Yet unlike software, where industry leadership can shift in months, success in lithography is a slow-moving race measured in ...

China is set to mass-produce complex EUV systems as early as 2026. However, this does not seem particularly realistic.

EUV lithography tools consume such vast amounts of power because they rely on high-energy laser pulses to evaporate tiny tin droplets (at 500,000ºC) to form a plasma that emits 13.5-nanometer light.

Now, some researchers hope to generate more powerful EUV beams with a particle accelerator that propels electrons to nearly ...

According to Cymer, this set-up has twice the conversion efficiency of other laser–fuel combinations. Figure 3: EUV sources for lithography applications based on laser- (left) or discharge ...

“The SHARP project aims to lead to new manufacturing technologies that enable large-area mirrors with novel properties,” said Dr. Yakup Gönüllü from Schott. He is coordinating the new joint project, ...

China is advancing in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, with a domestically developed system undergoing testing at ...

One of the most complex parts of this process is lithography: the step in which shapes are drawn onto a silicon wafer. There are several ways to do this, all of them rather complicated ...

Soft lithography and 3D printing are two nanofabrication techniques, each offering advantages for microfluidics and ...

In packaging, there are several different lithography tool types, such as aligners, direct imaging, laser ablation and steppers. Each technology is different with various capabilities. All told, ...