Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco Group, opened a 250,000-square-foot facility in Genesee County, New York to expand US production of dry vacuum pumps for semiconductor manufacturers, expected to employ up to 600 people.

RORZE Robotech decided to build an additional factory in Hai Phong, Vietnam, to make semiconductor, FPD and life science equipment. The investment is USD 16.2 million, with construction starting December 2021 and completion scheduled for the end of August 2022.

Brooks Instrument has opened a new manufacturing, engineering and service center in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, to produce mass flow controllers for semiconductor manufacturing. The company says the move raises its global production capacity by close to 30 percent once at full scale.

Edwards UK and CSK, both Atlas Copco affiliates, signed an MOU worth about $101-110 million to build an integrated vacuum pump and gas processing equipment plant in Tangjeong General Industrial Complex, Asan, expected to create 270 jobs over five years.

Edwards and CSK, both Atlas Copco units, signed an MOU with South Chungcheong Province to build a semiconductor and display equipment plant on a 57,810 m² site in Asan, investing $110 million over five years.

TK-Fujikin signed an MOU with Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority to invest KRW 55.7 billion in a new factory on a 33,881 square metre site in Busan, adding to its existing plants. The project is scheduled to finish in 2025 and add about 450 jobs.

Taekwang Fujikin signed a site lease agreement with the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority to build a new factory in the Hwajeon industrial complex in Busan, South Korea, consolidating its existing plants with a total investment of 55.7 billion won, with about 450 new jobs planned and completion by 2025.

CECO Environmental was awarded a $3.5 million project to supply over a dozen HEE-Duall scrubber and exhaust systems plus Fybroc recirculation pumps to a leading global semiconductor chip manufacturer for a new plant. The customer is unnamed.

Edwards will invest in a new building in Haverhill, Massachusetts, expected to be completed in Q2 2022, to host an innovation and solutions center for its cryogenic pump and chiller product company, relocating functions from Chelmsford.

Japan-based CKD Corporation will establish its first U.S. production site in Austin, Texas, with a $13 million investment creating up to 70 jobs. The facility will make fluid control components for the semiconductor industry and is scheduled to start operations in Fall 2021.

Mecaro, a Korean semiconductor parts and materials maker, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of KVTS, which makes special valves for semiconductor equipment. The signing ceremony was held at Mecaro's Pyeongtaek headquarters on 2 November 2020.

Unilok, a maker of high-performance valves, invested 48 billion won and completed a new factory in Sihwa MTV, Korea, with about 20,000 m2 of land. A 7,600 m2 site is reserved for expansion.

VAT Group completed Phase 2 of its Malaysian campus in September 2019, expanding it from 6,000 to 24,000 square metres, a step forecast to raise global production capacity by 30%.

HIMS signed a supply contract worth 2.3 billion won with APS Holdings for OLED display process equipment, equal to 6.49% of its prior-year revenue. The contract period runs until January 28 of the following year.

Air Products was awarded a contract by MEMC Korea, a GlobalWafers subsidiary, to supply a new 300mm silicon wafer fab in Cheonan, South Korea, including an on-site nitrogen generator, liquid argon and operation and maintenance services.

Entegris Korea signed an agreement with Gyeonggi Province for an additional $20 million investment, reinvesting profits from Korea. It began building a production facility in Hwaseong Jangan 2 industrial complex that will make high-purity chemicals and special containers, and will hire 50 people.

A company identified only as D signed an MOU with Chungcheongnam-do to buy an empty 6,603.7 sq m factory in Cheonan's foreign investment zone and invest a further $5 million to expand semiconductor materials production.

ams and Wise Road Capital signed an agreement to create a joint venture, ScioSense, for environmental, flow and pressure sensors, with ams transferring its sensor business and a valuation of about USD 120 million. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract worth 4.35 billion won with Samsung Electronics for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, signed on January 17, 2019 and disclosed January 18, 2019.

EnPro Industries completed its acquisition of LeanTeq, a Taiwan-based refurbisher of semiconductor equipment components, to join its Technetics unit. The deal was reported in a 2019 review of valve sector M&A.

Edwards, part of Atlas Copco, opened phase two of its Qingdao, Shandong manufacturing plant on October 23, 2018, with a $65 million expansion focused on semiconductor vacuum pumps.

Hoffmann + Krippner is building a new facility of about 2,200 square meters in Buchen, Germany, for an investment of EUR 3.5 million, with half the space for screen printing for printed electronics and foil printing. The project is expected to be completed within twelve months.

Air Products has been awarded additional gaseous nitrogen and hydrogen supply for Samsung Electronics' Giheung fab in South Korea. It will build a new air separation unit, several hydrogen plants and pipelines, scheduled to be operational in 2020.

