<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Euv ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/euv Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:38:01 +0000 en <![CDATA[ SK hynix places record $8 billion order for ASML EUV lithography machines — should pay for up to 30 EUV machines over two years, serving HBM and advanced DRAM production ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/sk-hynix-places-record-8-billion-order-for-asml-euv-lithography-machines fNkqFuWK8ePDv32T2KCxjm Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:38:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ IBM and Lam's new partnership paves the way toward sub-1nm logic using High-NA EUV — Albany lab to pioneer dry resist process integration ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ibm-and-lam-team-up-on-high-na-euv w4mRsvkeboD9dAHzMbKAn4 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:14:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's top chip execs claim ASML alternative 'small, fragmented, and weak' — Chinese industry titans call for national effort to invest in advanced chipmaking tools ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-top-chip-execs-admit-fragmentation-is-undermining-the-countrys-asml-alternative DqU9cWVaNn7ucs4LR2aHyM Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:09:39 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:15:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Imec's new post-exposure bake method speeds up EUV chipmaking tools, boosting production for the most advanced chips — 20% gain in photoresist improvement from increased oxygen concentration ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/imecs-new-post-exposure-bake-method-speeds-up-euv-chipmaking-tools-boosting-production-for-the-most-advanced-chips-20-percent-gain-in-photoresist-improvement-from-increased-oxygen-concentration KyxFbrXpckLkLicRmGoNpF Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:37:39 +0000 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:58:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML makes breakthrough in EUV chipmaking tech, plans to increase speed by 50% by 2030 — new 1,000-watt light source fires three lasers at 100,000 tin droplets every second ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-makes-breakthrough-in-euv-chipmaking-tech-plans-to-increase-speed-by-50-percent-by-2030-new-1-000-watt-light-source-fires-three-lasers-at-100-000-tin-droplets-every-second juEb3gLXPtZSnWCxnXFAb9 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:01:57 +0000 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:24:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML projects $71 billion in revenue by 2030, as demand for EUV lithography machines intensifies due to AI boom — China sales lag behind while company cashes in on high-end Twinscan systems ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-projects-usd71-billion-in-revenue-by-2030-as-demand-for-euv-lithography-machines-intensifies-due-to-ai-boom-china-sales-lag-behind-while-company-cashes-in-on-high-end-twinscan-systems AA9qdubCC2bnh249egdaXn Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:39:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung's Taylor, Texas fab could herald a breakthrough for the chipmaker, company plans 2026 risk production — new production flows, pellicles for EUV patterning as site targets 50,000 WSPM ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/samsungs-taylor-texas-fab-could-herald-a-breakthrough-for-the-chipmaker-company-plans-2026-risk-production-new-production-flows-pellicles-for-euv-patterning-as-site-targets-50-000-wspm rDPgbteicUpC57szNYbaah Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC's average wafer prices increased by over 15% each year since 2019, report suggests — gross profit margins increase by 3.3x in 2025 alone, facing no real challengers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmcs-average-wafer-prices-increased-by-over-15-percent-each-year-since-2019-report-suggests-gross-profit-margins-increase-by-3-3x-in-2025-alone-facing-no-real-challengers 4a99VdswP4DZ6TECXEEHsU Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:37:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's reverse-engineered Frankenstein EUV chipmaking tool hasn't produced a single chip — sanctions-busting experiment is still years away from becoming operational ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-reverse-engineered-frankenstein-euv-chipmaking-tool-hasnt-produced-a-single-chip-sanctions-busting-experiment-is-still-years-away-from-becoming-operational 9kkBLsUczx2LTazynvcmme Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:20:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese fabs are reportedly upgrading older ASML DUV lithography chipmaking machines — secondary channels and independent engineers used to soup up Twinscan NXT series ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-is-squeezing-more-life-out-of-asmls-older-duv-tools-as-chip-controls-tighten ovmYF2vHgGs68M3UUui6sS Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:51:28 +0000 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:52:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims — employees given fake IDs to avoid secret project being detected, prototypes expected in 2028 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-may-have-reverse-engineered-euv-lithography-tool-in-covert-lab-report-claims-employees-given-fake-ids-to-avoid-secret-project-being-detected-prototypes-expected-in-2028 