The U.S. government officials are working with their counterparts from the Netherlands to ban sales of virtually all lithography tools produced in the country to companies in China. If the American politicians succeed, this will significantly blow Chinese efforts to become a world-class semiconductor producer and will thwart the country’s Made in China 2025 plan. …
The campus for the new $30 billion Texas Instruments computer chip manufacturing facility is located on U.S. 75 at the site of the company’s current plant. The site is designed to support up to four fabrication facilities to supply high-demand computer components. Source link
As sales of chips are expected to total 427.7 billion units this year, semiconductors manufacturers are aggressively expanding production capacity and buying new equipment. Demand for lithography tools is so strong that ASML, the world’s largest maker of scanners, is warning that only 60% of orders for deep ultraviolet (DUV) litho machines can be fulfilled. …