Memory chipmakers are outsourcing more photomask production as demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips strains their in-house capacity, according to Japan's Tekscend Photomask...

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are competing to secure extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography equipment from ASML as the Dutch supplier warns that its planned capacity will fall short...

Micron has paused construction of a new cleanroom at its Fab 11E site in Taoyuan, Taiwan, since mid-October 2026, according to semiconductor supply chain sources. The company recently...

ASML and TSMC announced plans in September 2026, ahead of the SPIE BACUS symposium, to advance high-numerical-aperture extreme ultraviolet (High NA EUV) lithography by replacing the...

Samsung Electronics' next-generation semiconductor process data was allegedly removed without authorization by a university-industry research partner in South Korea, raising concerns...

SK Hynix plans to extend the life of its existing 6F-squared DRAM cell architecture through extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography and process improvements, keeping 4F-squared and three-dimensional...

Fujifilm Electronic Materials is expanding its advanced semiconductor materials footprint in South Korea by increasing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photoresist capacity in Pyeongtaek...

Chinese semiconductor technology start-up Langdao Silex (Shanghai) Technology has publicly unveiled an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light source prototype with a claimed 90% localization...

ASML, the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools, has shifted from taking orders to allocating them. On its third-quarter 2026 earnings call on October 14, the...

ASML has signaled that a new customer whose name may begin with "T" is among the chipmakers seeking lithography tools for 2029 and 2030.

Memory chipmakers have become the fastest-growing source of demand for ASML, and the two largest of them have reportedly accepted higher replacement-part prices from the Dutch company...

ASML reported record third-quarter 2026 net sales of EUR11.7 billion (approx. US$13.1 billion) and net income of EUR5 billion, while warning that its planned supply for 2027 and 2028...

GlobalFoundries' plan to build a 7nm-class chip process in Dresden without extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tests how a second-tier foundry can stay relevant while TSMC holds...

Engineers from ASML and its optical partner Zeiss have jointly published a research paper in the October issue of the academic journal Journal of Micro/Nanopatterning, Materials...

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have accepted a 10% increase in ASML's replacement-part prices for lithography systems in South Korea, with the higher rates taking effect for deliveries...