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ASML unveiled an upgrade for the light source in its EUV process that increases power from 600W to 1,000W. This improvement could increase wafer yields by as much as 50% by 2030.

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Trung Phanvor 7 Monaten

my fave ASML EUV fact: the Dutch chip machine maker’s light technology is so precise it could hit your thumb with a laser pointer from the moon.

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Bearly AIvor 7 Monaten

That video is from ASML last year: More from Reuters: And no wonder ASML rocks such great merch:

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Julian DiCarlovor 7 Monaten

And they say Europe doesn’t innovate ..

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tacovor 7 Monaten

600W to 1000W on a machine that costs $380M per unit. ASML is the final boss of semiconductor manufacturing

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Domovinski Duhvor 7 Monaten

Magic light box that makes thinking sand.

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Stefan Demetzvor 7 Monaten

They are still using the Russian institute invented/supplied tin laser.

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🌌vor 7 Monaten

Throughput, not yield.

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And1roid🇵🇹vor 7 Monaten

That shit is doing magic. How tf someone came up with that

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CDUvor 7 Monaten

Craziest engineering on the planet 🥇

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Willisvor 7 Monaten

That’s impressive.

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Nickvor 7 Monaten

@grok tell us more. Cheaper chips?

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Alexvor 7 Monaten

1kW EUV power bump could really move the yield needle -- 50% by 2030 helps fabs scale AI chips faster. Still, packaging like CoWoS stays the real pinch.

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DantePompierivor 7 Monaten

Yeah I like waffles too

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Jedi⚡️vor 7 Monaten

The real leverage is always in the tools behind the scenes.

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i8art | deonERvor 7 Monaten

@AndreSeverini

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L'élitevor 7 Monaten

@grok donc pour faire de la lumière ils chauffent de l'étain ? Quel intérêt ?

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Larry Panozzovor 7 Monaten

Imagine vibe coding this

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Dysputantvor 7 Monaten

All into videos of ntr humanoid cats going to gym. And laughing of sat single mother cat .

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Nelson R.vor 7 Monaten

Sorry, but what does this machine does? What's the big deal about it and the company that builds it?

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stream dinner partyvor 7 Monaten

still using the Russian institute invented/supplied tin laser

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Scott Cottonmouthvor 7 Monaten

Silly question, but why are the wafers round instead of square or rectangles? Less wasted space that way, no?

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Lőrinc Bauervor 7 Monaten

😀

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Tim Coanvor 7 Monaten

We are at the beginning of infinity. I’m in constant awe of BUILDERS

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AdamHumphreysvor 7 Monaten

Would be cool if they could do that at 2nm.

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Estranged Quarkvor 7 Monaten

How/why do you think this helps yield? It does improve productivity and thereby the cost per wafer significantly.

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...vor 7 Monaten

Changing the light source power will probably never result in "yield" improvements, but it might contribute to other processes which MAY improve marginal yield paretos.

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Prikkervor 7 Monaten

the Chinese apparently have the blueprints already

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051vor 7 Monaten

Nice try. It's fvcked.

Profilbild von Albert Thomas (I observe, I analyze)
Albert Thomas (I observe, I analyze)vor 7 Monaten

Wow

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kwantvor 7 Monaten

Crazy what kind of things you can do by beaming tin drops incredibly accurately

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Qwertyvor 7 Monaten

At this point it's just magic,how they work and synchronise each and every motion with light.

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Fuck Youvor 7 Monaten

This is big news.

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John Mcpherson | MFinPlan, BComvor 7 Monaten

So bullish

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