Reports that China has started mass-producing homegrown DUV lithography machines actually describe two separate developments being treated as one. A Shanghai firm linked to Huawei's SiCarrier is testing a new immersion DUV scanner at SMIC, targeting roughly five units in 2026 and 20 in 2027, against ASML's 131 immersion systems shipped in a single year, with performance close to an ASML design from 2008. Separately, Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment's older 28nm dry lithography tools have alr...

A Chinese state-backed company has begun manufacturing one of the key pieces of equipment used in chip manufacturing for the first time, a key development in Beijing’s drive to…

A Chinese state-backed company has begun manufacturing one of the key pieces of equipment used in chip manufacturing for the first time, a significant development in Beijing’s…