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JSR completes South Korean EUV facility as Japanese suppliers localize next-gen resists

DigiTimes Early signal Published 2nd October 2026 Asia, Global

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JSR Micro Korea, the local subsidiary of Japan-based JSR, officially completed construction of a new semiconductor materials plant on September 30 in the Ochang Foreign Investment Zone in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. The facility is dedicated to the production of metal oxide resist (MOR), an advanced, metal-based photoresist for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, marking JSR's first global manufacturing hub for EUV MOR, according to <em>The Elec</em>.

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DigiTimes · Trade Publication
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2nd October 2026
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Technology & Procurement Innovation
Geography
Asia, Global
Organisations
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2nd October 2026 · 18:56

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 1 · Very Low

Initial Significance Moderate (24.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (12.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Very Low (19.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (8.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).

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Procurement Impact
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Likely Event Severity