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EUV lithography

On the record

What happened

SK hynix finished assembling ASML's next-generation High-NA EUV machine, the Twinscan EXE:5200B, at its M16 fab in Icheon, South Korea, a sign it will soon be used in volume production.

Why it matters

Its shorter wavelength is what lets chipmakers print the nanometer-scale features of today's most advanced chips.

TSMC, 7 Oct 2019
How far from your life

Everyday life

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is on step 5 of 5. It is probably already in your life.

Source
“DRAM manufacturer SK Hynix has announced that it has completed assembly of ASML's Twinscan EXE:5200B”Bits&Chips, 3 Sept 2025

The bigger picture

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On step 5 of 5: Everyday life. Everything we track on it

  1. Widely usedCompany-reported

    TSMC said N7+, the industry's first commercially available process using EUV, was delivering customer products to market in high volume.

    TSMC, 7 Oct 2019