There have also been rumors that a Cymer EUV source was intercepted during transit and reverse-engineered in a covert Chinese lab. But even if individual components were acquired, Tom’s Hardware notes that such efforts are unlikely to produce a working system. Without the integrated software and supplier collaboration that make EUV viable, the hardware alone is effectively inert.
“China will never achieve domestic lithography!”
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“China will never make a domestic 90nm node!”
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“China will never achieve 20nm nodes via DUV!”
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“China will never achieve 7nm nor EUV!”
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“China will never get their EUV prototype working!”
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Article seems like cope.