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...

While U.S. officials have reportedly signaled that long-anticipated semiconductor tariffs may not be imposed anytime soon, the country is maintaining strict controls on China’s chip industry. As part of these ongoing efforts, Reuters reports a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday introdu...

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,...

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...

As the global foundry race moves toward the 2nm era, Japan’s chip material makers are ramping up investment to secure their position at the heart of advanced manufacturing. According to Nikkei, major Japanese chip material companies have recently announced new investment plans, including Tokyo Ohk...