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Friday 25 July 2025
China develops next-gen EUV photoresist in bid to break US tech blockade
Amid tightening US and Dutch export controls on advanced semiconductor equipment, especially ASML's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, China's Tsinghua University has...
Saturday 19 July 2025
SK Hynix retreats from China, pivots to homegrown DRAM growth
SK Hynix is ramping up domestic semiconductor production as US export controls and geopolitical tensions prompt a broader reshuffling of the global memory supply chain. The company...
Thursday 17 July 2025
ASML ships first High-NA EUV tool; Intel takes lead as TSMC, Samsung hold back
ASML posted stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2025 earnings and projected a 15% jump in revenue for 2025 while maintaining a robust gross margin forecast of around 52%. However,...
Thursday 17 July 2025
ASML withholds High NA EUV order disclosures amid strong system upgrades and logic demand
In the latest earnings call held on late July 16, ASML revealed that customers have requested it to withhold details on High NA EUV order volumes, despite growing demand. While EUV...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
Samsung, S&S Tech advance EUV mask localization to reduce reliance on Japan's Hoya
Samsung Electronics is accelerating efforts to localize the production of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) blank masks in South Korea through a collaboration with domestic partner S&S...
Wednesday 16 July 2025
ASML posts strong results, eyes growth amid China curbs and tariff concerns
ASML reported robust second-quarter earnings, with sales rising 23% year-over-year to EUR7.69 billion (US$8.94 billion), driven by upgrade demand and cost efficiencies. While tariff...
Tuesday 15 July 2025
Under Trump tariff pressure, ASML relies on TSMC while Intel and Samsung struggle
Dutch lithography equipment giant ASML announced it will release its second quarter 2025 earnings report at 2 pm Taiwan time on July 16, one day ahead of TSMC. A major concern for...
Thursday 10 July 2025
South Korea's ESOL secures funding to challenge EUV supply chain dominance and boost domestic production
South Korean semiconductor extreme ultraviolet (EUV) equipment company ESOL recently announced the successful completion of a KRW74 billion (US$54.1 million) Series B financing round...
Friday 4 July 2025
South Korea cuts reliance on Japanese chip materials, but faces hurdles in advanced technologies
In the high-stakes world of semiconductors, materials are everything. In South Korea, the issue became a national priority after a 2019 trade dispute with Japan sent shockwaves through...
Friday 27 June 2025
As US and Japan expand EUV capabilities, South Korea faces semiconductor setback

As the global race to develop next-generation semiconductor technologies accelerates, the United States and Japan are investing heavily...

Friday 27 June 2025
ASML bets on High-NA EUV as Intel, TSMC, Samsung delay mass adoption over cost and risk
ASML, the world's sole provider of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, is pressing ahead with its next-generation High-NA (numerical aperture) EUV systems—even as...
Monday 23 June 2025
Huawei 5nm's hard reality check
Huawei's next-generation chip ambitions are running into technical and geopolitical headwinds. While Chinese state media CCTV recently claimed a breakthrough in 5nm production through...
Wednesday 18 June 2025
CXMT targets 2027 HBM3E launch as China races to close HBM gap
China continues to lag behind memory giants SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung Electronics in developing high bandwidth memory (HBM) technology. Although US export controls on semiconductor...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
ASML's next act: High-NA, Hyper-NA and the edge of what's possible
ASML Holding NV, the Dutch semiconductor equipment leader, dominates extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, key to producing cutting-edge semiconductor chips. As the industry pushes...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
Huawei hits a ceiling? US caps Huawei's 2025 AI chip output at 200,000 units
Huawei Technologies is expected to produce no more than 200,000 Ascend-series AI chips in 2025, according to the US Department of Commerce, highlighting China's advancing chip design...