The larger the wafer, the more the cost of test wafers, the greater the need for reclaim!

Test wafers are used several times a day in each of the many stages of the semiconductor manufacturing process to ensure that equipment is properly calibrated. These test wafers are a key consumable in the manufacture of semiconductors and the ability to reclaim them through Pure Wafer’s advanced process provides manufacturers with the opportunity to reduce costs.

As the semiconductor industry moves towards larger wafers, test wafer costs tend to increase as a proportion of the total production costs. This increase in costs consequently provides semiconductor manufactures with greater scope for savings by expanding their use of reclaimed wafers.

Pure Wafer therefore expects that the rate of growth in the semiconductor industry, together with the transition to 300mm wafers will result in strong growth in the demand for reclaimed large silicon wafers.