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The Most Expensive Material Inside a Chip Factory
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Episode The Most Expensive Material Inside a Chip Factory
Episode 42 of The Hardware Podcast dives into a material most people have never heard of but is absolutely critical to every chip ever made: photoresist. Lucas and Luna explore why a single gallon of the high-end photoresist used in extreme ultraviolet lithography can cost over $2,000 — more than gold by weight. They break down the chemistry, the purity requirements that make it so expensive, and the handful of Japanese and German companies that dominate the supply. This episode also touches on the geopolitical stakes, as Taiwan and the US scramble to build domestic photoresist production. If you've ever wondered what liquid actually turns into the circuits on a chip, this is the episode.
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