“This is at 28nm and above, and it will continue,” said Bud ... “We need lots of photomasks—at least one for every lithography layer. 180nm node devices need about 25 masks. 32nm node devices need ...

Weekly news roundup: SiCarrier lithography claims meet skepticism; Taiwan aims to stabilize US trade ties ...

SiCarrier, once a little-known name in China's chip sector, has jolted the semiconductor industry with bold claims of breakthroughs in photolithography—a field long ruled by global leaders like ...

While it kept lithography tools under wraps, Nikkei reports that the company already has litho machines capable of processing 300-mm wafers at 28nm and older process nodes. But, even without ...