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Chip supply chain hit by hydrogen fluoride price shock

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Memory manufacturers are anticipating a significant price increase for anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, a critical material used in chip production. Disruptions in global supply chains, stemming from the conflict in Iran and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, have reduced the availability and increased the cost of raw materials like sulfur. China's export restrictions on hydrogen fluoride and sulfuric acid are further exacerbating the situation, with South Korean chemical suppliers expected to pass these higher costs onto chip firms like Samsung and SK Hynix by July. AI

IMPACT Disruptions in critical chemical supply chains could lead to increased costs for memory and storage, potentially impacting the price of AI hardware.

RANK_REASON Supply chain disruption impacting a critical material for chip manufacturing.

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Chip supply chain hit by hydrogen fluoride price shock

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jon Martindale ·

    Memory makers brace for hydrogen fluoride pricing shock as Hormuz blockade impacts supply chain — key etching and cleaning material faces sharp cost increase amid trade disruption

    Rising production costs for key chip etching and cleaning material, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, could lead to further price rises for consumers on memory and storage products, even as salvation lies in the latter months of the year.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Memory makers brace for hydrogen fluoride pricing shock as Hormuz blockade impacts supply chain — key etc… Rising production costs for key chip etching and clea

    Memory makers brace for hydrogen fluoride pricing shock as Hormuz blockade impacts supply chain — key etc… Rising production costs for key chip etching and cleaning material, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, could lead to further price rises for consumers on memory and storage produc…

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