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Weird article. The energy consumption of an EUV machine is about 1MW, that's why it's interesting to have an efficient alternative, not the actual useful power
by Panoramix 2y ago
Weird article. The energy consumption of an EUV machine is about 1MW, that's why it's interesting to have an efficient alternative, not the actual useful power of the source.
- namibj 2y agoThat's why they're working on FEL light sources.
- DanielHB 2y agoThat sounds like a lot, but how many of those machines does an average fab have? Seriously I have no idea.
- f1shy 2y agoI have visited 3 fabs, only one machine in each. Anecdotal info…
- DanielHB 2y agoIn that case 1MW doesn't sound like a whole lot to be worth optimizing for.
- HarHarVeryFunny 2y agoAccording to Claude, that's about $1M/yr of electricity, assuming 24x7 usage. I assume the real saving is on the cost of the machine in the first place, and again relying on my AI buddy Claude: Let me break down the costs of both Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL) and Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines: NIL Machine Cost: Basic NIL systems: $1-3 million Advanced NIL systems (like those from Canon/Molecular Imprints): $10-15 million EUV Machine Cost: Current ASML EUV systems (like the NXE:3400C): Approximately $150-200 million per unit Latest generation ASML EUV systems (NXE:3600D): Over $300 million per unit Installation and support infrastructure can add $30-50 million ** So, looks like $200M+ saving going with NIL vs EUV.
- saddat 2y agoThe driving CO2 amplifier should be already beyond that figure alone