FrN4nRpykLhVTNfW6PgvNZ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:40:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel installs industry's first commercial High-NA EUV lithography tool — ASML Twinscan EXE:5200B sets the stage for 14A ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intel-installs-industrys-first-commercial-high-na-euv-lithography-tool-asml-twinscan-exe-5200b-sets-the-stage-for-14a UgDo2a5LPNYymEVJeVK3Gf Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 1.4nm nanoimprint lithography template could reduce the need for EUV steps in advanced process nodes — questions linger as no foundry has yet committed to nanoimprint lithography for high-volume manufacturing ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/japans-dnp-targets-2027-mass-production-of-1-4nm-nanoimprint-templates FTppGXXPRKH2n3QnH2v3j7 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:00:40 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:02:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese scientists discover method to cut defects by 99% with DUV chipmaking equipment, but it destroys EUV pattern fidelity — analyzing photoresist clustering with cryo-ET at 105°C ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinese-scientists-discover-method-to-cut-defects-by-99-percent-with-duv-chipmaking-equipment-but-it-destroys-euv-pattern-fidelity-analyzing-photoresist-clustering-with-cryo-et-at-105-c Zz5E6FamCYZCUwB8RLZGLm Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:55:18 +0000 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 19:55:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ European think tank suggests punitive DUV machine export ban following China's latest round of rare earth export controls ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/eu-considers-duv-export-ban mettbPR6FZ8LSECgfgXCok Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:45:15 +0000 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC reduces peak power consumption of EUV tools by 44% — company to save 190 million kilowatt-hours of electricity by 2030 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-reduces-peak-power-consumption-of-euv-tools-by-44-percent-company-to-save-190-million-kilowatt-hours-of-electricity-by-2030 VNP7bqL3zwe3HMh2TjDL27 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:54:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ China bets on DUV as EUV blockade reshapes chipmaking — but it won't dethrone ASML's advanced lithography, for now ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-bets-on-duv-as-euv-blockade-reshapes-chipmaking HJTFUAeLLMJANPYTcmnV5Y Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:34:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Beyond EUV' chipmaking tech pushes Soft X-Ray lithography closer to challenging Hyper-NA EUV — 'B-EUV' uses new resist chemistry to make smaller chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/beyond-euv-chipmaking-tech-pushes-soft-x-ray-lithography-closer-to-challenging-hyper-na-euv-b-euv-uses-new-resist-chemistry-to-make-smaller-chips PnxwP79RqxCPRMQwwEebJP Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:38:04 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:56:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ How TSMC managed to increase efficiency of ASML's EUV tools: System-level optimizations and in-house pellicles —chipmaker boosted EUV-driven wafer production by 30x over six years while reducing power consumption by 24% ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/how-tsmc-managed-to-increase-efficiency-of-asmls-euv-tools-system-level-optimizations-and-in-house-pellicles-chipmaker-boosted-euv-driven-wafer-production-by-30x-over-six-years-while-reducing-power-consumption-by-24-percent Ei96WAsmMnfG9jHWyhL2vX Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:10:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML and SK hynix assemble industry-first 'commercial' High-NA EUV system at fab in South Korea ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/asml-and-sk-hynix-assemble-industry-first-commercial-high-na-euv-system-at-fab-in-south-korea BvYidGiN2xEVdQVyJ9tv26 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:58:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ China-based firm delivers its first chipmaking tool that stamps nanoscale processor designs onto wafers — Prinano's nanoimprint lithography tool uses quartz molds engraved with circuits ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/china-based-firm-delivers-its-first-chipmaking-tool-that-stamps-nanoscale-chip-designs-onto-wafers-prinanos-nanoimprint-lithography-tool-uses-quartz-molds-engraved-with-circuits DtTbBE6cT6XMmGLYJiiv33 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:52:00 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 16:59:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron samples ground-breaking EUV-based memory — new DRAM process slashes power consumption by 20% and boosts performance by 15% ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-samples-ground-breaking-euv-based-memory-new-dram-process-slashes-power-consumption-by-20-percent-and-boosts-performance-by-15-percent 34afXan66EcUU7HDxJ2xU9 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:02:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Plans to shrink particle accelerators by 1,000x could speed chipmaking by 15X - Inversion Semiconductor proposes 'tabletop' particle accelerators with