Neways opens new manufacturing facility in Malaysia
May 22, 2025
Dutch EMS provider Neways Electronics has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Selangor, Malaysia, marking the company’s first production site in Southeast Asia.
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AI, embargoes, and the end of the chip cycle
April 16, 2025
The well-known four-year ebb and flow of the semiconductor industry is over. Political decisions and ambitions challenge the economic logic of supply and demand. Subsidies, embargoes and the AI revolution are now dictating the investment decisions while China plays the long game.
ASML remains confident, but tariffs have increased uncertainty
April 16, 2025
Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML reported financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reflecting a sequential decline in net sales and income, though gross margin exceeded expectations.
Zollner expands with new cleanroom in Hungary
April 02, 2025
On March 13, 2025, German EMS provider Zollner inaugurated a new ISO Class VII cleanroom at its facility in Vác, Hungary, further strengthening its partnership with ASML.
Retain public funds within the EU economy
April 01, 2025
In his previous guest article, Dirk Stans, Managing Partner at Eurocircuits, outlined three key actions needed to strengthen Europe’s electronics industry. Now, in this follow-up, he delves deeper into the first priority: ensuring that public funds remain within the EU economy
3 Intel board members to retire as company focuses on turnaround
March 28, 2025
The members retiring are Omar Ishrak, former CEO of Medtronic; Tsu-Jae King Liu, a dean at the College of Engineering at the University of California, and Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, a former professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
ASML and imec team up to advance European research and sustainability
March 11, 2025
ASML and imec have entered into a new five-year strategic partnership aimed at advancing semiconductor research and sustainability in Europe. The agreement will leverage both companies' expertise to drive technological innovation and sustainable initiatives in the semiconductor industry.
‘India, Netherlands can partner on chips made from lab diamonds’
February 07, 2025
Electronics and IT secretary (Government of India) S Krishnan said the traditional business of lab-grown diamonds provides a common linkage between the Netherlands, Belgium and India’s Surat district.
ASML reports sakes of €28.3 billion in 2024
January 30, 2025
Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML closed 2024 on a high note, reporting total net sales of EUR 28.3 billion for the year and a net income of EUR 7.6 billion.
Eaton wins contract to support NY CREATES’ new facility
January 15, 2025
Eaton has signed a contract valued at approximately USD 20 million to help support the construction of NY CREATES' new NanoFab Reflection semiconductor R&D facility at its Albany NanoTech Complex.
XIVER takes over Philips' MEMS foundry
January 08, 2025
The MEMS foundry at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, will remain in Dutch hands. The former Philips unit will continue as an independent company and will be named XIVER, following a divestment to a consortium of private investors.
Japan to invest $635M in chipmaker Rapidus in 2025
December 27, 2024
Rapidus is building a plant in the city of Chitose in Hokkaido to start mass production of next-generation semiconductors with a circuit line width of 2 nanometers in 2027.
Rapidus installs Japan's first AMSL EUV lithography machine
December 19, 2024
Japanese semiconductor manufacturer, Rapidus, has reached a milestone by installing Japan's first Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine from ASML. This advanced technology is now part of Rapidus' Innovative Integration for Manufacturing (IIM-1) foundry, an advanced semiconductor fab under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido.
ASML assess the impact from updated export restrictions
December 03, 2024
The US authorities published an updated version of the advanced computing and semiconductor manufacturing equipment rule, imposing additional restrictions on suppliers for the export of chip manufacturing technology. ASML is assessing the potential implications of the new regulations.
ASML reaffirms 2030 revenue targets
November 19, 2024
At its 2024 Investor Day, ASML provided an update on its long-term strategy as well as global market and technology trends, confirming potential 2030 scenarios for annual revenue between approximately USD 44 billion and USD 60 billion.
US to invest $825 million in New York chip facility
November 01, 2024
The site in Albany, New York, will focus on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, which is used to make the most advanced nodes for the next generation of chips and processors.
Samsung delays ASML chip gear deliveries for Texas plant
October 21, 2024
The delayed shipments to the Taylor plant involve ASML’s advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools, according to Reuters.
TSMC’s third-quarter profit beats forecasts riding on AI boom
October 18, 2024
The Taiwanese chipmaker posted a net profit of T$325.3 billion (USD 10.11 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, compared with the T$300.2 billion predicted by an LSEG SmartEstimate.
US, Japan near deal to restrict chip tech exports to China
September 18, 2024
But Japanese companies fear China could hit back with a blockade on key minerals like gallium and graphite that would impact the country’s chip and EV industries.
China ‘dissatisfied’ with Dutch controls on ASML chipmaking tools
September 09, 2024
The Netherlands announced it would require export licenses for ASML’s Twinscan NXT:1970i and 1980i systems. These tools are designed for processing wafers with 7nm-class technologies.
Beijing sets up $1.2 bn fund as China seeks to bolster chip industry
September 02, 2024
The new fund is among a series of measures local Chinese governments are taking to shore up the country’s semiconductor sector amid a tech war with the US.
Applied Materials signs MoU to open centre in India’s Tamil Nadu
August 30, 2024
The centre in Taramani, Chennai, will work with Tamil Nadu universities and industry partners to boost the state’s semiconductor ecosystem and help develop a talent pool to support the sector.
ASML’s China business faces more curbs from Dutch government
August 30, 2024
The government is likely to restrict the Netherlands-based company’s ability to repair and provide spare parts for its installed advanced semiconductor equipment in China.
Samsung, SK hynix’s China sales double
August 23, 2024
Samsung’s sales in China doubled to USD 24.2 billion in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year.
Samsung to bring in ASML’s High-NA EUV equipment
August 19, 2024
Samsung’s first High-NA EUV machine may be used for foundry operations. SK hynix’s High-NA equipment is expected to be introduced in 2026.
Shipments to China limit revenue decline of top 5 WFE makers
August 15, 2024
The world’s top-five wafer fab equipment (WFE) manufacturers' revenue decreased 9% YoY in Q1 2024 due to delayed customer investments in leading-edge semiconductors, which were offset to some extent by strong DRAM demand.
Wafer fab revenues fell 9% in Q1
June 24, 2024
Sales for the the world’s top-five wafer fab equipment manufacturers’ decreased by 9% YoY in Q1 2024. This was due to delayed customer investments in leading-edge semiconductors, says new market data.
SMIC: making 5nm chips without EUV machines?
June 20, 2024
New reports say China’s largest foundry has found a way to manufacture 5nm chips using deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines purchased before the US imposed export restrictions.
Canon talking to Indian firms about installing litho tech
June 07, 2024
Japanese electronics giant Canon is believed to be in discussions with Indian companies about deals for its proprietary nanoimprint lithography equipment.
ASML and imec open joint lab
June 04, 2024
Imec and ASML are teaming up with the opening of the High NA EUV Lithography Lab in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, a lab jointly run by both companies.
ASML: we can disable our machines remotely
May 23, 2024
What happens if China invades Taiwan? ASML and TSMC will shut their factories down – from anywhere in the world.
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