Enabling AI-Era Semiconductor Manufacturing with Advanced, Sustainable Material Solutions

下午 4:10 - 下午 4:30

Semiconductor manufacturing for the AI era is placing unprecedented demands on advanced materials used across fabs, tools, and critical sub-systems. As device architectures become more complex, materials must deliver reliable performance under wider temperature extremes, more aggressive chemistries, and demanding plasma environments. At the same time, new materials must show tighter contamination control than before. These requirements are converging with a need to reduce the environmental impact of chip manufacturing through sustainable material choices, PFAS stewardship, and circular solutions that support resilience across the semiconductor value chain.

Syensqo is developing new materials that prove performance does not need to be sacrificed when making more sustainable material choices, advancing a portfolio of high-performance material solutions designed to meet evolving semiconductor requirements while enabling more sustainable manufacturing. Tecnoflon® FFKM NFS sealing solutions provide non-fluorosurfactant-based performance with higher temperature capability and greater plasma resistance than competing materials, helping extend seal life, reduce particle-generation risk, and minimize unplanned maintenance in critical process environments. Halar® ECTFE is ideal for semiconductor manufacturing, combining exceptional corrosion resistance to aggressive chemistries and highpurity gases with low permeability. It protects critical tools and duct exhaust systems, reduces maintenance, and avoids unplanned downtime. Recycled KetaSpire® PEEK solutions are being developed to implement circularity while maintaining the high purity levels needed for applications where wafer or process chemical contact is required.

Syensqo is helping semiconductor manufacturers enable new technologies, achieve yield targets, and reduce the environmental impact of leading-edge chip manufacturing. This portfolio positions Syensqo as a trusted materials partner for resilient, sustainable semiconductor manufacturing future.

Key Technologies Covered

Non-fluorosurfactant technology (market-first)
Advanced material technology in semiconductor seals/polymers/fluids
Circularity/recycle

Featured Speakers

Dr. Christine McGuiness

Head of Marketing, Syensqo SA

CHRISTINE MCGUINESS is the Head of Marketing for the Electronics and Industrial markets Syensqo Specialty Polymers Global Business Unit, based in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA where she leads the business strategy and growth programs for Specialty Polymers in the Semiconductor, Electronics, Energy and Industrial markets.

Since joining the Solvay group in 2014, she has held leadership positions in research, innovation and new application initiatives, mainly in semiconductors and electronics. She was also responsible for building and growing new partnerships with Stanford, other West Coast Universities and local start ups.

Christine earned a PhD in Chemistry from The Pennsylvania State University focused on soft thin films and semiconductor surfaces and was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. Prior to joining Solvay she was a technical leader at Plextronics, a startup spun out of Carnegie Mellon focused on conductive polymer materials.