Electronic chemicals and materials are solid, liquid, and gaseous substances used in the fabrication of semiconductors and printed circuit boards (PCBs).  Global demand for electronic chemicals and materials, particularly in developed countries, is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6% through 2015. 
 
The increase in demand for electronic chemicals and materials is related to overall growth in the production of electronic devices, as well as technological innovation that will create opportunities for new materials.  New materials such as low-k dielectrics and advanced photoresists will see growth rates well above average, and opportunities will also emerge in existing technologies as chemical compositions are improved to attain better compatibility and lower costs. 

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
 
In such a dynamic environment there is a need for current, comprehensive reports on electronic chemicals and materials covering aspects of technology, demand trends, project opportunities, and investment levels.   
The goal of this report is to provide a detailed analysis of recent trends in the chemicals and other materials that go into products manufactured in the global electronics industry. It examines technological developments, future trends, and emerging opportunities for every major segment and subsegment of the global market. This information will be useful for strategic planning, marketing, sales, and research and development.
 
The major objectives of this study are as follows:

•To assess technological developments in electronic chemicals and determine their current and future impact on the overall market.
•To identify the factors driving demand.
•To make available the most current and reliable information on the consumption of chemicals and other materials in the global electronics industry.
•To estimate the global supply and demand scenario by application and global region.
•To estimate the growth rate in demand.
•To estimate the projected supply and demand scenario through 2015.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
 
This report is intended for suppliers of electronics chemicals and materials.  Other readers who may find it particularly useful include entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, and other readers who need to know where the electronic chemicals and materials market is headed over the next 5 years. 
 
The report should also be of interest to users of electronic chemicals and materials such as semiconductor manufacturers. Finally, members of technical and professional organizations such as the Semiconductor Industry Association should find the report useful.
 
METHODOLOGY
 
The findings and conclusions of this report are based on information gathered from industry sources, including manufacturers and users of electronic chemicals and materials. Interview data were combined with information gathered through an extensive review of secondary sources such as trade publications, trade associations, company literature, and online databases to produce the market projections contained in this report. 
 
The base year for analysis and projection is 2009.  With 2009 as a baseline, market projections were developed for 2010–2015.  These projections are based on a combination of the consensus among the primary contacts along with our understanding of the key market drivers and their impact from a historical and analytical perspective. The analytical methodologies used to generate the market estimates are described in greater detail in the section on Global Electronic Chemical and Material Markets.
 
All dollar projections presented in this report are in 2009 constant dollars unless otherwise noted.
 
SCOPE AND FORMAT
 
The report addresses the global market for electronic chemicals and materials during the period from 2009 through 2015. It covers the entire range of chemicals and materials that are used in the fabrication of ICs and PCBs, including:

•Wafers
•CMP slurries
•Gases
•Polymers
•Photoresist chemicals
•Wet chemicals and solvents
•Miscellaneous chemicals and solvents
The report format includes the following major elements:
•Executive summary
•Technology trends
•Products and manufacturers
•Key patents and patent analysis
•Major applications in which electronic chemicals and materials are used (e.g., semiconductor, LCD display fabrication)
•Market drivers
•Global trends in the market for electronic chemicals and materials by technology, product type, application, and geographical region for the time period 2009–2015
•Electronic chemical and material manufacturer market shares

Highlights of the report:

•The global electronic chemicals and materials market was estimated at $24.6 billion in 2009 and $28.5 billion in 2010. This market is expected to reach $51.6 billion in 2015, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6% over the 2010-2015 forecast period.

•Wafer demand is projected to increase more than 20% in 2010 to approximately $14.7 billion, after declining by nearly 40% to $12.2 billion in 2009. It is expected that the market will reach $26.7 billion by 2015, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.7% between 2010 and 2015.

