ASML will launch a high-NA lithography machine for 2nm chip manufacturing in 2024 with a price of up to 300 million euros

 


【Lansheng Technology News】Currently, EUV lithography machines can support chip manufacturers to advance chip processes to about 3nm, but if they want to continue to advance to 2nm or even smaller sizes, they will need High-NA lithography machines with higher numerical aperture (NA).


It is reported that the lithography machine model used for 2-nanometer chips is the High-NA mass-production EUV lithography machine EXE:5200, which will use a different lens system with a larger NA. An ASML spokesperson once revealed that EXE:5200 is ASML's next-generation high NA system, which has higher lithography resolution and can reduce the chip by 1.7 times while increasing the density to 2.9 times.


Currently, there are only two EUV lithography machines listed on the ASML official website - NXE:3600D and NXE:3400C, both equipped with 0.33 NA reflective projection optics and 13.5nm EUV light source, suitable for 3/5nm and 5/ 7nm chip manufacturing.


Previously, media reported that ASML’s first 0.55 NA EUV lithography machine is planned to be mass-produced after 2025, and the first one will be delivered to Intel. Recently, it was reported that ASML has planned production capacity of only 10 units in 2024, and Intel has already reserved 6 of them. However, ASML plans to increase the production capacity of this equipment to 20 units per year in the next few years.


Intel has previously stated that it will be the first to obtain the industry's first High-NA EUV lithography machine. At the same time, Intel also revealed that the company has completed the development of Intel 18A (1.8nm) and Intel 20A (2nm) manufacturing processes. Among them, Intel 20A is planned to be put into use in the first half of 2024, and the Intel 18A manufacturing technology that is making good progress will also enter high-volume manufacturing (HVM) in the second half of 2024. The above-mentioned chip processes may partially utilize High-NA EUV lithography machines.


Currently, Samsung Electronics has been working hard to ensure the purchase of more EUV lithography equipment, with the goal of entering the second-generation process of the 3nm generation in the first half of 2024, the 2nm process in 2025, and the 1.4nm process in 2027.


TSMC has also stated very early that it will obtain ASML's new generation High-NA EUV lithography machine in 2024, and will also achieve mass production of 2nm chips in 2025.


It is reported that the price of ASML's latest High-NA EUV lithography equipment will be between 300 million and 350 million euros, while the current best-selling EUV lithography machine has a unit price of 150 million to 200 million US dollars.


Lansheng Technology Limited, which is a spot stock distributor of many well-known brands, we have price advantage of the first-hand spot channel, and have technical supports.

Our main brands: STMicroelectronics, Toshiba, Microchip, Vishay, Marvell, ON Semiconductor, AOS, DIODES, Murata, Samsung, Hyundai/Hynix, Xilinx, Micron, Infinone, Texas Instruments, ADI, Maxim Integrated, NXP, etc

To learn more about our products, services, and capabilities, please visit our website at http://www.lanshengic.com

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What are the Benefits of Power Optimizers?

Image
  Power optimizer for solar panels is a DC/DC converter that is connected to each solar panel in the PV system, turning them into smart modules. By constantly monitoring the maximum production capacity of each individual solar module, optimizers can increase your PV plant energy production – potentially increasing revenue and shortening system payback time. Simply put, the main benefit of power optimizer is that it maximizes the performance of each panel individually. What are the benefits of power optimizers and why are they needed? When installing solar panels, the panels are connected into groups or arrays. In the case of roof-mounted and in-roof panels, there are usually 12-20 solar panels in one group. If the productivity of one of these panels decreases (shadows from trees and clouds, dust, bird droppings, failures of PV components and other factors), then the productivity of the whole group decreases. Defective or shaded panels may produce 15 to 25 percent less solar energy ...
Read more

Intel Ruixuan Graphics DX11 performance update, and launched a new Intel PresentMon\xa0Beta

Image
  【Lansheng Technology Information】Through the release of the latest Game On driver,  Intel  has improved the performance of Intel Ruixuan graphics card running a series of popular DX11 games-bringing an average frame rate increase of about 19% for gamers, and the average About 20% of the 99th Percentile frame rate fluency has been improved. This update opened the prelude to the optimization of Intel Sharp DX11. The above-mentioned games are just the beginning of this optimization. Intel will continue to bring more game experience upgrades to users. Intel  will not stop here, and will continue to optimize Intel Sharp Graphics. The optimization and upgrade of DX11 this time is another proof of Intel's fulfillment of its commitment to players in terms of software optimization and game technology integration. Since the release of desktop graphics cards, Intel has released 30 driver updates, provided 57 new games with Game on optimization support, and provided many other...
Read more

What is a Power Conditioner?

Image
  Looking to protect your sensitive and expensive electronics? Surge protection is a great start, but power conditioners also offer valuable protection for components in entertainment and sound systems, as well as home office devices. What does a power conditioner do that a surge protector can’t? Surge protectors are a great defense against damaging voltage spikes. However more than surges and spikes can effect certain sensitive electronic devices. Radio frequency interference (RFI), electro-magnetic interference (EMI) and voltage fluctuations can also effect sound, entertainment, and office devices, causing a reduction in sound and picture quality. How does it work? Power conditioners act as a buffer between the outlet and your system, smoothing out voltage fluctuations as well as radio and electromagnetic interference that can effect system performance. Initially used in industrial, research and laboratory applications, not long after the introduction of home computer systems, th...
Read more