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Feature-Tec | Powering Advanced Manufacturing with the Science of Purity
2025-12-09
According to SEMI's latest 300 mm Fab Outlook, global wafer fabrication capacity is projected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 7% from the end of 2024 through 2028, reaching 11.1 million wafers per month (wpm) by 2028. Capacity for advanced nodes at 7 nm and below is expected to increase by nearly 69%, from 0.85 million wpm in 2024 to about 1.4 million wpm in 2028.
In 2025, global foundry revenue is projected to reach USD 165 billion, with over 56% driven by sub-7 nm advanced processes, making them the primary engine of industry growth. To meet surging demand from AI, high-performance computing (HPC), mobile devices, and emerging applications, fabs worldwide are expanding at an unprecedented scale.
In advanced semiconductor manufacturing, even a single microscopic particle can determine the fate of a wafer. Feature-Tec was born for such ultra-sensitive environments. We integrate filtration material science, purification technologies, contamination monitoring, and customized validation services into a unified solution—providing end-to-end purity assurance from wafer fabrication through packaging and testing.
Proprietary Nano-Scale Advanced Filtration Materials
Feature-Tec operates two manufacturing bases in Wuxi and Shanghai, equipped with advanced testing instruments and high-precision production equipment. We support customers with R&D, filtration design, and application validation, while offering strong manufacturing capabilities and complete skid-mounted system delivery.
We can produce equipment made from high-alloy and specialty metals, including nickel, titanium, zirconium, tantalum, niobium, and molybdenum.
Feature-Tec is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, and complies with ASME, NBBI, GB-150, as well as Chinese pressure vessel manufacturing and design certifications.
A rigorous ISO 9001-based quality management system governs every stage—from design and procurement to manufacturing and assembly. Our end-to-end data traceability system enables full lifecycle tracking via product codes, ensuring consistent, reliable quality for our customers.
Membrane Materials Portfolio
- Hydrophobic PTFE – Naturally hydrophobic
- Hydrophilic PTFE – Naturally hydrophilic
- Semi-hydrophilic PTFE – Low surface tension, efficient air release
- PES (Polyether sulfone) – High dirt-holding capacity
- UPE (Ultra-High Molecular Weight PE) – Absolute-rated particle retention
Key Filtration Technologies
1. Metal Powder Sintered Membranes
Designed for high-purity electronic gas filtration, available in 316L stainless steel and nickel. Ideal for high-temperature, dynamically pressurized semiconductor gas applications.
- Isostatic pressing ensures highly uniform pore structures
- Self-supporting structure with excellent mechanical stability
- Withstands high differential pressure, vibration, and pressure fluctuations
- Thermal resistance up to 460 °C
- Uniform pore size distribution, low pressure drops
- Filtration precision down to 1.5 nm
- Excellent compatibility with hydrides, fluorides, and acid-cleaning gases
2. Nano-Scale PES Membranes
Feature-Tec’s self-developed PES membranes cover sterilizing, virus-retentive, and ultrafiltration grades, with pore sizes from 10 nm to 4.5 μm.
- Ideal for biopharmaceutical sterilization and virus removal
- Widely used in microelectronics applications such as dilute acids, alkalis, and DI water
- Highly asymmetric pore structure enables high flux, low resistance, and high contaminant loading
- Naturally hydrophilic PES eliminates the need for pre-wetting, reducing changeover time and improving equipment uptime
3. High-Precision PTFE Filtration Membranes
PTFE membranes offer filtration ratings from 10 nm to 10 μm, suitable for both gas and liquid applications.
- Porosity exceeding 80–85%
- Excellent resistance to strong acids, alkalis, and organic solvents
- Ideal for wet electronic chemicals, cleaning and etching processes, and highly corrosive chemicals
- Proprietary semi-hydrophilic modified PTFE membranes are available for mixed and strongly oxidative chemistries, delivering performance comparable to leading global competitors
4. UPE Membranes
Made from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, UPE membranes combine exceptional chemical stability with high mechanical strength.
- Filtration range: 20–100 nm
- Extremely high retention efficiency with minimal particle penetration
- Widely adopted in critical semiconductor applications
Process Validation & Analytical Services
Feature-Tec’s Testing & Validation Center, established in 2017 and accredited by CNAS in 2023, operates under CNAS / ISO 17025 and GMP-like quality systems.
The center comprises three service platforms and six specialized laboratories, equipped with internationally sourced precision instruments and supported by technical experts with 10+ years of industry experience.
As process nodes continue to shrink and requirements for metal ions, particles, and organic residues become increasingly stringent, Feature-Tec builds a platform-based filtration R&D ecosystem—transforming data, materials science, laboratory capabilities, and on-site experience into a robust process-stability safeguard.
Customer Value Delivered Through Validation
- Flow & differential pressure: Improved energy efficiency
- Particle release & metal ion leaching: Protects downstream purity and yield
- Filtration efficiency: Direct performance verification
- Organic extractables: Minimizes contamination risks and ensures compliance
- Water release analysis: Prevents moisture-related process instability
- Oxygen release analysis: Protects oxidation-sensitive processes
- Lifetime testing: Reduces maintenance frequency and total cost of ownership
About Feature-Tec
With over 20 years of expertise in filtration, separation, and purification, Feature-Tec integrates R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and validation services into a single platform. We operate two global manufacturing bases and six regional offices, with a CNAS-accredited testing center certified to ISO 17025 and GMP-like systems.
Our solutions serve semiconductors, flat panel displays, biopharmaceuticals, nuclear power, lithium batteries, automotive manufacturing, food & beverage, chemical processing, water treatment, oil & gas, precision machining, and marine engineering.
Feature-Tec provides filtration elements such as cartridges, bags, and filter media, as well as complete systems including fully automated filtration units, magnetic separation systems, bag and cartridge housings, machining-fluid filtration, and oil-gas separation equipment.
Our proven applications include catalyst recovery, Raney nickel magnetic filtration, nano-slurry concentration and washing, amine desulfurization filtration, activated carbon decolorization, silicon steel pickling, dust control systems, and waste sulfuric acid concentration.
At Feature-Tec, we help customers achieve high-precision customization and sustainable manufacturing, guided by our mission:
“To make the world cleaner and life better.”
Connect with Feature-Tec and let’s build a cleaner, more reliable future together. 🌍
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Email: marketing@feature-tec.com
Address: 8/F, Block A, Building 3, Tianhua Information Technology Park, 299 Longcao Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
