Tag: lithography

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ASML sends High-NA EUV machine to second customer

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

date9 days ago
Canon machines to become low-cost ASML alternative

Canon machines to become low-cost ASML alternative

Canon plans to deliver a new range of chip machines before the end of this year. Eventually capable of producing the world's most advanced processors, the equipment looks set to become much cheaper and more efficient than dominant market leader ASML. "We would like to start shipping this year or... Read more

date3 months ago
Canon deploys new chip machines to take aim at ASML’s monopoly

Canon deploys new chip machines to take aim at ASML’s monopoly

Early this century, Canon, Nikon and ASML were fiercely competing for the lead in the lithography market. Over two decades later, ASML has emerged as the undisputed leader. Meanwhile, its Japanese competition dropped far behind in the R&D race. The technological gap with ASML appeared to have b... Read more

date7 months ago
ASML can still supply DUV machines to China until start of 2024

ASML can still supply DUV machines to China until start of 2024

ASML can still supply advanced chip machines to China for another four months. Despite export restrictions that went into effect today, DUV (deep ultraviolet) lithography systems can still be shipped for a while. ASML reported this to the Dutch news outlet NOS. The company also states that many ... Read more

date8 months ago
TSMC is deploying ASML’s new EUV machine

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

date2 years ago
ASML is about to change the chip industry forever

ASML is about to change the chip industry forever

ASML is developing a new EUV machine that produces extraordinarily small chips. The Dutch manufacturer expects to complete the machine before the end of 2023. ASML builds machines for the world's largest chip manufacturers. ASML's most advanced models work with extreme ultraviolet (EUV), a wavel... Read more

date2 years ago
Intel and ASML install first EUV lithography system in Europe

Intel and ASML install first EUV lithography system in Europe

Intel installed the first ASML EUV lithography system for high-performance chip manufacturing at its new Fab 34 facility in Ireland. This will enable the chip giant to produce even smaller chip circuits on a wafer. The arrival of the EUV lithography system in Ireland should enable the production... Read more

date2 years ago
ASML reports fire at its Berlin factory

ASML reports fire at its Berlin factory

A possible interruption in supply could worsen the effects of the global chip shortage. ASML on Monday said there has been a fire at a factory it owns in Berlin, Germany, according to a report by Reuters. The Eindoven, the Netherlands based company was quick to confirm that no one was injure... Read more

date2 years ago