Micron to Bring EUV Technology for Memory Manufacturing to Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 17, 2023 — Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) announced today it will introduce extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology to Japan, bringing patterning technology to manufacture its next generation of DRAM, the 1-gamma (1γ) node. Micron said it will be the first semiconductor company to bring EUV technology to Japan, at its Hiroshima fab. […]

Report: US Pressures Netherlands on Exports of ASML Chip Equipment to China

Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML’s wunderkind chip manufacturing technology has become embroiled in the technology trade war between the United States and China, according to a Bloomberg story.  The U.S. is pressuring officials in The Netherlands to block ASML from selling older deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV) systems to China while also attempting to persuade Japan […]