petawatt lasers ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/plans-to-shrink-particle-accelerators-by-1000x-could-speed-chipmaking-by-15x-inversion-semiconductor-proposes-tabletop-particle-accelerators-with-petawatt-lasers FBWKBhCAzqZUCBSKtQVnfS Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:09:56 +0000 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:27:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel has championed High-NA EUV chipmaking tools, but costs and other limitations could delay industry-wide adoption: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-has-championed-high-na-euv-chipmaking-tools-but-costs-and-other-limitations-could-delay-industry-wide-adoption-report 8DvFJLTXJqV5i4yrT8XLzA Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:36:03 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pat Gelsinger turns to particle accelerators for a new way to make chips, joins xLight ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/pat-gelsinger-turns-to-particle-accelerators-for-a-new-way-to-make-chips-joins-xlight tZCPHWAUguJVhspxmXV5T8 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 11:55:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML teams up with Imec for sub-2nm process technologies with High-NA EUV chipmaking tools ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asml-teams-up-with-imec-for-sub-2nm-process-technologies-with-high-na-euv-chipmaking-tools 5JmyEpGTKt3JEvssVg4yB9 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:05:27 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron unveils DDR5-9200 memory: 1γ process technology with EUV ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-unveils-ddr5-9200-memory-1g-process-technology-with-euv nGswJ7MhxqK9CrXMXmrLzD Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:57:21 +0000 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:14:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel has processed 30,000 wafers with High-NA EUV chipmaking tool ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-has-processed-30-000-wafers-with-high-na-euv-chipmaking-tool wYLjHcMq2HbaQcFCSksT93 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:21:36 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rapidus to reportedly install 10 EUV chipmaking tools at its fab in Japan ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/rapidus-to-reportedly-install-10-euv-litho-tools-into-its-fab-in-japan cv4cq8Tk8qmRbsvvmoAha6 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:52:22 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:52:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fujifilm to double spending on chip materials as U.S., Japan and South Korea up chip production ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/fujifilm-to-double-spending-on-chip-materials-as-u-s-japan-and-south-korea-up-chip-production 8KDv7vdrbtRetPUGrdopKd Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:10:58 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ American lab is developing a BAT laser that could enable 'beyond EUV' lithography, provide 10X power efficiency boost ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/american-lab-is-developing-a-bat-laser-that-could-enable-beyond-euv-lithography-provide-10x-power-efficiency-boost FuS8dVAwFywsPALUW7fPGW Sun, 05 Jan 2025 14:00:45 +0000 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 16:24:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML CEO says China is 10 to 15 years behind in chipmaking capabilities ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asml-ceo-says-china-is-10-to-15-years-behind-in-chipmaking-capabilities 8Qw9HwHMm6ybT9x24Gzxnn Wed, 25 Dec 2024 14:52:06 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML reportedly cancels orders for the Lego EUV machine set — the kit is only available to ASML employees [Updated] ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asml-reportedly-cancels-orders-for-the-lego-euv-machine-set-from-non-asml-emails-the-kit-is-only-available-to-asml-employees T5gEQwBy5EiMTRyYMhgUXb Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rapidus is first Japanese company to install ASML's cutting-edge EUV machine — chipmaking tool for 2nm chips expected to be operational in early 2025 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/rapidus-is-first-japanese-company-to-install-asmls-cutting-edge-euv-machine-chipmaking-tool-for-2nm-chips-expected-to-be-operational-this-year Q4S4UZYhNNUVxsrJnSE9J5 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:18:56 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:10:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russia plans EUV chipmaking tools that it says will be cheaper and easier to build than ASML's — country outlines new roadmap to smaller chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/russia-plans-euv-chipmaking-tools-that-it-says-will-be-cheaper-and-easier-to-build-than-asmls-country-outlines-new-roadmap-to-smaller-chips vjLF8mVsN36Uz9vWcnvTUL Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:34:46 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:48:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML made a $230 Lego kit version of its $380 million semiconductor tool — world's first High-NA EUV machine immortalized in small form for your mantle ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/asml-made-a-usd230-lego-kit-version-of-its-usd380-million-semiconductor-tool-worlds-first-high-na-euv-machine-immortalized-in-small-form-for-your-mantle