Linde today announced that it has been awarded a new long-term agreement to supply industrial gases to one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers.
The agreement will support the expansion of the customer’s semiconductor manufacturing complex in Phoenix, Arizona. Linde will invest $1 billion to expand its existing on-site industrial gases complex in Phoenix, making the site one of Linde’s largest investments for an electronics customer globally.
Under the agreement, Linde will build, own and operate two new SPECTRA air separation units (ASUs) and associated infrastructure. The new units will complement the three existing ASUs at the site.
The expansion will increase Linde’s supply of nitrogen, oxygen and argon to support two new semiconductor fabrication facilities. The new plants will use Linde’s SPECTRA technology.
Separately, Linde LienHwa, Linde’s joint venture partner in Taiwan, has been selected by the same customer to supply industrial gases to new semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging facilities at multiple sites in Taiwan. Linde LienHwa plans to invest approximately $800 million to build, own and operate several ASUs and hydrogen production units.
“Advanced semiconductor manufacturing depends on the reliable supply of gases at exceptional levels of purity,” said Armando Botello, president Linde Gases, U,S., in a statement. “As global demand for advanced semiconductors continues to increase, this investment demonstrates Linde’s ability to deliver the purity, reliability and scale our customers require. We are proud to support our customer’s expansion in the United States and Taiwan and to further strengthen our long-term global relationship.”