Atlas Copco has agreed to acquire the cryogenic business of Brooks Automation, including cryopump operations in Chelmsford, MA and Monterrey, Mexico, for a total value of USD 675 million. Completion is expected in Q1 2019, subject to regulatory approvals.

Watlow and Global Standard Technology Co., Ltd. formed a South Korean joint venture named Watlow Pacific Inc. to strengthen Watlow's semiconductor presence in the region.

Watlow, a thermal systems designer and manufacturer, has acquired Yarbrough Solutions Worldwide of Austin, Texas, a semiconductor equipment solutions provider. Terms were not disclosed.

Entegris agreed to acquire the SAES Pure Gas business, a maker of molecular gas purification systems based in San Luis Obispo, California, from SAES Group for approximately $355 million. The deal is subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Edwards Vacuum, part of Atlas Copco Group, opened a 250,000-square-foot facility in Genesee County, New York, to expand US production of dry vacuum pumps for the semiconductor industry. The site is expected to employ up to 600 people.

LOT Vacuum disclosed a single supply contract worth KRW 4.09 billion with Samsung Electronics for plasma pretreatment systems and dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processing. The contract was signed on 2018-05-18 and delivered to Pyeongtaek and Giheung in Gyeonggi.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract with Samsung Electronics worth KRW 3.73 billion for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, for sites in Pyeongtaek and Giheung-gu, Yongin. The contract equals 1.9% of LOT Vacuum's recent sales.

ELOT Vacuum signed a supply contract with SK Hynix for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, worth KRW 2,384.41 million, about 1.2% of its 2017 revenue, with a term to July 2, 2018.

Wonik Materials decided to invest KRW 21.5 billion in building a factory and new facilities, as disclosed on 5 April 2018.

Korean KOSDAQ-listed Yesti signed a supply contract worth about KRW 7.8 billion for display manufacturing equipment, as disclosed on 5 April 2018.

Piller China received an order for 20MVA of Piller UNIBLOCK diesel rotary UPS systems to protect the Global Foundries and Chengdu Municipality FD-SOI semiconductor ecosystem in Chengdu, China.

Korean valve maker BMT says its semiconductor-grade premium valves are being tested at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, and it expanded its factory last year to prepare for orders.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract worth KRW 3.81 billion with SK Hynix for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, with delivery in South Korea. The contract was signed on February 2, 2018 and disclosed on February 5.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract worth 4.93 billion won with Samsung Electronics for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, delivered to Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi. The contract was signed on January 31, 2018.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract with Samsung Electronics worth KRW 9,738,336,002 for plasma pretreatment systems and dry vacuum pumps for semiconductor processes, to be supplied in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province.

LOT Vacuum signed a contract worth KRW 3,855,475,000 with Samsung Electronics for plasma pretreatment systems and dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processing, running from 13 December 2017 to 28 February 2018.

Mitsubishi Electric announced the acquisition of the Power Device Sales Business of US company Powerex, with completion expected in January 2018.

Murata Manufacturing will build a new production building at its Wakura Murata Manufacturing site in Nanao, Ishikawa, with construction starting February 2018 and completion targeted January 2019 at about JPY 3.5 billion.

Murata Manufacturing acquired the land and buildings of Sony's former Neagari semiconductor plant in Nomi, Ishikawa, completed October 13, 2017, forming Kanazawa Murata Manufacturing Nomi plant to meet electronic component demand.

LOT Vacuum signed a single supply contract worth KRW 4.64 billion with Samsung Electronics for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, for sites in Pyeongtaek and Giheung-gu, Yongin, signed on October 13, 2017.

Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG acquired California-based Nor-Cal Products, a vacuum component maker with about 300 employees in the USA and Vietnam, for $68 million. The deal was announced on 1 August 2017.

Sumitomo Heavy Industries has acquired Wakefield, Massachusetts-based Persimmon Technologies, adding vacuum robotics and Hybrid-Field electric motor technology to its portfolio.

Versum Materials will expand manufacturing capacity at its Delivery Systems and Service headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to meet semiconductor industry demand. New technician, engineering and manufacturing positions will be created.

Korean firm GST disclosed a supply contract with US chipmaker GlobalFoundries for integrated scrubber pump equipment worth KRW 1,331,760,000, about 1.58% of its 2015 revenue.

LOT Vacuum signed a supply contract with Samsung Electronics for dry vacuum pumps used in semiconductor processes, worth KRW 7.92 billion, disclosed on December 28, 2016.

EBARA has completed a new manufacturing plant and service facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, with operations starting November 15, 2016. The plant makes semiconductor manufacturing equipment and CMP systems and doubles EBARA's precision product capacity in Kumamoto.

Woongjin Energy signed a supply contract worth 10.334 billion won for monocrystalline silicon wafers for solar cells with SolarWorld Industries Thuringen, disclosed on November 3, 2016. The contract period runs from January 1 to March 31 of the following year.