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Chinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined — Beijing's nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chips
Premium Ultimately, three markers will indicate whether China’s domestic DUV program is a legitimate rival or yet more state-sanctioned hot air.
China cracks down on copycat chip designs with new regulations and penalties
China tightens legal protections for domestically developed chip layout designs by raising originality requirements and strengthening infringement penalties.
Drone flyover reveals rapid progress at Elon Musk’s ATCF chip fab
July drone flyovers of Elon Musk’s Advanced Technology Chip Fab in Texas appear to confirm progress has 'hit another gear.'
Lumentum CEO warns of impending bottleneck on critical material used for silicon photonics
Premium Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston told an audience at the RAISE Summit that indium phosphide is heading into a squeeze worse than the one in memory.
Shanghai Aishengna named as the maker of China's first domestic immersion DUV chipmaking tools
Premium Aishengna has been named by a single source who declined to be named, and its shareholders, SMEE, and Yuliangsheng didn’t respond to requests for comment.
China begins mass production of homegrown immersion chipmaking machines in major breakthrough, report claims
A state-backed company in Shanghai has begun mass-producing immersion deep ultraviolet lithography machines and is due to deliver the first units this year.
New semiconductor firm, TYLsemi, breaks cover, backed by $43 million in early-stage funding
Premium TYLsemi is set to offer pre-validated chiplets, along with custom ASIC design services, and build highly custom multi-tile processors at relatively low costs.
Intel 4 gets its first foundry customer in Fortinet following firewall ASIC deal
Premium Intel will design, package, and fabricate Fortinet's sixth-generation Security Processor (SP6) on its Intel 4 node.
