TSMC: You know what would be fab? Some local neon supplies
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is reported to be seeking local sources of neon gas for use in its fabs, following disruptions to global supply chains caused by the Russian war in Ukraine.
The semiconductor manufacturing giant is taking steps to shore up its supply chain following recent events, according to, citing TSMC's senior veep for Information Technology and Materials Management & Risk Management, JK Lin. Lin said TSMC was working with several suppliers to explore the possibility of local production of neon gas in Taiwan within three to five years. However, he qualified this by adding that the company was not planning to source its entire supply locally.
Neon is a key consumable used in some semiconductor manufacturing processes, used in the argon-fluoride-neon mix used in excimer laser photolithography by some of the most advanced chip production processes. Two Ukrainian companies were responsible for producing around half of the global supply of semiconductor-grade neon.
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