•Demand for polymers and conductive polymers in the electronics industry will grow at a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26%, from an estimated $$1.9 billion in 2010 to about $5.9 billion in 2015.  Most of the projected growth is attributable to conductive polymers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
STUDY BACKGROUND 
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
INTENDED AUDIENCE 
METHODOLOGY
SCOPE AND FORMAT 
ANALYST CREDENTIALS 
DISCLAIMER

CHAPTER TWO: SUMMARY 
SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS AND
MATERIALS MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)  6
SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS, 2009–2015 ($ BILLIONS) . 7

CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW
SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS  8
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD APPLICATIONS  8
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS . 8
WAFERS . 9
CMP SLURRIES  9
ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS . 9
ELECTRONIC GASES  9
Bulk Gases . 9
Argon . 10
Carbon Dioxide  10
Chlorine . 10
Helium . 10
Hydrogen . 10
Nitrogen . 11
Oxygen . 11
Specialty Gases  11
Boron Trichloride  11
Chlorine Trifluoride  11
Hydrogen Bromide  11
Nitrogen Trifluoride  11
Silicon Precursor Gases  12
Sulfur Hexafluoride  12
Reactant Gases  12
Ammonia . 12
Nitrous Oxide  12
Dopant Gases . 13
Arsine  13
Diborane  13
Phosphine  13
Miscellaneous Gases  13
POLYMERS AND CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS . 14
POLYACETYLENES . 14
POLYANILINE  15
POLYETHYLENE DIOXYTHIOPHENE (PEDOT) . 15
POLYPYRROLE (PPY)  15
PHOTORESIST CHEMICALS . 15
NEGATIVE PHOTORESISTS . 16
POSITIVE PHOTORESISTS . 16
I-line and G-line Photoresists . 17
Deep Ultraviolet (DUV) Photoresists . 17
Immersion Photoresists . 17
Next-Generation Photoresists . 18
Electron Beam Photoresists . 18
Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresists . 18
Other Advanced Photoresists . 18
WET CHEMICALS AND SOLVENTS . 19
ACETIC ACID  19
HYDROCHLORIC ACID . 20
HYDROFLUORIC ACID  20
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE  20
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL  20
METHANOL . 20
METHYL CHLOROFORM  20
NITRIC ACID . 21
PERFLUOROCARBONS (PFCS)  21
PERFLUOROOCTYL SULFONATES/PERFLUOROALKYL
SULFONATES (PFOS/PFAS)  21
PHOSPHORIC ACID . 21
SULFURIC ACID . 21
SOLVENTS . 22
MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICALS AND METALS . 22
CADMIUM  22
COPPER . 22
GALLIUM . 22
MERCURY  22
SELENIUM  23
SILICON . 23
SILVER . 23
YTTRIUM . 23
MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICALS  23
ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDE . 23
BARIUM TITANATE . 23
CHROMIUM DIOXIDE . 24
GALLIUM ANTIMONIDE . 24
GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE . 24
HYDROXYLAMINE . 24
INDIUM GALLIUM PHOSPHIDE . 24
PERFLUORO BUTADIENE  24
POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON OR POLYSILICON  24
TUNGSTEN HEXAFLUORIDE  25
SUMMARY OF MATERIALS USED IN ELECTRONICS  25
TABLE 1 SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS
APPLICATIONS  25
TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)  26
TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)  27
TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)  28
TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
APPLICATIONS  28
PURITY REQUIREMENTS OF ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS  28
HISTORICAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
ELECTRONIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY . 29
HISTORICAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTS
(CONTINUED)  30
TIMELINE  31
TABLE 3 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ELECTRONIC
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY . 31
TABLE 3 (CONTINUED)  32
TABLE 3 (CONTINUED)  33
CURRENT STATUS OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY . 33
CURRENT STATUS OF THE ELECTRONICS …
(CONTINUED)  34

CHAPTER FOUR: TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR
MANUFACTURING  35
BLANK WAFER PRODUCTION  35
Discrete Epitaxial Silicon Wafers . 35
MOS Epitaxial Silicon Wafers  36
Wafer Processing . 37
Shaping  37
Etching  38
Other Operations  38
PROCESSES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION  39
OXIDATION . 39
COATING APPLICATION  39
ETCHING . 40
Decapsulation  40
Wet Etching . 40
Dry Etching  41
PHOTORESIST STRIPPING  41
DOPING  42
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION (CMP) . 43
Oxide Planarization . 44
Polysilicon Planarization . 44
Metal Planarization . 44
REMOVAL OF OXIDES AND MOISTURE  44
MULTILAYER PRESSING . 45
ASSEMBLY AND PACKAGING  45
CHEMICALS USED IN THE PROCESSING OPERATION . 46
TABLE 4 CHEMICALS USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION
PROCESSES  46
TABLE 4 (CONTINUED)  47
PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING  47
PROCESS OUTLINE . 48

