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That's what I am wondering about. Is ASML the weak point? Would a US, Taiwan, or other company be able to develop and manufacture comparable lithography or EUV
by caycep 6y ago
That's what I am wondering about. Is ASML the weak point? Would a US, Taiwan, or other company be able to develop and manufacture comparable lithography or EUV machines, or do they essentially have a chokehold on the market for now?
- ttul 6y agoYou can't fast-track the technology developed by ASML. We're talking about a company with 4,000 engineers (correct me if I'm wrong btw) who have been working on lithography magic for decades. EUV took decades of dedicated research to finally become a reality just in the past few years. They literally vaporize tin into a plasma in order to create the EUV light, which then has to pass through incredibly complex optics on its way to the mask. 97% of the light is lost on its way to the target... This thing consumes megawatts. It's literally magic.
- caycep 6y agoWhat's odd to me is that - why is it just one group in the Netherlands doing this? vs. interest in other academic or industrial groups? Vs. say FinFETs or other groundbreaking tech - I remember Intel coming out with the paper however many decades ago and fast forward a few years later, TSMC and Samsung came out with their own products utilizing it.