DuPont Highlights Vespel® High-Performance Materials at CSEAC 2026 to Enable Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing
Press Release | August 31, 2026WUXI, CHINA, Aug. 31, 2026 - DuPont will showcase its portfolio of Vespel® Parts and Shapes and MOLYKOTE® Specialty Lubricants at Booth B4-872 at the 14th Semiconductor Equipment, Materials and Core Components Exhibition (CSEAC 2026) August 31-September 2 in Wuxi, China. Designed to address the demanding requirements of advanced semiconductor manufacturing, Vespel® parts deliver exceptional durability, dimensional stability, and contact integrity to support reliable equipment performance and improved process yield. Working in synergy with these high-performance materials, MOLYKOTE® lubricants provide enhanced reliability, uptime, and equipment protection.
"China is a dynamic and strategically important semiconductor equipment market," said Rearu Yachi, Global Marketing Manager, Electronics, DuPont™ Vespel®. "CSEAC 2026 provides an excellent opportunity to engage with manufacturers, equipment makers, and ecosystem partners. As AI and data center applications drive increasingly complex chip architectures, DuPont remains committed to helping customers improve equipment reliability, manufacturing productivity, and total cost of ownership through innovative solutions with Vespel® and MOLYKOTE®."
Exceptional Durability for Harsh Manufacturing Environments
As semiconductor manufacturing advances, equipment components must withstand aggressive chemicals, extreme temperatures, continuous wear, and extended lubrication-free operation. Vespel® materials provide outstanding wear resistance and thermal stability, helping extend component life, lower maintenance needs, and support reliable performance across critical processes including wet processing, dry etching, CMP, and wafer handling.
Complementing these materials, MOLYKOTE® PFPE-based lubricants offer ultra-low volatility, low outgassing, high thermal stability, and excellent chemical inertness for vacuum and high-temperature environments. Used in components such as ball screws, bearings, valves, and seals, they help reduce friction, minimize lubrication-related failures, and maximize equipment uptime.
Precision Engineering for Advanced Process Control
As semiconductor processes demand tighter tolerances and higher productivity, maintaining dimensional stability becomes increasingly critical. Vespel® materials combine resistance to thermal- and moisture-induced dimensional changes with excellent creep resistance and precision machinability, enabling tighter tolerance control and long-term reliability.
Together, Vespel® parts and MOLYKOTE® lubricants help semiconductor equipment maintain exceptional accuracy, consistency, and cleanroom performance, supporting both equipment reliability and manufacturing yield.
Contact Integrity for Yield and Equipment Uptime
Reliable contact between equipment components and wafers is essential for minimizing particle generation and protecting sensitive surfaces. Vespel® parts deliver a unique combination of wear resistance, low particle generation, and low substrate damage, supporting consistent performance in wafer handling, electrostatic chuck lift pins, effectors, and semiconductor test applications.
For cleanroom moving components, MOLYKOTE® low-particle lubrication provides excellent wear protection and stable torque performance, helping reduce contamination, lower maintenance requirements, and support stringent semiconductor manufacturing standards.
About DuPont Vespel® Parts and Shapes
DuPont™ Vespel® polyimide parts and shapes are trusted in extreme conditions and demanding environments where durability, dimensional stability, low wear, and reliable performance are required. Vespel® parts provide solutions that support customers across semiconductor, electronics, aerospace, transportation, and industrial markets to improve equipment reliability and uptime. For more information, visit www.vespel.com.
About MOLYKOTE® Specialty Lubricants
For more than 75 years, customers around the world have trusted the MOLYKOTE® brand for performance and expertise to solve or prevent virtually any lubrication problem and to save energy. Available through a global network of channel partners, MOLYKOTE® brand lubricants – which include anti-friction coatings, compounds, dispersions, greases, oils and fluids, and pastes – serve the automotive market and industrial/maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) markets. For more information about the MOLYKOTE® brand, visit molykote.com.
About DuPont
DuPont (NYSE: DD) is a global innovation leader, providing advanced solutions that help transform industries and improve everyday life across our key markets of healthcare, water, construction, and industrial. More information about the company, its businesses and solutions can be found at www.dupont.com. Investors can access information included on the Investor Relations section of the website at investors.dupont.com
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