Electronic grade silane gas has good application prospects, and the domestic market is gradually realizing domestic substitution.

Electronic grade silane gas is a special electronic gas, which is mainly produced by reaction and purification of silicon powder, hydrogen, silicon tetrachloride, catalysts, etc. Among them, silane with a purity above 6N becomes electronic grade silane gas. Electronic grade silane gas is an irreplaceable special gas, mainly used in the production of granular single crystal silicon and polycrystalline silicon, and is used in semiconductors, photovoltaics, display panels and other fields.

Electronic grade silane gas is mainly used in chemical vapor deposition in semiconductors, and is mainly used in the production of semiconductors, integrated circuits, etc. Benefiting from the rapid development of unmanned surveillance, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and other industries, the scale of China’s integrated circuit market continues to rise, reaching US$144.5 billion in 2020. But in fact, my country produced US$23 billion in integrated circuit products in 2020. Domestic demand for integrated circuits still relies on imports, and there is considerable room for improvement in the future. Benefiting from the development of the integrated circuit industry, the demand for electronic-grade silane gas applications continues to rise, and the industry has good development prospects.

According to the “2022-2027 Electronic Grade Silane Gas Industry Market In-depth Research and Investment Prospect Forecast Analysis Report” released by the Industrial Research Center , in addition to being used in semiconductors, electronic grade silane gas has high application demand in the fields of display panels and photovoltaics. In the field of display panels, as domestic companies continue to improve production technology, the panels currently produced have cost advantages, and global OLEDs are gradually moving to China. Currently, my country has become the world’s largest LCD panel supply market, and its production capacity will account for 55% in 2022. In the field of photovoltaics, supported by policies, domestic photovoltaic installed capacity continues to rise. In 2021, my country’s newly added photovoltaic grid-connected installed capacity will be approximately 53 million kilowatts, ranking first in the world for nine consecutive years.

Generally speaking, electronic grade silane gas has a wide range of applications. Thanks to the development of terminal photovoltaic, semiconductor and display panel industries, my country’s electronic grade silane gas market has huge development potential. In terms of market competition, foreign companies have been involved in silane gas earlier and have leading technologies. Currently, global electronic-grade silane gas production technology is mainly concentrated in Germany, the United States and Japan. Benefiting from the promotion of market demand and the continuous progress of the domestic electronics and silane industries, domestic enterprises have achieved large-scale production of electronic-grade silane gas. At present, domestic companies with the production capacity of electronic grade silane gas include Xingyang Technology, Zhongning Silicon Industry, and Silane Technology, and they are gradually realizing domestic substitution.

Silane Technology’s main business is the production of special gases, mainly supplying hydrogen and electronic-grade silane gas. In 2020, the company’s electronic-grade silane gas revenue was approximately 124 million yuan, and in the first half of 2021, this business revenue was approximately 67 million yuan. Silane Technology uses advanced technology to produce electronic-grade silane gas products with a purity stable at 6N and up to 7N, reaching international standards and having a competitive advantage in the market.

Industry analysts said that electronic grade silane gas is used in the fields of semiconductors, photovoltaics and display panels, and is influenced by artificial intelligence, driverless driving, etc. Driven by industrial development, the application demand for electronic grade silane gas is high, and the industry development prospects are good. In terms of production, the electronic grade silane gas industry has high technical thresholds and few companies have achieved large-scale production. Silane Technology has a competitive advantage in the market.