$4 billion agreement will see the world's leading chip maker fund R&D and take an equity stake in ASML. Eric Meurice:pushing Moore's law Intel is set to acquire up to a 15%equity stake in the semiconductor equipment specialist ...
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2013 Dutch chipmaker ASML has agreed to acquire the US based Cymer for €1.95bn to accelerate the development of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) semiconductor lithography technology. ...
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Cymer reports improved EUV optics performance 25 Jul 2012 New coating on collector for extreme ultraviolet source increases effective lifetime by 50%. Bull run:Cymer hits long-term high Lithography light source provider Cymer has ...
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ASML shares hit record high after'boring'quarter 18 Jul 2012 Steady sales and recent investment by Intel propel the lithography company to its highest-ever value. ASML share price graph:1996-2012 Shares in the market-leading ...
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Nuclear fusion research at the University of Washington has lead to a source of extreme ultra-violet(EUV)for lithography. EUV lithography at 13.5nm is one of the techniques proposed to continue'Moore's Law'below 10nm,replacing 193nm light ...
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Japanese maker of lithography light sources says that it is first to surpass commercially significant milestone. EUV:pilot to production Gigaphoton,one of the companies that is developing light sources for the forthcoming generation ...
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