Air Products (Allentown, Pa.) announced it has signed a long-term agreement with one of the leading semiconductor manufacturers to supply high-purity industrial gases and related infrastructure to support the customer’s plant and production expansion plans in the United States. This is the second semiconductor manufacturing supply win Air Products has recently announced, with a combined investment of more than $900 million overall with the two projects.
Air Products will invest approximately $250 million in Arizona to build, own and operate new gas supply infrastructure for the customer’s semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging operations. The investment includes PRISM® hydrogen generation units, carbon dioxide purification units, bulk gas systems for helium, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide, and associated storage, purification, analytical equipment and pipeline infrastructure. Supply is targeted to come onstream in phases.
“This investment further reinforces Air Products’ role as a trusted supplier and reflects our commitment to grow with our customers globally. It also underscores our world-class performance in safety, reliability and operational excellence, which are critical to meeting the increasingly demanding requirements of advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The long-term win in the U.S. strengthens our established global relationship with this strategic and important customer,” said Francesco Maione, Air Products’ President, Americas, Helium and Rare Gases.
Air Products has served the global electronics industry for more than 40 years, supplying critical gases, technology and applications expertise to many of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. Since 1981, the company’s Chandler, Arizona facility has supported the growth of the Phoenix semiconductor ecosystem. The facility also operates an ultra-high-purity nitrogen pipeline network serving customer locations across the greater Phoenix area, providing the scale, reliability and technical expertise required by advanced semiconductor manufacturing.