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IBM and Lam Research team up on High NA EUV dry resist to push chip scaling past 1nm
By Luke James published
The two companies have worked together for more than a decade, with IBM unveiling what it described as the world's first 2nm node chip in 2021 as part of the partnership.

Ambitious semiconductor enthusiast builds DIY 'class 100 cleanroom' in his garden shed
By Mark Tyson published
A TechTuber called Dr. Semiconductor has successfully created a ‘Class 100 cleanroom’ (ISO 5) in his garden shed.

China's top chip execs claim ASML alternative 'small, fragmented, and weak'
By Luke James published
China's most senior semiconductor executives issued a public call this week for a consolidated national effort to build a domestic alternative to Dutch lithography giant ASML.

Intel CEO recognizes its 18A node for external customers as 18A-P gets 'inbound interest'
By Anton Shilov published
Intel sees 'inbound interest' for 18A-P process technology despite 18A process variability.

ISSCC 2026: Rebellions details industry's first quad-chiplet AI solution with UCIe interconnects
By Anton Shilov published
Premium A sign of things to come.

ISSCC 2026: AMD discloses how the Instinct MI355X doubled per-CU throughput despite lower compute unit count
By Luke James published
Premium Taking to the stage at ISSCC, AMD’s Ramasamy Adaikkalavan talked through how AMD managed to fit nearly double the compute throughput into the same die area as its predecessor,

Rapidus secures $1.7 billion from Japan’s government and private investors for 2nm chip production
By Luke James published
Under the arrangement, the government will initially hold roughly 10% of Rapidus's voting shares and the majority of its stake in non-voting stock.

Imec's new post-exposure bake method speeds up EUV chipmaking tools, boosting production for the most advanced chips
By Anton Shilov published
Increased oxygen concentration during the EUV lithography post-exposure bake step can increase photoresist performance by 15% - 20%, according to Imec's findings.
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