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Last Update2025-09-03
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Event Overview
Advancements in semiconductor manufacturing technology highlight competitive pressures within the industry to achieve higher precision and integration. Introduction of new high numerical aperture lithography equipment signals innovation-driven differentiation and intensifies the technological race. Such developments often catalyze shifts in supply chain dynamics, potential reconfiguration of market leadership, and prompt industry-wide investments to keep pace with evolving production capabilities.
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SK Hynix Introduces Industry's First Mass-Produced High NA EUV Machine
SK Hynix announced that it has introduced the industry's first mass-produced high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography (High NA EUV) machine at its M16 factory in Icheon, South Korea. Compared to existing EUV equipment (NA 0.33), this new device offers 40% improved optical performance, enables the production of circuit patterns with 1.7 times higher precision, and improves integration by 2.9 times.