The global value chain is still an important issue for product production and shipment. At Semicon Korea, the largest semiconductor exhibition in Korea, global materials company Merck emphasized the importance of ‘right time, right place’ in material supply.

Merck Korea announced on the 1st that it will hold an exhibition and lecture on the topic of sustainable innovative material solutions at SEMICON Korea 2023, held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul.

This exhibition will be attended by Anand Nambiar, Head of Semiconductor Materials Business at Merck, and Kate Di Cass, Head of Delivery Systems & Services, for the first time in three years since the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition to final packaging, we plan to present comprehensive solutions for the entire semiconductor manufacturing process, including the operation of the seven major front-to-back units that are key to semiconductor manufacturing, such as doping, patterning, deposition, planarization, etching, and cleaning.

Through the Semicon Korea conference, Merck Korea announced that it will share digital solutions that accelerate innovation in research and development and form a more accurate and faster supply chain by approaching all stages of the semiconductor value chain based on data.

On the afternoon of the first day, February 1, Dr. Safa Qutub Kurt, Executive Director and Head of Operations at Merck Digital Solutions, will present at the Smart Manufacturing Forum on the topic of ‘Data-driven semiconductor manufacturing process optimization and customer collaboration according to digitalization.’

On the last day of the conference, February 3, an employee working as a data analyst in Merck’s Digital Solutions Team at Semicon Korea’s talent development program will have a mentoring session with university students, sharing the background of how he was given the opportunity to participate in the Merck GO Global internship program and his unique work experience.

In addition, the booth will display an overview of the delivery system supply, revealing Merck's know-how in supplying materials and gases to customers at the desired location and time, including the gas room (BSGS, cabinet, bundle, CK) and plenum (cabinet, VMB) to external sites (large bulk special gas supply) and process equipment.

Merck is confident that Intermolecular’s unique expertise, prototyping capabilities for material innovation, and delivery system that safely delivers high-quality materials to fabs will enable the semiconductor industry in Korea to grow and innovate further.

As an innovative and reliable partner that has been active in Korea for over 30 years and has contributed to coping with the electronics industry and data explosion, we held a stock meeting in August last year.The company announced plans to continuously expand the core segments of its thin film portfolio by acquiring the chemical business of Sammekaro, ‘M Chemical’.

Kim Woo-kyu, CEO, emphasized, “Korea is an important innovation and production hub for Merck, and the acquisition of M Chemical will help expand our electronics business, especially our semiconductor solutions business, one of Merck’s ‘Big 3’ growth engines.” He added, “The €600 million invested in Korea will be used to actively contribute to expanding the local supply chain, developing cutting-edge technologies, economic development, and building win-win partnerships with customers.”