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China advances chipmaking with DUV lithography, facing higher costs and lower yields

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China is advancing its domestic chip manufacturing capabilities by leveraging deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography with multiple patterning techniques, despite being restricted from acquiring advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines. This approach allows for the production of sophisticated chips, as demonstrated by Huawei's Mate 60 Pro, but it comes with significant trade-offs. The process involves more complex manufacturing steps, leading to larger chip sizes, lower yields, and increased production costs compared to EUV lithography. AI

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Chris Stokel-Walker ·

    China can make advanced chips without EUV, but the bill keeps growing

    China has stretched older DUV lithography far further than expected, using multiple patterning to approach 5nm-class without EUV. But experts say the trade-offs in cost, yield, and die size mean further advancements are unlikely to be economically viable.

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