Comments by "Grak70" (@Grak70) on "How ASML Won Lithography (& Why Japan Lost)" video.

  1. Other than TEL, Japan maintained dominance in one lithography area where it has never been surpassed: photoresist and multilayer spin-on materials. I worked for an American competitor to these companies (comprised mainly of Shin Etsu, TOK, and JSR, as well as Nissan Chemical's semiconductor materials division) and it was laughable how far behind we were. I eventually left because continuing to be employed there while standing in front of customers with these entrenched suppliers was a personal embarrassment. Competing with someone like Shin Etsu whose entire history was built on organosilicon materials and polymers is a fool's errand.
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