According to Russian media reports, on February 7, the Ukrainian government submitted a request to the United States to deploy the THAAD anti-missile system in its territory. In the just-concluded French-Russian presidential talks, the world received a warning from Putin: If Ukraine tries to join NATO and tries to take back Crimea through military means, European countries will automatically be dragged into a military conflict without a winner.
TECHCET recently wrote that the supply chain threat from Russia and the United States turmoil – as Russia’s threat of war against Ukraine continues, the possibility of supply disruptions for semiconductor materials is worrying. The United States relies on Russia for C4F6, neon and palladium. If the conflict escalates, the U.S. may impose more sanctions on Russia, and Russia will surely retaliate by withholding key materials needed for U.S. chip production. At present, Ukraine is the main producer of neon gas in the world, but due to the escalating situation in Russia and Ukraine, the supply of neon gas is causing widespread concern.
So far, there have been no requests for rare gases from semiconductor manufacturers due to the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But specialty gas suppliers are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine to prepare for possible supply shortages.
Post time: Feb-10-2022
