Hyper-NA EUV: The Next Frontier in Chipmaking Could Arrive in 2036

Hyper-NA EUV: The Next Frontier in Chipmaking Could Arrive in 2036
by Daniel Nenni on 10-10-2026 at 5:00 am

Hyper NA The Next Frontier in Chipmaking and When It Could Arrive

EUV has long been an interesting story. We have written 200+ articles on EUV and they just keep on coming. Thankfully the premier lithography conference is right here in Silicon Valley. SPIE began in 1955 as the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers, bringing together engineers using scientific cameras and high-speed… Read More


A Study of Photoresist Bake Influence on Stochastics for DUV Immersion Lithography

A Study of Photoresist Bake Influence on Stochastics for DUV Immersion Lithography
by Admin on 09-15-2026 at 10:00 am

Photoresist Bake Influence on DUV Stochastics

Deep-ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography remains a critical patterning technology for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Using a 193 nm ArF exposure system with water between the projection lens and wafer, immersion lithography increases numerical aperture and enables smaller features than dry exposure. However,… Read More


SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning 2027

SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning 2027
by Admin on 09-03-2026 at 1:38 am

Connect with the semiconductor community

The exhibition at Advanced Lithography + Patterning is where people gather to collaborate and get business done. Find these technology solutions and more:

• Photoresist, EUV, and other specialty materials
• E-beam lithography systems
• Precision cleaning, contamination, transport… Read More


SPIE Photomask Technology + Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2026

SPIE Photomask Technology + Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography 2026
by Admin on 09-02-2026 at 11:59 pm

Join your colleagues in Monterey for the premier worldwide photomask conference

We invite you to explore the latest advances and breakthroughs at this annual conference in Monterey, California. Connect with leading scientists and engineers and discover new work across photomasks, patterning, metrology, materials, inspection

… Read More

SPIE Photomask Technology + Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

SPIE Photomask Technology + Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography
by Admin on 06-16-2026 at 2:07 pm

Join your colleagues in Monterey for the premier worldwide photomask conference

We invite you to explore the latest advances and breakthroughs at this annual conference in Monterey, California. Connect with leading scientists and engineers and discover new work across photomasks, patterning, metrology, materials, inspection

… Read More

IMEC’s Advanced Node Yield Model Now Addresses EUV Stochastics

IMEC’s Advanced Node Yield Model Now Addresses EUV Stochastics
by Fred Chen on 08-23-2025 at 8:00 am

EUV Stochastics

It lays the foundation for the Stochastics Resolution Gap

Chris Mack, the CTO of Fractilia, recently wrote of the “Stochastics Resolution Gap,” which is effectively limiting the manufacturability of EUV despite its ability to reach resolution limits approaching 10 nm in the lab [1,2]. As researchers have inevitably found, … Read More


Report from SPIE- EUV’s next 15 years- AMAT “Sculpta” braggadocio rollout

Report from SPIE- EUV’s next 15 years- AMAT “Sculpta” braggadocio rollout
by Robert Maire on 03-06-2023 at 10:00 am

EUV DUV Lithography

-We attended the SPIE lithography Conference in San Jose
-No significant news or announcements on EUV
-Focus on 500WPM target and High & Hyper NA rollout
-AMAT overblown Sculpta-Not exactly what its cracked up to be

SPIE Lithography 2023

We have been attending SPIE for many years now and are happy to see a return to pre Covid levels… Read More


Double Diffraction in EUV Masks: Seeing Through The Illusion of Symmetry

Double Diffraction in EUV Masks: Seeing Through The Illusion of Symmetry
by Fred Chen on 05-22-2022 at 7:00 am

Double Diffraction in EUV Masks

At this year’s SPIE Advanced Lithography conference, changes to EUV masks were particularly highlighted, as a better understanding of their behavior is becoming clear. It’s now confirmed that a seemingly symmetric EUV mask absorber pattern does not produce a symmetric image at the wafer, as a conventional DUV … Read More