Unnamed firm buys world's second High-NA EUV machine
April 22, 2024
ASML has disclosed that it has shipped a second Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machine, but it hasn't named the customer.
Intel builds the world's most advanced EUV litho machine
April 19, 2024
Intel's newly-formed chip foundry business says it has successfully assembled the most advanced piece of semiconductor kit ever made: a High Numerical Aperture Extreme Ultraviolet lithography scanner.
Shin-Etsu to build semiconductor materials plant in Japan
April 12, 2024
Industrial giant Shin-Etsu Chemical has confirmed it will invest $547 million in a new facility at Isesaki in Japan's Gunma Prefecture.
Huawei to develop lithography tech at new R&D centre
April 12, 2024
Chinese tech giant Huawei is reported to be building a new research unit in Shanghai. It wants to develop chipmaking tools that could eventually rival those of ASML, Canon, and Nikon.
Has Huawei invented a tech to bypass EUV lithography?
March 25, 2024
Reports say Huawei Technologies has achieved a breakthrough that will enable it to design advanced chips without the need for extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) machines.
ASML invests in EUR 110m fund to support deeptech startups
March 18, 2024
Dutch lithography firm ASML is supporting its home country by supporting the Eindhoven-based DeepTechXL fund. It invests in firms doing work in quantum, photonics and other complex engineering fields.
Dutch government to ASML: please don't go
March 08, 2024
The Dutch government has launched 'Operation Beethoven' to stop the hugely influential firm from re-locating to a different country.
India and the Netherlands collaborate on chip opportunities
March 08, 2024
The India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) and the Netherlands Innovation Network have confirmed they will work together to develop their semiconductor sectors.
ASML reaches 'first light' on High NA EUV
March 01, 2024
Dutch lithography firm ASML has confirmed that its next-gen high-numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet tool is functional.
Intel teases 1.4nm advanced manufacturing node
February 23, 2024
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has officially confirmed the firm's 14A node for the first time. He expects 14A and its variant Intel 14A-E to arrive by 2027.
ASML export licence revoked over China military fear
February 21, 2024
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Trade, Geoffrey van Leeuwen, has expressed fears that ASML’s chipmaking equipment will be used for military purposes in China. Which is why the minister has decided to deny the company an export licence
Toppan and IBM to advance development of EUV photomasks
February 20, 2024
Toppan Photomask has entered into a joint research and development agreement with IBM related to the 2 nanometer (nm) logic semiconductor node, using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. The agreement also includes High-NA EUV photomask development capability on next-generation semiconductors.
Norsk Titanium targets chip space with Hittech/ASML deal
February 16, 2024
Norwegian company Norsk Titanium has announced an agreement to supply silicon wafer carrier trays to Netherlands-based Hittech Group.
Toppan partners with IBM on 2nm logic semiconductor node
February 08, 2024
Toppan Photomask has confirmed a five year agreement with IBM to develop a 2 nanometer logic semiconductor node using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.
Will SMIC bring 5nm fabrication to China this year?
February 07, 2024
China is a long way behind in advance chip manufacturing, but fresh reports say the country could be on the verge of a 5nm node breakthrough.
Canon to challenge ASML with 'nanoimprint' tech
January 29, 2024
Japanese imaging giant Canon is set to ship a new lithography tech that it says consumes 90% less power than ASML's market-dominating extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines.
SK Hynix hails 'remarkable turnaround' with 4Q 2023 profit
January 25, 2024
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix has posted its first profit in four quarters to confound analyst forecasts.
ASML smashes forecasts with annual sales up 30%
January 24, 2024
Dutch semiconductor equipment supplier ASML has shrugged off a depressed chip market and geopolitical tensions to post stellar 2023 results.
China spent $40bn on chip gear in 2023 to avoid US sanctions
January 22, 2024
New data has revealed that China imported almost USD 40 billion worth of machinery last year in a bid to strengthen its domestic semiconductor manufacturing capability.
Enablence and Polar Semiconductor form strategic partnership
January 22, 2024
The two North American companies will come together to develop optical semiconductors for transceiver customers all over the world.
Jenoptik invest in high-tech equipment for Dresden fab
January 11, 2024
Jenoptik says that it is investing a low double-digit million-euro amount in a new electron-beam lithography system for the high-tech fab currently under construction in Dresden.
Chinese team presents 256-core multi-chiplet 'big chip'
January 05, 2024
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences believe they have made a major breakthrough – a chip combining 16 chiplets, each holding 16 RISC-V cores, interconnected via network-on-chip.
China's lithography imports from the Netherlands rise 1050%
December 29, 2023
China appears to be evading at least some of the US sanctions on semiconductor component imports. It's just confirmed a 10x rise in the value of kit bought from Dutch companies.
ASML ships next-gen EUV machines to Intel
December 27, 2023
Dutch firm ASML has dispatched its USD 400 million High-NA EUV machine to Intel in a move which some say could revolutionise the production of application processors.
Albany University to build $10bn semiconductor R&D centre
December 15, 2023
The State University of New York at Albany has received USD 1 billion from the state and USD 9 billion from private investment to create a High NA Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography facility.
China's chip tool imports rise 80% ahead of US restrictions
December 08, 2023
New data from Chinese customs reveals that imports of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment rose by 80% in the year to October.
ASML names new CEO as Peter Wennink retires
November 30, 2023
ASML says that the company's Co-Presidents Peter Wennink and Martin van den Brink will retire from ASML in April 2024, at the end of their contracts. Christophe Fouquet is poised to take over the reins.
EV Group expands production with new building
November 29, 2023
Austrian EV Group has recently completed the construction of a new expansion project, its new “Manufacturing V” facility, expanding the company's production capacity.
Intel’s global push – investing billions in new production
November 28, 2023
Since 2021, Intel has announced several massive projects – all in the multi-dollar scale – across the globe. From a USD 20 billion investment to build two new wafer fabs in Ohio, to a new USD 4.6 billion cutting-edge semiconductor assembly and test facility in Poland.
Rapidus and Tenstorrent to develop AI semiconductor IP
November 17, 2023
Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp has formed a partership with Canada's AI specialist Tenstorrent to mass produce semiconductors for artificial intelligence applications.
Silicon Austria Labs installs new EVG systems
November 14, 2023
Austrian research centre Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) has received and installed multiple EV Group (EVG) lithography and resist processing systems at its MicroFab R&D cleanroom facility in Villach, Austria.
ASML to set up shop in Hokkaido to support Rapidus new fab
September 28, 2023
ASML is reportedly planning to launch a base in Hokkaido, Japan, to support the production at Rapidus future semiconductor fab.
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