Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; KLA Corporation; (Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Tools); Milpitas, California

Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] [FR Doc No: 2026-12534] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B-76-2026] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; KLA Corporation; (Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Tools); Milpitas, California KLA Corporation submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities in Milpitas, California within Subzone 18U. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 12, 2026. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's website--accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz . The proposed finished products include: laptops loaded with proprietary software, customizing the functionality to support wired and wireless wafers; racks customized to support defect inspection and metrology tools; remote user stations customized to support defect inspection and metrolo