A2deyfXXP65toSf5ACWWnP Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:11:30 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC rumored to receive High NA EUV machines from ASML this year ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/tsmc-rumored-to-receive-high-na-euv-machines-from-asml-this-year FHzbYmZ2SQR67H7VVV2JrL Sun, 03 Nov 2024 14:37:06 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ New York State to get new $825 million semiconductor R&D facility ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/new-york-state-to-get-new-usd825-million-semiconductor-r-and-d-facility JXhCGdNhoPUBQM3oung2wX Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:47:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:52:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Analyst firm raises alarm about EUV chipmaking tools — each consumes as much power as a small city, fabs to consume 54,000 Gigawatts by 2030 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/each-euv-chipmaking-tool-consumes-as-much-power-as-a-small-city-euv-fabs-to-consume-54-000-gigawatts-by-2030-more-than-singapore Negy8imEjJPkk5FnAU8FSi Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:01:34 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:06:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Corning's Extreme ULE glass debuts for next-gen High-NA EUV chipmaking ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/corning-unveils-extreme-ule-glass-for-use-in-next-generation-microchip-production DQkzt9E2go4VVyqKeiYCaX Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:37:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's SMEE files patent for an EUV chipmaking tool — tool aims to break the shackles of ASML export restrictions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinas-smee-files-patent-for-an-euv-chipmaking-tool-tool-aims-to-break-the-shackles-of-asml-export-restrictions VCRDcw4boFagoVL4nYc2B3 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:45:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC's first High-NA EUV litho tool to begin installation this month say industry insiders ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmcs-first-high-na-euv-litho-tool-to-begin-installation-this-month-according-to-industry-insiders YitqygysbQiytCdoKoKKWi Tue, 10 Sep 2024 12:19:10 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel to establish advanced chip R&D center in Japan — a collaborative venture with Tokyo's Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/intel-to-establish-advanced-chip-randd-center-in-japan-a-collaborative-venture-with-tokyos-advanced-industrial-science-and-technology-aist AnSkquXyFvz2bAWzE4wxhi Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:07:05 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK hynix says its 3D DRAM is half as expensive to produce — credits EUV chipmaking tools ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/sk-hynix-says-its-3d-dram-is-half-as-expensive-to-produce-credits-euv-chipmaking-tools 7cn7mtvrNK9VAVskMECkii Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:44:43 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:58:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung may start installing its first High-NA EUV litho tool in late 2024 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-may-start-installing-its-first-high-na-euv-litho-tool-in-late-2024 AvYZToQfkXaM7zetmEA5EW Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:40:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Japanese scientists develop simplified EUV scanner that can make production of chips considerably cheaper ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/japanese-scientists-develop-simplified-euv-scanner-that-can-make-production-of-chips-considerably-cheaper GiUqRthrbTBCFHdigNvVA5 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 12:20:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ The U.S. has sanctioned 18 Chinese fabs, dozens remain in white zone ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/the-us-has-sanctioned-18-chinese-fabs-dozens-remain-in-in-white-zone iKgnggkZUpbLegACvBMPmQ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:34:59 +0000 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:14:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tokyo Electron's new tool can reduce the necessity for EUV double patterning and improve yield ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tokyo-electrons-new-tool-can-reduce-the-necessity-for-euv-double-patterning-and-improve-yield 2rqnqpXfuAbGkmhB8zUbDa Tue, 09 Jul 2024 15:31:25 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:58:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron is the last memory maker to join the EUV party — company aims for EUV DRAM mass production in 2025 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/dram/micron-pushes-dram-tech-with-euv-lithography-aims-for-mass-production-in-2025 6kt3JgyhFyLYriiLSfWYdF Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:58:43 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel CEO says China must make its own chips if sanctions become too restrictive, points to EUV as key cutoff point ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-ceo-says-china-must-make-its-own-chips-if-sanctions-are-too-restrictive-points-to-euv-as-key-cutoff-point qqTTXYJ768Dswq5hRrseeP Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:59:50 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:11:44 +0000