Krypton and Xenon in Semiconductors

Krypton and xenon are produced from the air. Krypton is naturally present in the air at a concentration of 1 ppm and xenon is present at a concentration of 87 ppb. Both are collected as secondary products of cryogenic air separation at air separation units (ASUs). ASUs separate the components of air based on their boiling points using cryogenic distillation. This is the common method of production for oxygen, nitrogen, argon, as well as rare gases neon, krypton, and xenon. There are many ASUs around the globe. The ability to produce krypton and xenon is not inherently part of the process as it requires additional equipment beyond that required to collect oxygen or nitrogen. The krypton and xenon price when an ASU is planned and built determines if the capability to collect these gases is added.

Xenon is a colorless, odorless, noble gas. Xenon is found in the atmosphere at 87 parts per billion. Like other rare gases, xenon is produced by using cryogenic distillation to extract it from the air. Electronic Fluorocarbons is a leading supplier of rare gases, including xenon, with established global supply chains to ensure reliable delivery.

Lights, action, camera: it’s time to celebrate krypton for its contribution to lighting, energy-efficient windows, and diagnostics in the medical industry.

From the moment we receive your order at Electronic Fluorocarbons, several teams roar into action: purchasing, production planning, manufacturing and materials management, tracking, quality insurance, and accounting, to name a few. At your own company, you probably have as many—or more—teams and processes to serve your customers. We’ve found that our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system makes us more efficient, ensures higher quality, and improves our data gathering, to help us meet ever-changing customer needs. Like most companies, we have found three main benefits from ERP: reduced process times, increased collaboration, and centralized enterprise-wide data.

Chief Scientist, Dr. Bob Syvret, is working to synthesize leading edge, highly specialized etchants and deposition materials and to develop purification processes that will then be sent to the new product development area at EFC’s Hatfield location for manufacture on a commercial scale.

R-134a: Keeping the World Cool

Electronic Fluorocarbons is expanding both its facilities and its workforce in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, with the addition of a 32,000-square-foot extension to the existing production plant. The new space will be utilized for new purification/distillation and fill lines to facilitate the growth of existing products.

Happy 2019! We hope you had an enjoyable and relaxing holiday season. We want to take a moment to reflect on the past year as well as share what we have in store for this coming year!

Hatfield Facility Expansion

In January 2017, we began operating out of our newly built 34,000 square-foot facility in Hatfield, PA. This year, we will complete construction on a 32,000 sqaure-foot fabrication, design, and R&D laboratory building. The expansion will allow us to grow our product line, improve efficiency, and hire additional staff. Dr. Robert Syvret will oversee the R&D laboratory which will let us to innovate and create pilot tests for new specialty gases. Read the press release to learn more about our expansion.