Newest ASML machine at Intel is ready to go, with plenty of R&D ahead
Intel has just announced that ASML's High-NA EUV machine has finished construction. For the first time, the so-called Twinscan EXE:5000 has made 10-nanometer lines on a piece of silicon, proving that all components work correctly to some degree. The new device will enable future manufacturing proce... Read more
ASML sends High-NA EUV machine to second customer
ASML has delivered its second advanced EUV lithography system. Although ASML did not disclose the new customer's identity, it could well be a chip maker like TSMC, which manufactures chips for companies such as Nvidia, Apple and Samsung.
This is according to a Reuters article. Few parties in the... Read more
ASML makes good on its promise: first High-NA EUV scanner heads to Intel
Departing CEO of ASML Peter Wennink promised that his company would deliver the first of its state-of-the-art EUV scanners before the end of 2023. With days to spare, Intel has become the first customer to receive one. As a result, the American chipmaker can finally dream of outcompeting its rivals... Read more
imec and ASML to jointly develop advanced processors
The Flemish tech research lab imec and ASML will jointly develop new processors using the so-called high-numerical aperture (High-NA) extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography technology. An experimental production line will be set up within imec for this purpose.
According to both parties, the coll... Read more
TSMC is deploying ASML’s new EUV machine
Taiwan's TSMC expects to deploy one of ASML's high-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography machines in two years' time. The machine allows the chip manufacturer to produce extremely small chips.
TSMC is one of the first chip manufacturers to receive the technology from ASML. The Taiwanese giant has ... Read more