Federal Register #B-96-2026

Western Digital Semiconductor Die Manufacturing in FTZ 18 (San Jose/Fremont)

This opportunity concerns a proposed production activity by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18, San Jose and Fremont, California: - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board - Primary OEM: - Western Digital Technologies, Inc. - Products/Services Requested: - Manufacturing of semiconductor die for hard disk drive heads - Use of a wide range of foreign-status materials and components, including: - Metal alloy sputtering targets (metals: Ru, Al, Cr, Co, Ir, B, Fe, Ni, Hf, Ti, Pt, Ag, Mg, Ta, Ge, Mn, Mo, Zr, W, Y, Pd, Nb, Au, Rh, Sm) - Undercoated alumina substrates - Organo-silicon hexamethyldisilazane (primer) - Specialized photoresists from multiple OEMs: - EMD Performance Materials Corp (e.g., AZ 10XT, AZ 1529, AZ 50XT, AZ 9220, AZ 9260, AZ 7905 MIF, AZ nLOF 2035, AZ P4110, AZ P4330RS) - Dupont (AR 602 510, AR 3 GSF600 DUV) - JSR Micro, Inc. (ARF AR1891JN30, ARX3001JN15, ARX3001JN9, NFC900) - Fujifilm Electronic Materials (GKR4602PP, Durimide 20400A/20500A/201200A, TIS193ILA01) - Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials (Microposit LOL 1000/1100/2000, UV210GS0.3/0.4) - Dow (Megaposit SPR 955CM1.4) - Kayaku Advanced Materials (PMGI XS2) - Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (various SAIL, SEPRI, SIHMA, SIPR, MPHP products) - Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (SUMIRESIST PFI38 series) - Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (TARFP7052 EM, pr, TDUR P5107) - Notable Requirements: - Finished product (die for hard disk drive head) is duty-free - Some materials/components may be subject to section 301 duties depending on country of origin - All subject merchandise must be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status as required by section 301 decisions - Public comment is invited on the proposed activity

Description

This notice pertains to the proposed production activity at Western Digital Technologies, Inc., within Foreign-Trade Zone 18, located in San Jose and Fremont, California. The activity involves manufacturing semiconductor die products. The notification was submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board and includes details about the specific foreign-status materials and components used in production. The notice invites public comment and provides relevant URLs for full text and supporting documents.

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