One of the most complex parts of this process is lithography: the step in which shapes are drawn onto a silicon wafer. There are several ways to do this, all of them rather complicated ...

Some of the biggest arise in lithography for deep submicron chips. A recent post outlined the major trends in lithography and summarized a few challenges and emerging solutions. This post focuses on ...

Extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography at 13.5 nm is expected to be introduced in high-volume semiconductor chip production over the next three years. Research is now underway to investigate sub-10 ...

A Chinese institute involved in developing lithography systems for semiconductor production has upped the ante in recruiting top researchers, as the country aims to push forward advanced ...

Delft, The Netherlands / Hsinchu, Taiwan -- Ocotober 13, 2008 -- MAPPER Lithography and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) signed an agreement, according to which MAPPER will ship its ...