At a glance
| Booth | K2390 |
| Country | CN |
| Website | www.grikin.com |
Company profile
Grikin Advanced Materials Co., Ltd., known as GRIKIN, belongs to China GRINM GROUP Corporation Limited and is a wholly owned subsidiary of GRINM Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. The company was established in October 2000, and its corporate history traces back through the Rare and Precious Metal Materials Research Institute formed in 1992 and earlier research work on precious metals, titanium, and alloys. GRIKIN has two wholly owned subsidiaries, Grikin Advanced Materials (Shandong) Co., Ltd. and Trillion Metals Co., Ltd. Its technical specialization is the research and development, production, and sales of high-purity thin-film materials, rare and precious metal functional materials, and platinum-group-metal materials for microelectronics and photoelectron applications. The company describes an integrated industrial platform that extends from ultra-high-purity raw-material purification through sputtering-target and evaporation-material development and production to final product fabrication. GRIKIN has ISO9001, IATF16949, and ISO14001 certifications, while its subordinate testing center is accredited to ISO17025 and holds CNAS laboratory accreditation. Its predecessor organizations began precious-metal powder and paste research in 1983, formed the Rare and Precious Metal Materials Research Institute in 1992, and established the company on October 18, 2000. The company moved into Beijing's Changping Science and Technology Park in 2003, became a Shanghai Gold Exchange member on June 1, 2004, developed 4- to 6-inch Al, Ti, and NiPt targets for batch production in 2005, and applied 6N ultra-high-purity copper to domestic sputtering-target and evaporation-material production in 2006. A high-purity-material production base was built in 2010 and relocation was completed in 2011, the same year GRIKIN became a qualified supplier to SMIC. In 2012 the company received the National Technology Innovation Demonstration Enterprise designation, and in 2014 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of GRINM Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. and adopted the current company name. In 2016 an 8-inch Co target passed TSMC validation; in 2018 the 8- to 12-inch target production line entered use and platinum-nickel and platinum-tungsten ultrafine biomedical wires reached batch production; and in 2019 high-purity CuAl and CuMn targets entered batch supply for SMIC's 28 nm process. In 2021 12-inch NiPt targets were used in volume by Yangtze Memory Technologies and SMIC and Grikin Advanced Materials (Shandong) Co., Ltd. was established; in 2022 a large-size high-purity rare-earth metal target project passed acceptance and AlSc alloy targets were applied to 5G RF filters and smart sensing. GRIKIN and its predecessor have undertaken more than 80 national, provincial, and ministerial science and technology development projects across programs including the 02 Special Project, 863 Program, international cooperation, high-tech industrialization, science and technology support, key R&D, and industrial-strengthening projects. The company reports more than 100 honors and awards, 401 patent applications with 258 granted patents, and participation in drafting 160 published national or industry standards. GRIKIN reports more than 750 employees and states that it brings together research, production, and skilled technical personnel in rare and precious metals. Its official qualifications and platforms include National High-tech Enterprise, National Technology Innovation Demonstration Enterprise, National Specialized and Sophisticated Little Giant Enterprise, the National Engineering Technology Center for Key Integrated-Circuit Materials, a Beijing Enterprise Technology Center, and Beijing Intellectual Property Demonstration Unit status. GRIKIN also lists membership or leadership roles in integrated-circuit packaging and testing innovation alliances, the Zhongguancun integrated-circuit industry alliance, the China Semiconductor Industry Association support-industry branch, the Shanghai Gold Exchange, and multiple precious-metal industry organizations.
Exhibits
GRIKIN develops, produces, and sells PVD thin-film materials for microelectronics and photoelectron applications, including ultra-high-purity metal sputtering targets and evaporation materials for integrated circuits. Its materials portfolio also includes high-purity metal materials, rare and precious metal functional materials, precious-metal and rare-metal products, and platinum-group metals. The integrated production route begins with ultra-high-purity raw materials and continues through sputtering targets and evaporation materials, supporting the company's stated vertical-integration capability from purification to finished products. Documented target milestones include 4- to 6-inch Al, Ti, and NiPt targets, an 8-inch Co target validated by TSMC, an 8- to 12-inch target production line, high-purity CuAl and CuMn targets supplied for a 28 nm process, and 12-inch NiPt targets used by domestic integrated-circuit manufacturers. The company also records development of AlSc alloy targets for 5G RF filters and smart sensing and a large-size high-purity rare-earth metal target project that passed acceptance in 2022.
Capabilities and products
- R&D and manufacturing of evaporation materials for integrated circuits
- purification of ultra-high-purity metal materials
- R&D and manufacturing of platinum-group metal materials
- R&D and manufacturing of functional rare and precious metal materials
- aluminum-scandium alloy targets for RF filters
- volume supply of 12-inch high-purity nickel-platinum targets
- high-purity CuAl and CuMn targets
- manufacturing of biomedical platinum-nickel and platinum-tungsten ultrafine wires
- volume supply of high-purity cobalt targets
- 6N ultra-high-purity copper
- volume production of Al and Ti targets