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ULTRA HIGH PURITY SILICIDES CRITICAL TO MICROELECTRONICS


Only about 15% of silicides are refined to the purity level needed for optimal functioning of electronic applications. Materion’s chemical expertise enables us to produce silicide compounds to this crucial level. In addition, microelectronics must employ silicides that exhibit thermal and structural stability, high conductivity and the ability to withstand a harsh environment. Our silicide compounds are manufactured to meet those challenging requirements.

PVD SILICIDES PLAY KEY ROLE IN TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS

Thin film physical vapor deposition (PVD) materials are available in a variety of sputtering target geometries and evaporation forms and purities optimized for customers’ individual chamber types and deposition processes. These forms include powders, targets, pieces, granules and pellets.

With their thermal stability, conductivity and corrosion resistance, silicide compounds play a key role in such applications as:

  • Transistors and microelectronics
  • Wafers for semiconductors
  • Photovoltaics
  • Key components of integrated circuits
  • Thermoelectric devices

SILICIDE COMPOUNDS AVAILABLE

In order to support our customers’ applications, Materion produces PVD materials in a variety of silicide compositions as follows:

Boron Silicides

B4Si,B6Si

Calcium Silicide

CaSi2

Cerium Silicide

CeSi2

Chromium Silicide

CrSi2

Cobalt Silicide

CoSi2

Molybdenum Silicide

MoSi2

Nickel Silicide

NiSi2

Niobium Silicide

NbSi2

Rhenium Silicide

ReSi2

Tantalum Silicide

TaSi2

Titanium Silicide

TiSi2

Tungsten Silicide

WSi2

Vanadium Silicide

VSi2

Zirconium Silicide

ZrSi2

…and more

Search our Inorganic Chemicals Online Catalog for silicides and other chemical compositions.

ADVANTAGES OF MATERION’S CHEMICAL EXPERTISE

Our 50+ years of inorganic chemical manufacturing experience allows us to properly process and handle thousands of chemicals to our customers’ satisfaction. Our talented team of chemists enables us to produce silicide compounds to optimize performance of your process and end product. Our capabilities include:

  • Variety of purities including ultra high 99.999%
  • Support for all major thin film deposition platforms
  • Custom grinding, mixing and blending
  • Vacuum hot press and high temperature synthesis
  • High-vacuum induction and resistance-heated furnaces
  • Adaption of materials to meet exact specifications
  • Scaled manufacturing quantities from R&D to full production levels

When high purity silicides are critical to the function of your electronics applications, contact Materion’s chemical experts or call us at 800.327.1355.

Interested in pricing information? Use our Request a Quote form to provide the details on your Silicide compound requirements.