This is the story behind one of the most valuable — and perhaps, most improbable — technologies humanity has ever created. It's a breakthrough called extreme ultraviolet lithography, and it's ...

d) Diagram showing the mathematical matrix (F) is compiled onto a metacanvas in the form of a photonic operator for manipulation of light waveform. e) Schematic of a metacanvas programmed as a ...

Imec has unveiled a new climate-friendly way to produce patterns on chips using lithography and etch for advanced chip factories. Leuven, Belgium-based Imec said the tech can reduce the carbon ...

Soft lithography fabrication diagram. First, a master mold is created normally using silicon wafer. The CAD pattern is printed on the surface of the master mold using µSLA. Onc completed, the ...

The first lithography tools were fairly simple, but the technologies that produce today’s chips are among humankind’s most complex inventions. When we talk about computing these days, we tend ...

DUV lithography uses light with wavelengths of 248 and 193 nm while EUV lithography is a technology unique to ASML and uses light with a wavelength of 13.5 nm, which is 14x shorter than DUV.

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) is one of the most pivotal companies in the global technology ecosystem. As a leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer, its cutting-edge lithography systems are ...

Extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography at 13.5 nm is expected to be introduced in high-volume semiconductor chip production over the next three years. Research is now underway to investigate sub-10 ...

Lithography uses a kind of template, called a photomask—or just mask—for creating patterns on semiconductor wafers. The industry is always looking for methods that improve resolution and ...

A diagram of the mirrors from Huawei's patent. ASML needed more than €6 billion and 17 years to develop the first batch of EUV lithography machines that could be sold.

Even after China has spent years pursuing self-reliance in semiconductors, the lithography machines needed to make advanced chips today only come from one company: Netherlands-based ASML Holding.