Will Helium Supply Instability Become an 'Invisible Bottleneck' for Korean Semiconductors?
Published2026.07.21 15:49반도체 산업의 공급망 리스크가 웨이퍼와 장비, 첨단 소재를 넘어 ‘헬륨(He)’으로 확산하고 있다. 특히 고대역폭메모리(HBM)와 같은 AI 반도체 수요가 커지면서 헬륨의 전략적 중요성은 더욱 커지고 있다.
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