The electronics industry is developing rapidly and the application demand for electronic grade ultrapure water is high.
In the global ultrapure water market, semiconductors and other electronic devices account for 50% of the ultrapure water market, and electronic grade pure water has become an important ultrapure water market. Electronic grade ultrapure water can be divided into four grades according to water quality, namely 18MΩ.cm, 15MΩ.cm, 12MΩ.cm, and 0.5MΩ.cm.
In the production of electronic components, ultrapure water is required for both solutions and slurries. In the integrated circuit production industry, the etching and cleaning of each integrated block requires about 4 liters of pure water. Affected by the development of the integrated circuit industry, the market demand for electronic-grade ultrapure water is high. The purity of ultrapure water will directly affect the quality and yield of electronic components. With the upgrading and development of the semiconductor industry, components are gradually developing in the direction of refinement and miniaturization. As the requirements for ultrapure water increase, electronic grade ultrapure water gradually Develop towards high-end.
According to the “2022-2027 Electronic Grade Ultrapure Water Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospects Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that benefiting from policy support and the rapid development of downstream artificial intelligence and automotive electronics industries, the global semiconductor industry’s total sales will be US$510 billion in 2021, and are expected to increase to US$571 billion by 2022. China’s semiconductor market is huge, with a market size of 1.9 trillion yuan in 2021 and expected to grow to 2 trillion yuan by 2022. The rapid development of the semiconductor industry has driven the market demand for electronic-grade ultrapure water to continue to rise, and the industry has good development prospects. In 2017, the global market size of electronic-grade pure water for semiconductors was approximately US$2.92 billion, and it is expected that the market size will reach US$4.23 billion by 2022.
The high-end market of electronic grade ultrapure water has high technical threshold and high added value. The market demand in electronic industries such as chips and circuit boards is rigid. Therefore, the market space is vast and the industry development prospects are good. The development value of the electronic grade ultrapure water industry is high, but due to high technical barriers, the market is mainly occupied by foreign companies such as DOW, Mitsubishi and Purolite. The above three companies account for about 91% of the market, while the market share of local Lanxiao Technology is only 2 %, there is a large market penetration space. As an important domestic manufacturer of electronic-grade ultrapure water, Lanxiao Technology’s revenue in the first half of 2021 was approximately 556 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 27.6%.
Industry analysts said that electronic-grade ultrapure water plays an important role in semiconductor processing, especially as semiconductors develop towards high-end. The quality of electronic grade ultrapure water is particularly important, and the industry is developing rapidly. The technical threshold for the production of electronic-grade ultrapure water is relatively high, but its added value is high, attracting many companies. At present, the global electronic-grade ultrapure water market is occupied by Japanese companies. my country’s Lanxiao Technology has a low proportion of the market and has a small impact, but it has huge potential for future development.