Fab gas in China
25 Nov 2003
Praxair China Investment Co, Ltd, a subsidiary of Praxair Inc, has signed an industrial gases supply contract with Semiconductor Manufacturing International (Beijing) Corporation (SMIC).
According to the contract, Praxair China will supply nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, helium and compressed air to SMIC's new 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plant, which is under construction at the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA) in Beijing, China.
A multi-product bulk gas production and supply facility will be built in BDA, including an air separation plant for the supply of bulk gases primarily to SMIC (Beijing). The plant will also produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon for the local Beijing market.
'SMIC is on track to become one of the leading foundries of 8 and 12-inch wafers in China and we are committed to helping them meet the growing market demands for their products,' said Jay Cheng, president of Praxair China.
The facility is expected to be fully operational in the first quarter of 2005.
