Thermocouple Products
Supporting semiconductor manufacturing worldwide with high-quality thermocouples
Thermocouples are widely used for temperature measurement across a broad range of industrial applications. In semiconductor manufacturing, they are essential components for temperature control throughout processes that continue to advance through miniaturization and higher levels of integration.
Furuya Metal provides an integrated solution encompassing the design, manufacture, and supply of precious metal thermocouples, including platinum–rhodium thermocouples, delivering optimal thermocouples tailored to each customer’s requirements and operating environment.
Market needs
Increasing demand for semiconductors
Semiconductor manufacturing processes require extremely precise temperature control, particularly in critical stages such as thin-film deposition and diffusion. Many of these processes also demand long-term stability under high-temperature operating conditions, making platinum–rhodium Type R thermocouples the preferred choice for high-temperature, high-precision temperature measurement.
As the semiconductor market continues to expand, the industry increasingly requires a stable, large-scale supply of high-quality thermocouples.
Growing importance of traceability
Traceability has become a critical requirement across the global semiconductor supply chain. While advances in AI continue to drive market growth, manufacturing processes are becoming increasingly sophisticated and supply networks more complex. As a result, ensuring traceability at the material and component level is essential for mitigating quality issues and supply chain risks.
For thermocouples as well, establishing traceability has become a fundamental requirement for assuring product quality and reliability.
Increasing demand for high-temperature processes
In recent years, advanced industries such as single-crystal growth for power semiconductors and the aerospace sector have seen a growing number of high-temperature sintering, melting, and manufacturing processes.
Some of these applications require processing temperatures exceeding 2,000°C, driving growing demand for accurate and stable temperature measurement under harsh high-temperature conditions.
Furuya Metal’s strengths
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Integrated production system
Furuya Metal has established an integrated production system encompassing thermocouple wire manufacturing, component procurement, and final assembly. This end-to-end capability enables us to meet customer expectations for quality, cost, and delivery.
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Commitment to quality
Thermocouples used in semiconductor manufacturing require exceptionally stringent quality control. To ensure the highest levels of cleanliness and reliability, our semiconductor-grade thermocouples are stored and assembled in cleanrooms where airborne contaminants are strictly controlled.
In addition, Furuya Metal has been recognized as a Certified Approved Supplier for Thermocouple Recast by KOKUSAI ELECTRIC.
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Proprietary thermocouple products
Leveraging the expertise and technological capabilities of a precious metals manufacturer, Furuya Metal develops and supplies proprietary thermocouple products, including the reinforced Type R thermocouple R-SP and the Iridium–Rhodium Thermocouple, designed for temperature measurement at temperatures exceeding 2,000°C.
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Recycling technology
Furuya Metal recycles spent precious metal thermocouples, including Type R and Type B thermocouples, and processes the recovered materials into new thermocouples. This closed-loop recycling approach helps reduce precious metal material costs.
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