The Trump administration is making a bold bet on U.S. chipmaking capabilities, investing in a startup seeking to advance laser used in EUV lithography tools. According to The Wall Street Journal, the administration has agreed to provide up to $150 million to xLight, where former Intel CEO Pat Gelsin...

ASML, the company behind the world’s most advanced chipmaking tools, has offered fresh insights into the future of chipmaking and how its technologies will drive the next wave of progress. According to Commercial Times, Kuan-Cheng Hsu, Head of Customer Marketing for ASML Taiwan and Southeast Asia,...

ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker that produces machines essential for advanced chip manufacturing, has unveiled a new campus in South Korea. According to ZDNet, ASML held an opening ceremony for its new “Hwaseong Campus” in Gyeonggi Province on the 12th. The report adds that ASML in...

As Bejing advances toward semiconductor self-reliance, high-end chipmaking tools are indispensable—yet lithography, controlled by ASML, poses the biggest challenge, with its EUV machines for sub-5nm chips off-limits for export. Notably, 42% of ASML’s Q3 2025 sales came from China, underscoring t...

While China is racing to close the lithography gap with homegrown tools from Huawei-linked SiCarrier and Yuliangsheng, the reality is that extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography remains an entirely different universe. Machines capable of printing sub-5nm chips are not just complex—they’re the pin...