ASML targets 50% productivity boost with EUV power boost tech
ASML aims to reduce chipmaking costs by boosting its EUV power
ASML has confirmed that they have found a way to make its EUV lithography machines faster. With a new high-power EUV light source, ASML aims to boost the chipmaking productivity of its machines by 50% by 2030. ASML hopes that this tech will lower the cost of cutting-edge chips and keep the company ahead of its rivals.
ASML plans to use its new EUV light boost technology to achieve 1,000W EUV light sources. Today’s ASML EUV machines use 600W light sources. With more light, manufacturers can etch designs into silicon faster, enabling each EUV machine to process more silicon wafers each day.
Right now, ASML is the only producer of EUV lithography machines. Their machines are used by Intel, TSMC, and Samsung at their fabs, which, in turn, produce the world’s most advanced computer chips. With their new high-power EUV light sources, ASML is placing itself another step ahead of its rivals. Even if a competitor can develop a working EUV machine, those machines would need to be as productive as ASML’s to be worth using. After all, what’s the point of an EUV lithography machine if it is not fast enough for its use to be profitable?
ASML plans to make EUV lithography mode affordable with its high-power light source technology
EUV lithography machines are amongst the most advanced machines ever built by mankind, and ASML is pushing its tech another step forward. If today’s EUV machines can process 220 wafers per hour, ASML expect 2030’s machines to process 330 wafers per hour. This change will make future silicon devices cheaper. After all, time is money.
Increased productivity will be vital for making future semiconductors cheaper. ASML’s advancement will allow chipmakers to process more wafers with fewer machines. Today, the semiconductor market is defined by memory shortages. While this tech will take a while to develop, it will allow chipmakers to create more chips in less time. Ultimately, this is good news for everyone.
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