China is stepping up investments in lithography equipment, turning to homegrown tools as it seeks greater technological independence amid U.S. export restrictions. According to Commercial Times, citing 21jingji, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced on the 25th that it will invest r...

Japan’s Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) recently announced the successful development of nanoimprint lithography (NIL) technology with circuit line width as fine as 10 nanometers. The technology is designed for patterning 1.4nm-class logic semiconductor circuits. Customer evaluation has already begun, w...

China is reported to have built an EUV lithography prototype by reverse-engineering older ASML tools, drawing industry attention. However, the larger concern may lie less in technological catch-up than in potential loopholes in existing export controls. According to a report from Center for a New Am...

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,...

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...