Matheson Announces New Manufacturing Facility in New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Arsine, Phosphine and SDS Safe Delivery Source
San Jose, CA. At Semicon West, Matheson Tri-Gas Semi-Gas Division the San Jose based provider of specialty gases and delivery equipment, announced it is in the final stages of building a new specialty gas facility located in New Johnsonville, Tennessee for the manufacturing of Arsine, Phosphine and SDS. The facility is in response to the growing customer demands and is expected to be fully operational in the second half of 2000. The New Johnsonville facility will be the second manufacturing site for Arsine, Phosphine and SDS, including Matheson Tri-Gas specialty gases facility in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The need for the additional facility has come about due to the exponentional growth in the III-V MOCVD market. The New Johnsonville facility now houses a new manufacturing building dedicated for Arsine, Phosphine and SDS(R) manufacturing. The facility will use state-of-the-art synthesis technology, purification technology and analytical technology to produce Arsine and Phosphine.
"We are seeing tremendous growth in the MOCVD market due to advances in the optoelectronics and the communications markets. In turn, the demands for purity and capacity for these gases is increasing dramatically," said Kevin Finn, Matheson s Director of Marketing. "The new facility will substantially increase Matheson Tri-Gas manufacturing capacity and provide products with state-of-the-art purity levels."
With over 70 years of experience, Matheson Tri-Gas, Semi-Gas Division, headquartered in San Jose, CA is a single source provider of specialty gases, gas handling equipment, purification systems and support services to the semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. Matheson Tri-Gas core competencies include its ULTRA-LINE(R) high purity process gases, SDS(R) Safe Delivery Source(R), Semi-Gas(R) Systems brand of gas handling equipment, Nanochem(R)brand of purification systems, customer technical services, systems engineering and site management services. It s parent company, Nippon Sanso Corporation (NSC), is the world s largest supplier of gases and equipment to the semiconductor industry. The Semi-Gas Division corporate offices are located at 625 Wool Creek Drive, San Jose, CA 95112. Telephone: (408) 971-6500. Fax: (408) 275-8643. Web: www.matheson-trigas.com.
Note to Editors: Matheson Tri-Gas, Ultra-line, Nanochem, Semi-Gas and other products mentioned are registered trademarks of Matheson Tri-Gas, Incorporated. SDS is a registered trademark of Matheson Tri-Gas and ATMI, Inc. All other brands and products mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
Contact: Matheson Tri-Gas, Semi-Gas Division Kevin Finn Tel: 408/971-6500 ext. 228 kfinn@matheson-trigas.com
Matheson Tri-Gas, Semi-Gas Division
Kevin Finn
Tel: 408/971-6500 ext. 228
kfinn@matheson-trigas.com
E-mail: kfinn@matheson-trigas.com
Web site: http://www.matheson-trigas.com
