Samsung explores non-Japanese suppliers of hydrogen fluoride

Samsung is testing hydrogen fluoride photoresist etching gas from non-Japanese companies, reports the Nikkei, as Japan’s government puts export curbs on Japanese suppliers. Samsung currently buys its photoresist from Stella Chemifa, Morita Chemical Industries and Showa Denko. The company has now approached companies in Taiwan, Korea and China abourt sourcing the gas from them. Last week ...

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