CHAPTER FIVE: OVERVIEW OF THE ELECTRONICS COMPONENT MARKET 
ELECTRONICS COMPONENT INDUSTRY STRUCTURE  49
TABLE 5 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SEMICONDUCTORS
AND PCBS, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS)  50
STATUS OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY  50
TABLE 6 GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET 2000–2015 ($
BILLIONS) . 51
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SEMICONDUCTORS, 2000–2015 ($
BILLIONS) . 51
TABLE 7 RANKING OF GLOBAL COMPANIES IN SEMICONDUCTOR
INDUSTRY, 2009 . 52
REGIONAL MARKETS . 52
TABLE 8 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SEMICONDUCTORS BY
REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS)  53
Asia-Pacific  53
TABLE 9 SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET FORECAST IN ASIA-PACIFIC
(EXCEPT JAPAN), THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS)  53
FIGURE 2 INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES’ SHARE OF ASIA-PACIFIC
SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET (EXCEPT JAPAN), 2009 (%) . 54
Asia-Pacific (Continued) . 55
Japan  56
Europe  56
North America . 56
SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET SECTORS  56
TABLE 10 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SEMICONDUCTORS
BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS)  57
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET SHARE BY
SECTOR, 2009 (%) . 58
APPLICATIONS . 59
Computer Market  59
Communications Market . 59
Consumer Products Market  59
Automotive Market  60
Industrial/Office Market . 60
Medical Market  60
Military/Aerospace Market . 61
STATUS OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUSTRY  61
TABLE 11 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS,
THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) . 61
FIGURE 4 GLOBAL PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MARKET SHARES
BY SECTOR, 2009 (%) . 62
INDUSTRY TRENDS  63
REGIONAL SHARES OF THE PCB MARKET  63
TABLE 12 GLOBAL PCB MARKET FORECAST BY REGION,
THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) . 63
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL MARKT SHARE OF PCB PRODUCTION BY
REGION, 2009 (%) . 64
Asia-Pacific  64
Japan  65
North America . 65
Europe  65

