As EUV machines are now essential for pushing sub-2nm chips into mass production in the angstrom era, partnerships with ASML remain a key industry focus. However, according to etnews, ASML and Samsung appear to have dropped plans for their joint EUV research center in Hwaseong, as ASML has begun sel...

Despite concerns over looming U.S. tariffs lasting through 2026, ASML says demand from China is stronger than expected, as the Dutch chipmaking tool giant now anticipates the market to account for over 25% of its 2025 sales, according to Reuters and Seeking Alpha. However, amid speculations that ...

Amid the high-tech showcases in SEMICON China this week, an unexpected company steals the show. SiCarrier, a Chinese semiconductor equipment firm that usually flies under the radar, steps into the spotlight this time with five core products aimed directly at industry giants like Applied Materials an...

As China seeks to cut reliance on Western chipmaking machines such as extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, the country has been pushing existing deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV) to its limits. According to Bloomberg and South China Morning Post, Huawei-linked SiCarrier may enable domesti...

As noted by Korean media outlet The Financial News, citing sources, Samsung Electronics brought in its first High-NA EUV equipment, the EXE:5000, to its Hwaseong campus earlier this month. This equipment, priced at approximately 500 billion KRW (around 500 million USD), is exclusively supplied by...