Introduction Sputtering targets are essential materials used in the deposition of thin films through a process known as sputtering, a cornerstone technique in semiconductor manufacturing and surface coating technologies. Aluminum scandium sputtering targets, consisting of an aluminum alloy with scandium, represent a significant advancement in this field. The addition of scandium to aluminum not only...Continue Reading
The Semiconductor Market: Opportunities and Threats From both of the perspective of technology or economic development, the importance of semiconductors is enormous. Most of today’s electronic products, such as computers, mobile phones or digital recorders, have a very close relationship with semiconductors. Along with the rapid development, the semiconductor market also faces some challenges. First,...Continue Reading
Gold Sputter Target Demand Increases As LED Market Grows The LED industry has grown rapidly over the past decade partially due to the penetration of LED-backlit TVs and laptops. One of the most important functional components of the LED is the LED semiconductor chip. At present, the materials used in the manufacturing of LED chips are...Continue Reading
When it comes to the abbreviation “ITO”, it can stand for International Trade Organization, Involuntary Treatment Order, or Information Technology Outsourcing. But in chemistry, “ITO” refers directly to a crucial chemical material — Indium Tin Oxide. What is Indium Tin Oxide in Chemistry? Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a black-gray ceramic material composed of indium oxide...Continue Reading
The sputtering target is a new type of coating material (compared to evaporation materials) that is critical for thin-film solar cell coatings in the solar industry. Solar cell thin-film coating A thin-film solar cell is a second-generation solar cell that is made by depositing one or more thin layers, or thin film (TF) of photovoltaic...Continue Reading
Introduction to Lanthanum Boride Lanthanum boride, also called lanthanum hexaboride or LaB6, is a compound of rare earth metal element La and nonmetal element B. Its crystal structure is simple cubic, and the B atoms encircle lanthanum atoms to form an octahedral structure. Because of the crystal structure, LaB6 ceramic film made of lanthanum boride...Continue Reading
Copper sputtering targets are excellent sputtering materials in the vacuum coating industry. Sputtering targets are a special group of materials, especially for thin-film coating. The copper sputter target is a product of high-purity copper metal after a series of processes. It has specific dimensions and shapes. Since high-purity copper has many excellent properties, copper targets have been widely used in cutting-edge...Continue Reading
Titanium sputtering target and titanium shooting target only differ by one letter in the middle. Does this small change make a big difference? You can have a guess here, and you will find the answer at the end of this article. What is the titanium sputtering target? Sputtering target refers to the raw material used...Continue Reading
What are the Three Generations of Semiconductor Materials? The first generation of semiconductor material The first generation of semiconductor materials mainly refers to silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge) materials. In the 1950s, Ge dominated the semiconductor market and was mainly used in low-voltage, low-frequency, medium-power transistors and photodetectors. However, Ge semiconductor devices were inferior in...Continue Reading
