Sunday, September 24, 2023
Courthouse News Service
Sunday, September 24, 2023 | Back issues
Courthouse News Service Courthouse News Service

Antitrust Claim Zooms In On Boron

SAN JOSE (CN) - Advanced Technology Materials Inc. abuses patent laws to monopolize "a key dopant gas, isotopically enriched boron trifluoride, a necessary component in the fabrication of semiconductors," Praxair claims in a federal antitrust complaint. The electronics industry uses such "sub-atmospheric gas delivery systems" to coat silicon wafers with chemicals in molecularly thin layers.

Categories / Uncategorized

Read the Top 8

Sign up for the Top 8, a roundup of the day's top stories delivered directly to your inbox Monday through Friday.

Loading...