CHAPTER SIX: GLOBAL ELECTRONIC CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS MARKETS 
TABLE 13 GLOBAL ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS
MARKET FORECAST BY TYPE, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)  66
REGIONAL MARKETS  67
TABLE 14 GLOBAL ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS
MARKET FORECAST BY REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)  67
FIGURE 6 MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRONIC CHEMICAL AND
MATERIALS BY REGION, 2009 (%)  68
THE WAFER MARKET  68
TABLE 15 GLOBAL WAFER MARKET FORECAST BY TYPE,
THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS)  69
FIGURE 7 GLOBAL WAFER MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2009 (%)  70
TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR WAFERS BY REGION, THROUGH
2015 ($ BILLIONS)  70
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL WAFER MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2009 (%) . 71
SILICON WAFERS  71
TABLE 17 GLOBAL SILICON WAFER MARKET FORECAST,
THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) . 72
FIGURE 9 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE OF SILICON WAFERS BY TYPE,
2009 (%). 73
GALLIUM ARSENIDE WAFERS . 73
TABLE 18 GLOBAL GALLIUM ARSENIDE WAFER MARKET
FORECAST, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) . 74
CMP SLURRIES . 74
TABLE 19 GROWTH IN THE USE OF CMP SLURRIES IN
SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER PRODUCTION, 1996–2009
(PERCENTAGE OF WAFER PRODUCED USING CMP)  75
TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CMP SLURRIES BY
TYPE, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) . 75
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL CMP MARKET SHARES BY TYPE, 2009 (%) . 76
TABLE 21 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CMP SLURRIES BY
REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)  77
ELECTRONIC GASES . 77
TABLE 22 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC GASES,
THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS) . 78
FIGURE 11 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRONIC GASES, BY
TYPE, 2009 (%)  78
SPECIALTY GASES  79
BULK GASES . 80
REACTANT GASES . 80
MISCELLANEOUS GASES INCLUDING DOPANT GASES . 80
TABLE 23 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC GASES
BY REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS)  81
POLYMERS . 81
TABLE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR POLYMERS IN
ELECTRONICS, INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS BY TYPE,
THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) . 82
FIGURE 12 MARKET SHARE OF POLYMERS IN THE GLOBAL
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, 2009 (%)  83
REGIONAL MARKET SHARE FOR POLYMERS . 83
TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR POLYMERS IN ELECTRONICS BY
REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) . 84
PHOTORESISTS  84
TABLE 26 GLOBAL ELECTRONICS PHOTORESIST MARKET
FORECAST BY TYPE, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) . 84
FIGURE 13 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE OF ELECTRONICS
PHOTORESIST BY TYPE, 2009 (%) . 85
TABLE 27 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR PHOTORESISTS BY
REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)  86
WET CHEMICALS AND SOLVENTS . 86
TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR WET CHEMICALS IN
ELECTRONICS, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS) . 87
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF WET CHEMICALS BY
TYPE, 2009 (%)  87
FIGURE 14 (CONTINUED) . 88
TABLE 29 GLOBAL MARKET FOR WET CHEMICALS AND
SOLVENTS IN ELECTRONICS BY REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($
MILLIONS)  89
MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICALS INCLUDING METALS . 89
TABLE 30 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR MISCELLANEOUS
CHEMICALS IN ELECTRONICS INCLUDING METALS, THROUGH
2015 ($ MILLIONS) . 89
TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR METALS AND
MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICALS IN ELECTRONICS BY REGION,
THROUGH 2015 ($ MBILLIONS) . 90

CHAPTER SEVEN: GLOBAL END-USER MARKETS FOR ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS 
TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS BY COMPONENT, THROUGH 2015
($ MILLIONS)  91
SEMICONDUCTORS . 91
TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS IN SEMICONDUCTORS BY
SECTOR, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS  92
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FORELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR BY
SECTOR, 2009 (%) . 93
REGIONAL MARKET FOR ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS AND
MATERIALS USED IN SEMICONDUCTORS . 93
TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS IN SEMICONDUCTORS BY
REGION, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)  94
MATERIALS AND CHEMICALS USED IN
SEMICONDUCTORS . 94
TABLE 35 GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET FOR ELECTRONIC
MATERIAL AND CHEMICAL MARKET IN SEMICONDUCTORS BY
PRODUCT, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLION) . 94
TABLE 35 (CONTINUED)  95
Wafers  95
CMP Slurries . 95
Photoresists  96
Wet Chemicals . 96
Polymers . 96
PCBS  96
TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS USED IN PCBS BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2015 ($
MILLIONS)  97
FIGURE 16 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS USED IN PCBS, 2009 (%) . 98
REGIONAL MARKET FOR ELECTRONIC CHEMICAL AND
MATERIAL USED IN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS  99
TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS FOR PCB BY REGION, THROUGH
2015 ($ MILLIONS)  99
MATERIALS AND CHEMICALS USED IN PCBS . 100
TABLE 38 GLOBAL FORECAST FOR ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND
CHEMICALS IN THE PCB MARKET, THROUGH 2015 ($ BILLIONS)  100

CHAPTER EIGHT: NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS
NANOMATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS  101
NANOPARTICLE APPLICATIONS . 102
Chemical-Mechanical Polishing (CMP) Compounds  102
Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors . 102
Electronic Inks . 103
Light-Emitting Diodes . 104
Flat-Panel Displays . 104
HOLLOW NANOPARTICLES APPLICATIONS . 105
Semiconductors  105
Electronic Inks . 106
Displays  106
Computer Memory . 107
NANOSCALE THIN FILM APPLICATIONS . 107
Displays  108
Solid-State Lighting  108
Hard Disk Media and Heads . 108
Low-K Dielectric Coatings . 109
Electroconductive Coatings . 109
Transparent Electrodes . 109
NANOCOMPOSITE APPLICATIONS  110
Electrostatic Discharge Dissipation  110
MARKETS . 110
TABLE 39 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOMATERIALS USED IN
ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2015 ($ MILLIONS)  110
TABLE 39 (CONTINUED)  111
TABLE 40 NANOMATERIALS AS A PERCENTAGE OF ELECTRONIC
CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS CONSUMED GLOBALLY,
THROUGH 2018 ($ MILLIONS) . 111

