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Wednesday 4 January 2023
Samsung said to use high-end EUV pellicles to stabilize 3nm yield
Samsung Electronics reportedly will incorporate the latest EUV mask pellicles with a light transmittance rate of over 90% into its 3nm process for yield improvement, with the pellicles...
Monday 26 December 2022
Huawei confirms breakthrough in EUV lithography process optimization
Huawei has confirmed in a posting on its website reports about its breakthrough in making a light source component used in EUV lithography systems which are required for making high-end...
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Samsung develops 12nm DDR5 DRAM
Samsung Electronics has announced the development of its 16-gigabit (Gb) DDR5 DRAM built using 12nm-class process technology, as well as the completion of product evaluation for compatibility...
Monday 19 December 2022
New Japan chipmaker Rapidus faces challenges to mass produce 2nm chips by 2027
Japan's newly founded advanced chips manufacturing company Rapidus aims to develop 2nm chips mass production technology through cooperation with mainly the US and foray into the foundry...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
China startup foundry Wingskysemi moves in first ASML lithography machine
Wingskysemi, a wholly owned semiconductor subsidiary of China's major EMS provider Wingtech Technology, has recently completed the move-in of its first ASML lithography machine at...
Tuesday 18 October 2022
Who's in control of SMIC technology advances?
A TechInsight report disclosed in July 2022 that Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) had been shipping 7nm chips made with 14nm equipment for the MinerVa Bitcoin...
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Canon to build first lithography plant in 21 years, betting on nanoimprint technology
Japanese camera and lithography machine maker Canon will invest more than JPY50 billion (US$345 million) to build a new plant in Japan's Tochigi prefecture, Nikkei Asia reported...
Thursday 15 September 2022
Tokyo Electron advanced patterning technologies for EUV lithography address yield and environmental impacts
In 2022, as global inflation has been revised up and with the threats of the conflict in Eastern Europe, the world economy is facing an increasingly challenging and uncertain outlook...
Tuesday 13 September 2022
Intel, Micron break ground for leading-edge fabs in US
Intel and Micron Technology have recently broken ground for their new leading-edge fabs in the US.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
SK Hynix to break ground for new memory fab in October
SK Hynix has disclosed plans to break ground in October for a new memory fab in South Korea, with construction scheduled to complete in early 2025.
Monday 4 July 2022
ASML, TSMC shed lights on advanced solutions at CSTIC 2022
Heavyweight semiconductor players including sole EUV lithography equipment vendor ASML and top foundry TSMC have lately shed lights on latest front-end lithography and backend advanced...
Monday 20 June 2022
Samsung eyeing closer ties with ASML, Imec
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y Lee's recent visits to both ASML in the Netherlands and Imec in Belgium have had industry observers believe that the Korea-based vendor is eyeing...
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Global top-3 DRAM makers hold 94% of 2021 market
Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix and Micron Technology held a combined 94% share of the global DRAM market in 2021, with Samsung and SK Hynix collectively taking up 71.3% of the market,...
Wednesday 27 April 2022
ASML capacity ramp to buoy its Taiwan-based partners
ASML has disclosed plans to expand production capacity for both its EUV and deep-UV systems by 2025, and the lithography tool vendor is on track to ship 55 sets of EUV systems in 2022...
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Edwards working with chipmakers to cut carbon emissions
Edwards, which makes vacuum pumps and advanced exhaust systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, is working closely with the world's major foundries to reduce carbon emissions when...