With demand for chip production on an upswing, the U.S. is on track to triple its chip manufacturing capacity by 2032, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). It follows that this ...

Modern photolithography machines must deliver extraordinary precision on a repeatable basis, and in high volume production. In response to demands for increased throughput in the semiconductor ...

Solar start-up 1366 Technologies is working on a technology that promises to dramatically cut the cost of solar cell manufacturing. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Chinese chipmaking tools vendor Kingsemi launched a new generation of its wafer coating and developing machine the FT (III) 300 on Dec. 17. The machine adopts a symmetrical design, with 36 spin ...

Dutch company ASML has pulled the wraps off its next-generation high-NA (numerical aperture) lithography machine, giving the press a unique look under the hood of the most advanced chip-making machine ...

The ability to create materials with well-defined characteristics at the micro-and sub-micrometer dimensions is critical in a broad range of research fields and enterprises, from microelectronic chips ...

Electronic devices have become an indispensable part of our lives in our technology-driven world. These devices owe their existence to a crucial component known as the semiconductor wafer. In this ...

As logic and memory semiconductor devices approach the limits of Moore’s Law, the requirements for accuracy in layer transfer become increasingly stringent. One leading silicon wafer manufacturer ...

The supply chain for bare wafers is off-kilter. Demand is appreciably higher than the wafer suppliers can keep up with, creating shortages that could last for years. For 300mm starting wafers, the top ...