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Canon Delivers Nanoimprint Lithography System to TIE, Reportedly Capable of Producing 2nm Chips

Has the new semiconductor manufacturing equipment capable of rivaling ASML’s EUV lithography machines been shipped? Canon has announced that it will d...

According to MoneyDJ, Canon has been collaborating with Japan’s major mask manufacturers, Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and Kioxia, which was still Toshiba’s subsidiary at that time, to develop NIL technology for the past decade. Citing Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai’s previous remarks with the Japan Times in 2023, MoneyDJ notes that Canon’s NIL technology provides small semiconductor manufacturers with the opportunity to produce advanced chips that are currently dominated by large corporations, with the price probably be “one digit less” than ASML’s extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems. While NIL may be difficult to replace EUV, he believes it will create new opportunities and demand, and many customers have already expressed interest.

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