DuPont today announced it has been selected for the 2024 Best Partner Award from Samsung Electronics in the Innovation category. The award recognizes DuPont’s development of polishing pads for advanced semiconductor fabrication and was presented at Samsung’s third annual Material-day (M-day) event.
Organized by Samsung Electronics’ Materials Technology Group, M-day gathers semiconductor material suppliers and other supply chain partners to discuss materials and technology trends and celebrate outstanding achievements.
DuPont is an innovation leader in polishing pads, slurries and advanced cleans for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) and continues to invest in the development of new products and features, including offerings for emerging technical performance needs, process efficiency and sustainability. Products such as CMP pads in the Ikonic™ pad family are enabling effective and consistent polishing of semiconductor wafers at the most advanced technology nodes, supporting semiconductor industry advancement for technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, and data centers.
“Innovation is a collaborative effort, where insight into process requirements and feedback from customers drives product development and optimization,” said Sanjay Kotha, Global Business Director, CMP Technologies, DuPont Electronics & Industrial. “We are honored to be selected for the Best Partner Award for innovation in CMP pads and truly value our relationship with Samsung Electronics. This recognition represents success for our team both for the technical achievements and for the strong collaboration, reflecting our commitment to be a Partner of Choice to our customers.”
At the 2023 M-day event, DuPont was honored by Samsung Electronics with the Best Partner Award in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) category for contributions in establishing a sustainable supply chain by collaborating to develop more sustainable semiconductor materials.