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Tuesday 19 March 2024
TSMC and Synopsys deploy Nvidia computational lithography platform for advanced semiconductor production
Nvidia has announced that TSMC and Synopsys will utilize its computational lithography platform.
Tuesday 5 March 2024
Samsung reportedly cooperates with Applied Materials to simply EUV lithography
Samsung Electronics is reportedly collaborating with Applied Materials in hopes of reducing the number of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process steps, which, if successful, could help...
Thursday 29 February 2024
SK Hynix said to purchase 8 EUV machines for HBM3E processes
SK Hynix plans to invest KRW2 trillion ($1.5 billion) in 2024 to introduce extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment to cope with the new generation of memory investment in...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Imec showcases High-NA EUV breakthroughs as joint lab with ASML soon becomes operational
Belgium-based semiconductor research institute Imec will present its latest achievements that enable high-numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography at the...
Monday 26 February 2024
Nikon's lithography business seeks to expand its customer base beyond Intel
Semiconductor lithography equipment is one of Nikon's main businesses, selling i-line, ArF immersion, ArF, and KrF lithography machines. Nikon, originally focused on Intel as its...
Monday 5 February 2024
Roses are red, ultraviolets are blue, Samsung and ASML announce High-NA EUV equipment debut
Samsung Electronics and Dutch equipment manufacturer ASML jointly announced an investment in a semiconductor advanced process development center in South Korea.
Monday 5 February 2024
TSMC in no rush to embrace ASML's High-NA EUV technology
In December 2023, a report from research institution SemiAnalysis created a significant buzz by revealing Intel's adoption of High-Numerical Aperture (High-NA) Extreme Ultraviolet...
Monday 29 January 2024
ASML rides dual-axis EUV boom as memory vendors join buying spree alongside logic chipmakers amid GenAI wave
When will memory manufacturers restart expansion plans after weathering the storm of a sluggish market and falling average selling prices (ASPs)? This question appears not hard to...
Monday 29 January 2024
Canon expects to ship nanoimprint lithography machines by 2024
Canon expects its nanoimprint lithography machine to ship this year, competing with ASML's EVU gear as economies around the world are keen to expand their chip production capacity...
Friday 26 January 2024
ASML's High-NA EUV under the spotlight as urgent orders from China wane
Urgent orders from China due to US export controls have become a last resort for ASML in the global semiconductor industry downturn. Now, at the beginning of 2024, ASML has confirmed...
Thursday 25 January 2024
ASML expects strong rebound in 2025, optimistic about orders from memory makers
ASML reported strong books for the last quarter. The lithography equipment giant still expects uncertainties in the chip industry in 2024, and the demands from memory makers will...
Thursday 25 January 2024
China imports over 400 lithography machines from the Netherlands in past five years
As the US and its allies are imposing export restrictions on semiconductor equipment, China increased its chipmaking tool imports over the past year and doubled its imports of lithography...
Wednesday 24 January 2024
ASML orders triple as demand for most-advanced gear soars
ASML Holding NV orders more than tripled last quarter from the previous three months as demand for its most sophisticated machines soared, in a sign that the semiconductor industry...
Tuesday 16 January 2024
Report says Intel jumping the gun on High-NA EUV lithography entry
A recent report by Semianalysis has questioned Intel's timing for introducing High-NA lithography.
Wednesday 27 December 2023
ASML's latest High-NA EUV machines present procurement dilemma for chipmakers
With Samsung Foundry, TSMC, and Intel entering mass production of 3nm GAA, 3nm FinFET, and Intel 4 processes in 2022-2023, the three major semiconductor makers are gearing up to develop...