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Breaking Points cites report of China DUV lithography breakthrough for mass-market chips
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"China has now potentially made a significant breakthrough in chipmaking equipment. The information a stateback firm in Shanghai has now figured out how to build immersion deep ultraviolet known as DUV lithography tools which is capable of manufacturing the most widely used chips."
Saagar Enjeti points to a report he attributes to The Information claiming a state-backed Shanghai firm has developed immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography tools. He argues that, if accurate, the development would narrow a key equipment bottleneck long dominated by ASML and could speed China’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency amid US export controls.
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