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park. Since 2001 the lab has focused on electronics formulated products (EFP) applications and is equipped with various wafer cleaning and analysis tools. The recent expansion includes a new general chemical lab to conduct chemical screening and process tuning and extra office space to accommodate increased numbers of R&D staff.
Air Products' Korea R&D lab, located in Giheung, is close to the company's major customers in Korea. The centre is equipped with various state-of-the-art analytical tools and a new atomic layer deposition (ALD) system to conduct various high-k dielectrics and barrier precursor and chamber clean studies to meet the request of local customers.
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