Ube acquires patents for trimethylindium technology from Dow

Trimethylindium (TMI) is one of the metal organics (MOs), which are required for making compound semiconductors used in the production process for LED and laser diodes (LDs)

Ube Industries facility
Ube Industries facility
BS B2B Bureau Tokyo, Japan
Last Updated : May 30 2016 | 3:29 PM IST
Ube Industries Ltd has acquired patents for technology to manufacture trimethylindium (TMI), a metal organic (MO), from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US-based The Dow Chemical Company. 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 metal organics is increasing centering on Japan and other Asian markets, as a raw material used in metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD), a method that is employed in the manufacturing of compound semiconductors that are used in such products as high-luminosity white LEDs.
 
Ube Industries began R&D into MOs in the 1980s, and launched commercial manufacturing and marketing of MOs in 1992. The company established a second production facility at the Ube Chemical Factory in 2012, realising the ability to manufacture all MOs used to make compound II-VI and III-V semiconductors by MOCVD, including trimethylgallium (TGM), trimethylindium (TMI), and trimethylaluminum (TMA). Ube Industries has also established a strong reputation for its sophisticated technical services through analysis of minor impurities.
 
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 Yen 5 billion from semiconductor process materials including metal organics, by 2018.
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First Published: May 30 2016 | 3:26 PM IST

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