ASML and Belgian R&D biz Imec have opened a lab that gives chipmakers access to the latest High NA EUV lithography equipment and associated tools to accelerate the development of their next-generation products.
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The Dutch tech giant says the opening of the joint lithography lab in Veldhoven, where the company is based, marks a milestone in preparing High NA EUV for use in mass manufacturing processes.
As part of the plan, the lab will provide companies involved in semiconductor manufacturing with access to a high NA EUV scanner (TWINSCAN EXE:5000) and associated processing and measurement tools, ASML said. This will include logic and memory chip manufacturers, as well as suppliers of advanced materials and equipment.
This, of course, is not a philanthropic gesture; it is aimed at companies likely to purchase one of these costly (around €350 million or $373 million each) chipmaking machines, or those likely to be involved in services and support around them.
