Semi-Gas Systems Sale : Technology and National Security Issues

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Discusses issues arising from the proposed acquisition of Semi-Gas Systems, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment, by Nippon Sanso KK, a Japanese semiconductor equipment m...

Discusses issues arising from the proposed acquisition of Semi-Gas Systems, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment, by Nippon Sanso KK, a Japanese semiconductor equipment manufacturer. Considers the potential access of Japanese industry to enhanced technology developed jointly by the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology Consortium and Semi-Gas Systems, Inc., national security concerns, and the competitiveness of the U.S. semiconductor equipment industry.

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