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
Spain will spend 11 billion euros on chip industry
Spain joins other EU countries in trying to lure chip makers to build factories in their country. The country's prime minister announced a multi-billion euro investment.
Spain will spend 11 billion euros on a plan to boost the semiconductor and microchip industry, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez s... Read more
Toshiba constructs plant to double semiconductor production
This spring, Toshiba hopes to double its production capacity by constructing a new chip factory in Japan.
The Japanese tech giant will start constructing a new plant for energy semiconductors in Ishikawa, Japan. The plant will support production lines for 300-millimetre chip wafers.
The plan... Read more
Intel will most likely build a new factory in Germany
Due to the large chip shortage, many chip manufacturers are expanding. The most significant expansions are taking place in Taiwan, South Korea and the United States. It is still unclear how many companies will build a chip factory in Europe. So far, Intel is the only one that has promised to build ... Read more
Americans sue Chinese and Taiwanese companies for stealing trade secrets
The Department of Justice has today charged two companies - one from China and one from Taiwan - as well as three Taiwanese. They would have stolen trade secrets from an American semiconductor development and manufacturing company.
The American government claims that the Chinese government is violat... Read more