China is now accused of doing what Washington spent years trying to prevent: building its own version of the world’s most advanced chipmaking tool and edging closer to independence from foreign ...

In the southern Dutch town of Veldhoven, near the border with Belgium, sits the only factory capable of assembling a revolutionary machine that's relied upon by the world's biggest chipmakers. EUV ...

Dutch company ASML has pulled the wraps off its next-generation high-NA (numerical aperture) lithography machine, giving the press a unique look under the hood of the most advanced chip-making machine ...

ASML specializes in photolithography, a process used to etch intricate patterns onto silicon wafers. These patterns form the foundation of microchips, which power everything from laptops to cars.

In context: ASML Holding is the Dutch company that develops the world's most advanced chip manufacturing machines. Many are attempting to replicate ASML's technology, but, if the rumors coming from ...

Rapidus, a Japanese company targeting the mass production of 2nm chips, has announced the delivery of Japan's first extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, the NXE:3800E, which will be ...

The hardest part to replicate is the optics. EUV-grade mirrors are produced by a single supplier: Carl Zeiss SMT. They are ...

In February, Dutch company ASML announced it had built the world's first High-NA lithography machine. This device would allow finer patterns to be printed onto wafers, paving the way for creating next ...

Imagine a machine so advanced it operates with light invisible to the human eye, etching circuits onto silicon wafers at scales smaller than a virus. This is the world of EUV lithography, a ...