Samsung Invests In Voltaix To Advance Semiconductor Technology
The investment will accelerate the Voltaix's manufacturing capacity expansions to meet the emerging materials requirements of the microelectronics industry
Voltaix, a provider of materials that enhance the performance of semiconductor chips and other electronic devices has secured growth financing from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), the global investment arm of Samsung.
Both companies have remained tight-lipped about the amount invested.
Voltaix manufactures electronic chemicals and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes at major integrated circuit fabs worldwide.
"The financing from SVIC will enable us to continue building our worldwide infrastructure and will further accelerate our new product pipeline development activities," says Peter Smith, CEO of Voltaix. "We believe our materials innovations will help drive new device architectures and manufacturing technologies to high volume manufacturing," Smith adds.
Dong-Su Kim, SVIC Senior Investment Director notes, "The increasing demand for novel gases and materials in electronics fabrication has attracted our attention. Based on our analysis of the future demand and the players in the space, we found Voltaix to be the leader and are quite excited about our equity investment."
The firm manufactures specialty materials that enhance the performance and manufacturability of semiconductors.
Voltaix produces specialty materials that enhance the performance and manufacturability of semiconductors. The firm specialises in a number of areas. These include enhancing advanced DRAM computer memory, strained silicon for high speed logic computer chips (CPUs) and copper-enabling low-K dielectrics for logic and memory chips.
Voltaix says its materials enable logic chips to compute more quickly and that they improve manufacturability by minimising defect formation and increasing machine throughput.
