Yesterday, Cica-Huntek Chemical Technology Taiwan, a manufacturer of Chemical Delivery Systems (CDS) in Asia, officially opened its U.S. subsidiary, Cica-Huntek Chemical Technology USA, located in Phoenix, Arizona.
The facility will help Cica-Huntek meet surging demand from the semiconductor market. The subsidiary has invested some $8 million to purchase the 25,880-square-foot plant and office facilities in Phoenix.
The new plant will provide warehouse space and new cleanrooms for local assembly. The subsidiary has already assembled a local team with experience in advanced processes, according to the company.
“What Cica-Huntek exports to the U.S. market is not only professional core equipment but also the highest specification of management thinking that fully complies with U.S. OSHA regulations and ISO certifications,” said Watson Tseng, general manager of Cica-Huntek's U.S. subsidiary. “Relying on our rich experience accumulated in advanced processes such as 2nm and advanced packaging technologies, along with our local professional team, we look forward to becoming the most reassuring and professional partner during the expansion of the high-tech industry in North America.”
As customers advance multi-phase wafer fab construction and advanced-process mass production in Arizona, the new plant allows the team to overcome time zone and geographic limitations. Maintaining a highly flexible state of "readiness," the company plans to provide "zero-delay" engineering construction, installation, commissioning and technical support for North American customers.
TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., is a supplier to Nvidia and Apple. The company previously committed $165 billion to building plants in Arizona, with six fabrication facilities planned. Today, TSMC announced an extra $100 billion to "support the strong multiyear demand from our leading U.S. customers."
“By expanding the network of suppliers that support TSMC Arizona and advanced manufacturing companies, Cica-Huntek's investment further strengthens Phoenix's position as a global semiconductor hub,” said City of Phoenix Councilwoman Ann O’Brien, whose district includes TSMC.
Since 2014, Cica-Huntek has integrated more than 40 years of chemical equipment development foundations from Japan's Kanto Chemical Engineering, alongside 20 years of self-developed electrical control platforms from Taiwan's Huntek Technology. The CDS system, hailed as the "cardiovascular system of wafer fabs," uses intelligent electrical controls and precision piping to ensure that high-purity chemicals achieve ultimate purity and zero error during delivery, mixing, and dilution processes, serving as a critical safety net that protects the stable operation of advanced wafer fabs.
With the full activation of the new U.S. plant, Cica-Huntek is simultaneously exporting this deeply rooted Asian technology to the North American market. Currently, the company has fully entered advanced processes below 2 nanometers and successfully supported advanced packaging fields such as CoWoS, fully assisting customers in building chip production lines in North America to meet the strict demands for high-end capacity in the AI era.
Cica-Huntek has more than 3,000 installed systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
