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Russia’s First 350nm Lithography Machine Receives Orders, 130nm Model to Follow

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According to a recent report by the Russian WeChat News Agency, the country has successfully developed its first 350nm lithography machine.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin announced on his Telegram channel that the Moscow-based Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center has completed the development of Russia’s first 350nm lithography machine, a key piece of equipment for semiconductor manufacturing.

Sobyanin noted that fewer than ten companies worldwide are capable of manufacturing lithography equipment. Now, with Russia joining their ranks, the country has taken a major step toward independent microelectronics production and full technological sovereignty.

Anatoly Kovalev, General Manager of the Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center, stated that the project was successfully implemented in collaboration with the Belarusian company Planar, with testing completed in December 2024. The machine has already secured orders from customers.

For the first time, Russia’s 350nm lithography equipment uses a solid-state laser as the radiation source, which offers advantages such as high power, greater energy efficiency, durability, and a narrower spectrum.

Furthermore, the Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center is prepared for mass production of the new equipment. The center is also working under a second national contract to develop a 130nm lithography machine, which is expected to be completed by 2026.

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Russia is years behind China in Semi equipment, China is years behind the US. Competition is good even if it is just perceived. At least in Russia the unemployment is low and the prisons are nearly empty. :rolleyes:
 
You don't need 180 for discreet semiconductors, and keeping USSR's chips in production (which to my understanding are still used with zero change in Russian weaponry based on Soviet designs.)
 
The Soviet Union was still stuck with contact lithography. Their best chip was like 3um process.

The idea to use the solid-state light source is kind of innovative. Much more efficient than mercury vapor lamps.

The Soviets used to be leaders in laser technology. The guy who invented the tin droplet chamber for EUV litho at Cymer is also Soviet born.
 
I don't think that the stepper is that big of an impediment. The lack of dozens of secret chemicals, and materials made only by a single company globally will be, unless they will go to completely prehistoric resists, etchants, and etc.

If Taiwan will need to paralyze mainland semi industry, and chemical industry in general (which is way more serious than chips), the government will only need to put armed guards to a few chem labs in Hsinchu that power everything in the mainland, from their oil refineries, to their rubber, and plastic production, to corrosion inhibitor production, lubricants, and of course to the semiconductor chemicals.
 
samwilde said:
The Soviets used to be leaders in laser technology. The guy who invented the tin droplet chamber for EUV litho at Cymer is also Soviet born.
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I have a feeling that everyone in X-ray physics is a former soviet hydrogen bomb engineer. Which is very indicative of the mainland too.

Mainland produces patently enormous number of physicists, yet near zero foundational technology ever came from a mainland company.

I am very sure that a big portion of mainland physics PhDs are very adept in their field, and can perform at any physics related job in their field. It's just they will never be allowed to perform, and get ahead in their society.
 
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You need to catch up. China's chemical industry has been going gangbusters over the past decade.

Refineries in Japan and South Korea are already feeling the heat.

Also last I heard everyone was still importing neon gas and gallium from China.
 
samwilde said:
You need to catch up. China's chemical industry has been going gangbusters over the past decade.
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Financially, yes, they have huge output for high volume bulk chemicals consumed by kilotons in the industry no doubt, but the tiny amount of lab made additives for the chemical production itself is what they import by tons from TW.

Many chem plants in the mainland are built, and operated by Taiwanese chemical companies.
 
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