Shortage of Neon Gas Dims Tech Output
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One commodity negatively impacted by the war is neon gas, a key input used in the semiconductor process. Bulk neon gas is a byproduct of the steel industry (primarily the Russian steel industry), which is captured and filtered to achieve 99.9% purity. Neon gas is an essential input to support lasers used in deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV), the …