Iinbulala-magciwane ezifanako ozisebenzisako ukubulala amagciwane emancebeni nofana iindawo zingasetjenziselwa ukuhlanza ama-microchips, kwaphela ngezinga eliphezulu lokuhlanzeka. Njengombana ukufunwa kwama-semiconductors enziwe e-US kuragela phambili nokukhula begodu iimfuneko zokuhlanzeka kwama-chips wakamuva ziba budisi khulu, ngo-2027 sizokwandisa iphothifoliyo yethu yemikhiqizo ye-isopropyl alcohol (IPA) begodu sithome ukukhiqiza i-IPA ehlanzekileko khulu efikelela ku-99.999% yokuhlanzeka e-Baton Rouge. Indlela yethu yoke yokuphakelwa kwe-IPA, kusukela ezintweni ezisetjenziswako ukuya ekukhiqizeni umkhiqizo oqediweko, izokutholakala e-United States, okwenza bona kube lula ukukhiqizwa kwe-IPA ehlanzekileko begodu kuqinise indlela yethu yokuthengisa yangekhaya ukusekela ukukhula kwebubulo le-Amerikha.
Nanyana i-99.9% ye-IPA ehlanzekileko ilungele ukusetjenziswa eentweni zokuhlanza izandla nezihlanza zekhaya, ama-semiconductor wesizukulwana esilandelako atlhoga i-99.999% ye-IPA ehlanzekileko ukubalekela ukulimaza ama-microchips abuthakathaka. Njengoba ubukhulu be-chip buragela phambili nokuncipha (kwesinye isikhathi bube buncani njengama-nanometer ama-2, okutjho bona kungaba ne-150,000 yawo ngesawudo elilodwa), i-IPA ehlanzekileko ephezulu iba yinto eqakathekileko. Ama-chip node la, nofana ama-hub welwazi, afakwe emadivayisini amancani atlhoga i-IPA ehlanzekileko khulu ukomisa indawo ye-wafer, ukwehlisa ukungcola, nokukhandela umonakalo. Abenzi bama-chip abasezingeni eliphezulu basebenzisa i-IPA ehlanzekileko ukunciphisa amaphutha emaseketheni wabo abucayi.
Kusukela kumakhemikhali wangekhaya ukuya kuthekhnoloji ephezulu, sitjhugulule ukukhiqizwa kwe-isopropyl alcohol (IPA) ngeendlela ezinengi eminyakeni elikhulu edlulileko. Sathoma ukukhiqiza i-IPA ngo-1920 begodu besilokhu sisebenza nge-semiconductor kusukela ngo-1992. Ngesikhathi sebhubhane le-coronavirus lango-2020, besibakhiqizi abakhulu be-isopropyl alcohol (IPA) yokuhlanza izandla e-United States.
Ukukhiqiza i-isopropyl alcohol (IPA) ngokuhlanzeka okufika ku-99.999% kuligadango elilandelako ekuguqukeni kwethu nemakethe. Ibubulo le-semiconductor chip lifuna ukutholakala kwasekhaya okuthembekileko kwe-ultra-pure isopropyl alcohol (IPA), begodu sizibophelele ekunikeleni lokho. Ukuze sifikelele lokho, sithuthukisa isikhungo sethu se-Baton Rouge, isikhungo se-isopropyl alcohol esikhulu kunazo zoke ephasini1, ukuhlangabezana nesidingo esikhulako ngo-2027. Ilwazi lethu nobungcweti esikhungweni sethu se-Baton Rouge kusivumela bona sinikele ngethungelelwano lokuphakelwa kwe-isopropyl alcohol (IPA) elivela e-US kubakhi bama-chip be-US.
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