Dow, Air Products join to market trimethylsilane

MIDLAND, Mich. (April 11)—Dow Corning Corp. and Air Products and Chemicals Inc. have formed an alliance to market Dow Corning´s semiconductor grade trimethylsilane to global semiconductor customers. Dow Corning´s trimethylsilane is a silicon precursor used in the formulation of films for semiconductor devices. Under the agreement, Air Products becomes the worldwide distributor of the Dow Corning material, selling it directly to semiconductor customers and other electronic specialty gas suppliers worldwide, Dow Corning said.