CHAPTER NINE: REGULATIONS 
UNITED STATES . 112
UNITED STATES (CONTINUED)  113
UNITED STATES (CONTINUED)  114
EUROPEAN UNION  115
ASIA. 115
TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS USED IN THE
ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY  116
TABLE 41 ELECTRONIC GAS APPLICATIONS AND CLIMATE
IMPACT  116
FLUORINATED COMPOUNDS . 116
Perfluorooctyl Sulfonates/Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonates
(PFOS/PFAS)  117
Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)  117
Europe . 118
LEAD  118
WASTE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT . 118

CHAPTER TEN: INDUSTRY TRENDS 
INDUSTRY COOPERATION/OWNERSHIP CHANGES . 119
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT . 120
NEW INVESTMENTS AND EXPANSIONS . 121
SHORTER DEVELOPMENT CYCLES . 122

CHAPTER ELEVEN: MARKET SHARES AND PROFILES OF MAJOR PLAYERS
MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR PLAYERS  123
TABLE 42 GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, 2009 (%)  123
FIGURE 17 GLOBAL MARKET SHARES OF MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE
ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND CHEMICALS INDUSTRY, 2009 (%)  124
COMPANY PROFILES  124
AIR LIQUIDE . 124
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. . 125
AZ ELECTRONIC MATERIALS . 126
DUPONT AIR PRODUCTS NANOMATERIALS LLC (DA
NANOMATERIALS) . 126
BASF . 127
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS . 127
HITACHI CHEMICAL CO. . 127
JSR CORP.  128
KANTO CHEMICAL CO., INC.  129
MEMC (MONSANTO ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CO.) . 129
NANOMAG CO. LTD., KOREA  130
ROHM AND HAAS  130
SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI  131
SHOWA DENKO  131
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL  132
SUMITOMO MITSUBISHI SILICON CORP.  132
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO . 133
WACKER GROUP  134
OTHER PLAYERS . 134
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. . 134
Chisso America Inc. . 135
Cyantek Inc. . 135
DIC Corp. . 135
Dongwoo Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. . 135
Dongjin Semichem . 136
DuPont Electronic Technologies . 136
FMC Industrial Chemicals  136
Forge Europa Ltd.  136
General Chemical Corp.  136
Honeywell Specialty Materials Group  137
IBM Corp. . 137
MacDermid, Inc.  137
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.  137
Nanocrystals Technology, Ltd.  138
Nantero, Inc.  138
Praxair, Inc. . 138
RD Chemical  139
Solvay S.A  139
Toyo Nippon Sanso Corp.  139
UNIDYM  139

APPENDIX: PATENTS
COMPOSITIONS  140
CMP COMPOSITION OF BORON SURFACE-MODIFIED
ABRASIVE AND NITRO-SUBSTITUTED SULFONIC ACID
AND METHOD OF USE  140
COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR COPPER CHEMICAL
MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION . 141
COMPOSITION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR
CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION HAVING
HIGH SELECTIVITY FOR METAL REMOVAL  142
COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR IMMERSION
LITHOGRAPHY  143
PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ACETALS
AND KETALS AS SOLVENTS  144
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT . 145
SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE-BASED CLEANING OF
METAL LINES . 145
COATING MATERIAL FOR FORMING TRANSPARENT AND
CONDUCTIVE FILM . 145
HIGH PH SLURRY FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL
POLISHING OF COPPER . 146
REACTIVE MESOGENIC BENZODITHIOPHENES  147
PROCESS TECHNOLOGY  147
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST POLYMERIC
COMPOUNDS . 147
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYIMIDE  148
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYMER COMPOUNDS . 149
METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY SULFURIC
ACID  149
SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES COATED WITH
ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS . 150
METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE  151
Method for the Preparation (Continued)  152