Japan is advancing its 2nm ambitions with Rapidus, and the investment required is enormous. According to Japanese outlet Kyodo News, sources say Canon is in the final stages of negotiations to invest in Rapidus, with the amount expected to be in the several-billion-yen range. As a semiconductor equi...

Following recent downward revisions in annual financial targets by semiconductor lithography equipment manufacturers ASML and Canon, Nikon has also announced a cut to its forecast. According to a press release from Nikon, the company expects its 2024 performance to fall short of initial plans due...

Has the new semiconductor manufacturing equipment capable of rivaling ASML’s EUV lithography machines been shipped? Canon has announced that it will deliver its latest lithography platform, the FPA-1200NZ2C nanoimprint lithography (NIL) system for semiconductor manufacturing, to the Texas Institut...

On March 25, the Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ) disclosed its latest statistics. The data revealed that in February 2024, the sales of Japanese semiconductor equipment (3-month moving average, including exports) reached JPY 317.418 billion, representing a growth of 7.8% comp...

Canon, one of the world's major manufacturers of lithography equipment, announced the release of the FPA-1200NZ2C Nano-imprint Lithography (NIL) semiconductor equipment in October. The CEO, Fujio Mitarai, recently stated that the new nano-imprint lithography technology opens up a new path for sm...