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A machine made by China sends shockwaves in the chip industryChina has begun mass-producing its own lithography machines, challenging ASML's global dominance. This development marks a significant step...
Explained: The $400 million ASML 'printers' key for the AI chip boomAdvances in AI and a global buildout of data centres have led chipmakers to expand capacity rapidly. ASML supplies tools to TSMC, which mak...
China's chip tool push shows ASML caught in US-China squeezeOn the one hand, US controls on exports of high-tech goods to China are threatening to reduce access to a major market; and on the other, B...
China's memory chip makers ride AI boom to new power, US scrutinyChinese chipmakers CXMT and YMTC are now dictating memory chip prices globally. These companies are securing significant deals with major C...
ASML to offer employees €20,000 retention bonus for staying in 2027-2030The company confirmed the plan, first reported in Eindhovens Dagblad, on Monday in an emailed statement.
Could AI chip boom make ASML Europe's first trillion-dollar firm?After blowout second quarter earnings, investors and analysts are asking a once far-fetched question: could ASML become Europe's first ever...
Intel turns to next-generation ASML tool to help make its laptop chipsFollowing experiments that began in 2024, Intel has begun to use ASML's next-generation high numerical aperture (High NA) extreme ultravi...
Energy use forcing rethink of AI chip design, TSMC saysAI's massive electricity needs are now driving chip development. Energy efficiency is becoming more critical than raw computing power. TSMC...
Modi in Netherlands: One firm holds the key to India's chip ambitionPrime Minister Modi's visit to the Netherlands highlights India's critical reliance on ASML, the sole provider of advanced lithography mach...
SK Hynix flooded with unprecedented offers from big tech firms to secure chip suppliesGlobal tech giants are making unprecedented offers to SK Hynix. They want to invest in new production lines and fund expensive equipment pu...
ASML says firm will not be chip industry's bottleneckBeing a bottleneck "is something we will avoid by all possible means; it is essential to maintaining our current position," CEO Christoph...
Microsoft-backed Lace raises $40 million for advanced chipmaking equipment techLace, a Norwegian chipmaking startup, secured $40 million for its helium atom beam lithography. This technology promises chip designs ten t...
Belgium's imec secures rare ASML High NA EUV tool to drive next-generation chipsBelgian chip research lab imec has acquired a state-of-the-art ASML High NA EUV lithography machine. This advanced tool will be central to ...
ASML plots future of chipmaking tools for AI beyond EUVASML Holding has ambitious plans to expand its line of chipmaking equipment into several new products to capture more of the rapidly growin...
Not Nvidia or TSMC, only this company holds the tech that powers every chip in the worldASML, a Dutch company, holds a near-monopoly on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, essential for manufacturing the most advanc...
Trump administration to inject up to $150 million into XLight: ReportThe newspaper said the Trump administration will inject up to $150 million into the company.
US lawmakers target Chinese chipmaking equipment imports by CHIPS Act grant recipientsAmerican lawmakers are pushing a new bill. It aims to stop companies receiving CHIPS Act funds from buying Chinese chipmaking tools. This b...
US startup Substrate announces chipmaking tool that it says will rival ASMLU.S. startup Substrate claims to have developed a chipmaking tool that can rival ASML's advanced lithography equipment. This innovation is ...
Intel says new ASML machines are in production, with positive resultsIntel last year was the world's first chipmaker to take delivery of the machines, which are expected to produce smaller and faster computin...
China's chip sector needs more than state money to dull impact of US restrictionsThe government has earmarked $140 billion that could include subsidising the purchase of domestically produced chipmaking equipment, Reuter...