Japan's DIC makes chip materials without PFAS compounds

By Nikkei staff writers | Nikkei Asia | July 31, 2023

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"Japanese ink producer DIC has developed new materials for semiconductors that do not use organic fluorine chemical compounds called PFAS, which have been criticized as "forever chemicals" for their long-term impact on the environment.

The company is responding to potential new regulation of the substance in Europe as a commercial opportunity to develop alternative products in response to customer requests and regain market share from foreign rivals.

The new material is a surfactant (lowering surface tension) that is used as an additive in photoresists of semiconductors. Currently, fluorinated surfactants are widely used in the production of semiconductors, displays and other products requiring high performance."