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Nanoimprint

On saleCompany-reported

What happened

Canon released the FPA-1200NZ2C, the first commercial chipmaking system to use nanoimprint lithography.

Why it matters

Canon says it can print patterns equivalent to the 5-nanometer chip generation, with lower power use and cost than projecting light.

Canon, 26 Sept 2024
How far from your life

Approved or on sale

Nanoimprint lithography for chips is on step 4 of 5. You can get it now, though it may not be common yet.

Source
“when it released the FPA-1200NZ2C on October 13, 2023.”Canon, 26 Sept 2024

Company-reported: the only source so far is the company itself. It still counts on the ladder, and we show the flag until an independent source backs it.

The bigger picture

More on Nanoimprint

On step 4 of 5: Approved or on sale. Everything we track on it

  1. Customer samplesCompany-reported

    Canon shipped a nanoimprint system to the Texas Institute for Electronics, a chipmaking consortium in Texas.

    Canon, 26 Sept 2024